McElroy's Philadelphia city directory, 1855, Part 1

Author: A. McElroy & Co; Orrin Rogers (Firm); E.C. & J. Biddle (Firm)
Publication date: 1837
Publisher: Philadelphia : A. McElroy & Co.
Number of Pages: 882


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OF THE


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AMER F 158.2 . P541 1855


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FAIRBANKS' PATENT PLATFORM SCALES,


ADAPTED TO EVERY REQUIRED OPERATION OF WEIGHING,


1


40 TONS


MANUFACTURED


EXCLUSIVELY BY THE Original Inventors


E. & T. FAIRBANKS & CO.


AND FOR SALE AT THEIR WAREHOUSE, No. 225 Market Street, Philadelphia. RAILROAD TRACK SCALES,


FOR TRAINS OR SINGLE CARS,


In use on nearly all the principal Railroads in the United States and Great Britain.


WAREHOUSE SCALES, [Dormant and Portable;]


HEAVY PORTABLE SCALES,


On Wheels, for Foundries, Rolling Mills, Iron Houses, &c. &c.


STORE SCALES, VARIOUS MODIFICATIONS. COUNTER SCALES, &c. Railroad, Hay and Coal Scales,


Made entirely of Iron and Steel, Are set in any part of the Country at short notice, by experienced workmen. 0 SCALES graduated to FOREIGN STANDARDS, and suitably packed for Shipping, furnished on reasonable terms, and at short notice.


I These Scales have been long known and severely tested; and the universal con- fidence felt in their accuracy and perfect adjustment is such, that they are now regarded as THE STANDARD, from which there is no appeal.


FAIRBANKS & EWING, General Agents, No. 225 Market Street, Philadelphia.


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METALS! METALS !! METALS !!!


N. & G. TAYLOR, No. 3 and 5 Branch Street, above Third Street,


PHILADELPHIA.


IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN


TIN PLATE.


Tin Plate, 1 c to 1 xxxx. do. 14-20, 1 e to 1 xxxx. Platers' Brass, 0 to 0000 Leaded Plate Black Taggers


IRON.


American Sheet Iron, No.


8 to 28


English do No. 8 to 28


Russia do 10 to 16


Imitation do 20 to 27


Galvanized do 16 to 28


Hoop Tron, 1-2 to 2 in.


Round Iron, 3-16 to 3-4 in. Teazle Iron


WIRE.


Common Wire, No. 000 to 36


Annealed do 000 to 36 Brass


Bright do 000 to 36


Spring do 000 to 36 Copper Nails


Tinned do


Brass


do


000 to 50


Copper do 000 to 50


German Silver Wire Steel Wire


METALS.


Pig Lead Pig Copper


Pig Tin


Spelter


Sheet Zinc, 26 to 40 in. Sheet Lead, 3 to 8 lbs.


Antimony Bismuth Babbit Metal, warranted


Ingot Copper


Old Copper Old Brass


Bar Tin. stamped


Bar Lead, stamped


Bar Solder, stamped


German Silver, No. 10 to 40 Braziers' Solder


COPPER.


Sheathing Copper, 14 to 34 Safety Brass Chain


0%.


Stamped Tin Ware Sheathing Copper, tinned, Pie Plates 14 to 16 oz.


Fluted Patties


Braziers' do 9 to 150 lbs. Scolloped Plates Copper Bottom, 14 to 100 in. C. S. Bottoms


Boiler


do


oval, B. B.


do round, T. K. C. Stick Springs


Do do


do D. P. Egg Beaters


Bolt Copper, 1-2 to 3 in. Flesh Forks Copper Nails, 2 to 16 p. Wire, Wire Copper Tacks, 3-8 to 1 in. (Ladles and Skimmers


Gravy Ladles


Table


do


Tea


do


Iron Squares


TOOLS.


Beak Irons


Blowhorn Stake


Creasing


do


Square


do


Candle Mould Stake


Tinn'd Rivets, 8 oz. to 12 1bs. Needle Case do


do do do


Cooper do 3 to S p.


do


1-4 to 1-2 in.


Creasing Swedge


Cullender do


Do


Hand, No. 7 to 9


Do Lever


Do Circular


Do Snips


Roofing Tongs, 1} to 1} in. Do Groover Solder Irons, 1 to 3 lbs. Wire Gauges


Awls


Plyers, round and flat nose Wire Cutters


Hammers, Riveting, I-2 to 2 lbs.


Ilammers, Penning, 1-2 to Plumbers' Pots 2 lbs. Hammers, Bright, 1 to 5 lbs.


MACHINES.


Folding Machines


Grooving


do


Wiring


do


Setting Down Machines


Turning


do


Burring


do


Boadiug, No. 1 to 4


Forming Machines


Sheet Iron Folding Gutter


Hand Drills Dipper Handle


EARS.


Black, No. 8 to 7


Tinned,


do


M. Cast Iron Brass


WOODEN WARE.


File Handles


Bucket Handlos Hammer do


Solder Iron Handles


Mallets


SUNDRIES.


Black Lead


Black Lead Crucibles, No. 3 to 80


Cast Iron Fire Pots Saucepan Handles, Black, 5 to 9 in. Do Tinned, 5 to 9 in. Do Socket, do


Hoop and Screw Feeders Do for Miner's Lamp Brass Knobs


Metal do fancy Do Rings, do Brass Cloth


Pierced Tin


Brass Ornaments for stoves, &c.


Mica, or Ising Glass Recd Horns


PLUMBERS.


Hydrant Rods


Do


Keys


Do


Stays


Do Handles


Do Pave


Do


Irons


Do Shavehooks


Do Ladles, 3 to 8 in.


Copper Wire Do Tacks


Silver Plated Chain


GAS.


Gas Wrenches Gas Keys


Gas Plate


Gas Ilooks


Gas Rods


Gas Plyers


Brass Tubing


Lamp Metal


Brass Washers


Brass Safety Chain


MALLEABLE IRON CASTINGS.


Turn Buckles, 6 kinds Damper Rods Stove Ketches Stove Latches Churn Handles Urn Ilandles, fancy Burrs for Stoves Ears for Copper Kettles Wrenches -


Copper


do


do


Twisted do


Fluted do


Fancy do


HARDWARE.


Cast Steel, best, square Do do .round


Do do oval


Do do common


Die Steel Files, Files


Bake Pans, oval Do round


Frying Pans, short handles


Vices, Cotter Key, 30 to 100 lbs.


Vices, common, 30 to 1001bs. Iron Chains, 8 to 30


Brass Chains, S to 30


Silver Plated Chain


Butter Kettle Lids


BRASS.


Sheet Brass, No. 1 to 40


Brass Sheets, 2-4 Lamp Metal, No. 20 to 40 Brass Kettles, 8 to 18 in. Brass Dippers Copper Dippers Brass Branch Pipes


RIVETS.


Black


Boiler


Black


Copper do


Do


do


C. S. head


Do


do Braziers'


and Burrs


Hose


do do


Zinc Nails


Do Trunk Nails


3 to 20


Do


Floor Nails


BRASS TUBING.


Brass Tubing, 1-4 to 3 in.


do O. H. head do do Shears, No. 0 to 6


Hollow Punch, 3-16 to 4 in.


Solid


do


Basting Spoons, 10 to 18 in. Pump Spear and Blocks


Do


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VENITIAN BLINDS. GEO. W. ZIMERMAN,


MANUFACTURER,


No. 61 ARCH STREET, ABOVE SECOND.


A General Assortment


Constantly on hand, at the lowest prices.


HAS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST PREMIUM AT ALL EXHIBI TIONS WHERE COMPETITION OFFERED !


ESTABLISHED IN 1796.


McALLISTER & BROTHER, OPTICIANS


Lately Removed from the Old Stand, 48 Chestnut Street, 194 CHESTNUT STREET, below Eighth, OPPOSITE MASONIC HALL, PHILADELPHIA.


SPECTACLES,


MATHEMATICAL


Platina Points, MAGIC LANTERNS,


INSTRUMENTS, Spy Glasses,


STEREOSCOPES


Electrical Machines,


THERMOMETERS, Opera Glasses, MICROSCOPES


BAROMETERS,


Tape Measures,


POLYORAMAS, &c. &c. &c.


WHOLESALE OR RETAIL,


Our Priced and ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of Optical, Mathematical, and Philosophical Instruments, furnished on application, and sent by Mail free of charge.


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STEWART & THOMAS,


MANUFACTURERS OF FIRE AND WATER PROOF COMPOSITION ROOFING,


Corner of Ninth St. and Girard Avenue,


All Work Warranted and Terms Reasonable. Orders left at 462 Walnut St. will be promptly attended to.


C. J. PRICE & CO., IMPORTERS OF


ENGLISH BOOKS,


No. 7 Hart's Building, Second Story,


SIXTH STREET, ABOVE CHESTNUT.


C. J. P. & Co., import to order weekly from England, France and Germany, and confining their attention exclusively to Foreign Books,


Purchasers may depend on having their orders promptly attended to on the most reasonable terms.


A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF


FOREIGN LITERATURE,


CONSTANTLY ON HAND.


D Catalogues furnished . GRATIS on application.


SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED TO ALL FOREIGN NEWS- PAPERS AND PERIODICALS.


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PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORY.


PUBLISHED ANNUALLY,


ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.


PUBLICATION OFFICE,


No. 7 Hart's Buildings, (2d Story,) Sixth St. above Chestnut.


LIST OF PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORIES.


PUBLISHER.


YEAR.


YEAR.


Francis White, ·


1785.


PUBLISHER. M'Carty & Davis,


1821.


John Macpherson,


. 1822.


Clement Biddle,


1791.


Robert De Silver,


"


.


1824.


Edmund Hogan,


1795.


Thomas Wilson, Robert De Silver,


.


· 1828.


Thomas Stephens,


1796.


Cornelius Wm. Stafford,


·


1797


1830.


«


"


66


1799.


.


1800.


«


1835.


.


1836.


James Robinson,


1802.


66


"


1837.


1803.


A. MElroy,


.


.


1840.


.


1807.


66


1842.


1808.


1843.


"


1809.


66


. 1844.


. 1845.


Census,


1847.


John Adems Paxton,


1813.


1848.


B. & T. Kite,


1814.


66


1849.


James Robinson,


1816.


·


1817.


«


1851.


Edward Davies,


1852.


John Adems Paxton,


1818.


¥


1853.


1819.


· 1854.


Edward Whitely,


1820.


1855.


·


1798.


"


¥


·


. 1833.


·


1801.


«


1804.


1839.


"


1805.


1806.


. 1841.


.


.


·


1810.


1811.


. 1846.


1850.


·


.


.


.


. 1823.


James Hardie,


1793.


1794.


. 1825.


.


. 1829.


. 1831.


66


66


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LENGTH CF SQUARES EAST AND WEST.


Beginning at Schuylkill low water mark on South Street


Thence to Water Street


400


Amount brought forward, 78


646


Water Street


width 60


Twelfth Street Square


width 50


Square to Willow,


620


396


Willow Street 50


Eleventh Street 50


Square


267


Square


396


Beach Street 50


Tenth Street 50


Square


210


Square


396


Twenty-third Street Square


50


Ninth Street 50


Square


396


Twenty-second Street Square


60


Eighth Street Square


396


Twenty-first Street 50


Seventh Street 50


396


Twentienth Street


50


396


Square


397 6


Nineteenth Street Șquare


396


Square


400


Eighteenth Street


50


Fourth Street 50


395 9


Seventeenth Street


50


Third Street 50


Square


396


Square


500


Sixteenth Street Square


50


Second Street 50


Square


402


Fifteenth Street


50


Front Street 60


Square


130


Broad Street


113


Penn Street 50


78


Square


New Water Street 30


To the end of wharf


205


Broad, inclusive


733


5067


From Broad to Delaware,


768


5530 3


Juniper Street


28


250


Thirteenth Street


50


1501


10,597 3


Square


396


Amount carried forward,


78


646


Total feet from Schuylkill to Delaware,


LENGTH OF SQUARES NORTH AND SOUTH.


50


Amount brought forward,


447


2765


Square


632


Walnut Street Square


width 50


Race Street


50


288


Locust Street Square


50


Square


40


288


Spruce Street 50


Square


473 3


Arch Street


66


307


Pine Street 51


Filbert Street


51


Square


282


Square


100


Square


322


Market Street Square


484


South Street


51


Chestnut Street


50


Square


225


George Street


40


Square


235


Total feet,


5371 6


-


Amount carried forward,


447


2765


Square


495


Square Sixth Street 50


Square


50


Fifth Street 50


Square


396


Square


396


Square


396


Square


From Sch. to East side


733


5067


Square


1,501


12,098 3


Vine Street


370


Cherry Street


400 3


Square


Square


306


Lombard Street 50


749


4622.6 749


273


50


396


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Commissioners to take Acknowledgments, &r.


ALABAMA.


David B. Birney, No. 88 Market street. Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street.


John H. Frick, 75} Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


ARKANSAS.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street.


Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street. John H. Frick, 75} Dock street.


CALIFORNIA.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street.


George Griscom, 72 S. Third street.


Edward Carpenter, 109 Walnut street. John H. Frick, 75} Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut. Thompson Westcott, 24 Sansom st. bel. 7th.


CONNECTICUT.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. John H. Frick, 753 Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


DELAWARE.


Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. John H. Frick, 75} Dock street.


FLORIDA.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. John H. Frick, 75} Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


GEORGIA.


Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. David B. Birney, 88 Market street. John H. Frick, 753 Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


ILLINOIS.


Henry Palmer, 120 S. Fourth street. David B. Birney, 88 Market street. John H. Frick, 75} Dock street. George Griscom, 72 S. Third street.


INDIANA.


Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street. John H. Frick, 75₺ Dock street. George Griscom, 72 S. Third street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


IOWA.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street.


Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street. John H. Frick, 75₺ Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


KENTUCKY.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street.


Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street.


Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street.


John H. Frick, 753 Dock street.


George Griscom, 72 S. Third street.


Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


LOUISIANA.


Edward Armstrong, office N. Penn. R. R. 123 Walnut street.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street.


John H. Frick, 75} Dock street.


Henry Palmer, 120 S. Fourth street.


Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street.


Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


MAINE.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street.


Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street.


John H. Frick, 75} Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


MARYLAND.


David B. Birney, No. 88 Market street.


Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. Edward Carpenter, 109 Walnut street.


John Clayton, 179 Walnut street.


John H. Frick, 753 Dock street.


Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


MASSACHUSETTS.


Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. David B. Birney, No. 88 Market street. John H. Frick, 75} Dock street.


MINNESOTA.


David B. Birney, No. 88 Market street. John H. Frick, 75g Dock street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street.


MICHIGAN.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Arthur M, Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. John H. Frick, 75g Dock street. George Griscom, 72 S. Third street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


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COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, ETC.


MISSISSIPPI.


David B. Birney, No. 88 Market street. Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. John H. Frick, 75g Dock street. George Griscom, 72 S. Third street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


MISSOURI.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. Edward Carpenter, 109 Walnut street.


John H. Frick, 753 Dock street. George Griscom, 72 S. Third street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut. Thompson Westcott, 24 Sansom st. bel. 7th.


NEW HAMPSHIRE.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. John H. Frick, 75g Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut. Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street.


NEW JERSEY.


John H. Frick, 75} Dock street. George Sergeant, 116 Walnut street.


NEW YORK.


The following are the only commissioners for New York, residing in Philadelphia, au- thorized to take acknowledgments, and affida- vits, &c., to be used in New York, viz :- Henry Palmer, 120 S. Fourth street. Edward Armstrong, office N. Penn. R. R. 123 Walnut street, and 88 S. Fourth street. George Griscom, 72 S. Third street. David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. John H. Frick, 754 Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


NORTH CAROLINA.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street. John H. Frick, 75} Dock street.


OHIO.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. John H. Frick, 75} Dock street.


George Griscom, 72 S. Third street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


OREGON. John H. Frick, 75g Dock street.


RHODE ISLAND.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street.


John H. Frick, 75} Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


SOUTH CAROLINA.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street.


John H. Frick, 75} Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


TENNESSEE.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street. John H. Frick, 75g Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


TEXAS.


Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. Edward Armstrong, office N. Penn. R. R. 123 Walnut street, and 88 S. Fourth street. David B. Birney, 88 Market street. Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street. John H. Frick, 75} Dock street.


George Griscom, 72 S. Third street.


Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


VERMONT.


David B. Birney, No. 88 Market street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. John H. Frick, 75} Dock street. Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixth & Walnut.


VIRGINIA.


David B. Birney, 88 Market street.


Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street.


John H. Frick, 75} Dock street. William Shippen, jr., 30 S. Fifth street.


WISCONSIN.


David B. Birney, No. 88 Market street. Arthur M. Burton, 101 S. Fifth street. S. Kingston McCay, 139 Walnut street. Hugh W. Tener, 20 S. Third street. John H. Frick, 75} Dock street.


Edward Shippen, S. E. cor. Sixthi & Walnut.


FOR ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND MARYLAND, G. Morgan Eldridge, Commissioner, 72 South Sixth street.


JGTa


MCELROY'S


PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORY,


FOR


1855:


CONTAINING


THE NAMES OF THE INHABITANTS, THEIR OCCUPATIONS, PLACES OF BUSINESS, AND DWELLING HOUSES:


A BUSINESS DIRECTORY,


A LIST OF THE STREETS, LANES, ALLEYS, THE


CITY OFFICES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, BANKS, &c. ALSO,


THE NAMES OF HOUSEKEEPERS AND PERSONS IN BUSINESS IN BRIDES- BURG, FRANKFORD, GERMANTOWN, MANAYUNK, PA., &c., &c., AND CAMDEN, N. J.


Eighteenth Edition.


[ The names of Subscribers, in this edition, are printed in Capitals, and the same course will be pursued in all future editions.]


SEE CHANGES AND REMOVALS, &c., PAGES 3 & 4.


ENTERED ACCORDING TO THE ACT OF CONGRESS.


PHILADELPHIA: EDWARD C. & JOHN BIDDLE. PRINTED BY ISAAC ASHMEAD. 1855.


.


ALMANAC,


FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD


1855. -


MONTHS.


| Sunday.


Monday.


Tuesday.


Wednesday


Thursday.


Friday.


Saturday.


MONTHS.


Sunday.


Monday.


Tuesday. 3


Wednesday. Thursday.


Friday.


Saturday.


JANUARY .. .


1 00 -


2


3


4


5


11 12 13


8


9 10 11|1213 14


14 15 16 17 18 19 20


21 22 23 24 25 26 27


28 29 30 31


1


2


3 AUGUST


5


6


7


8 910 11


11.12 13 14 15 16 17


12 13 14 15|16 17 18


18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28


26 27 28 29 30 31


MARCH. .


1


2


3 SEPTEMBER.


1


4 5


6


7


8


9 10


2


3 4 5 6 7


8


11 12 13 14 15 16 |17


1819 20 121 22 23 |24


25 26 27


128 29 30 31


19 10 11 12 13 1415 26 17,18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30


APRIL.


1


2' 3


4


5


6


7 OCTOBER. . .


1 2


3 41 5


6


8


910 11 12 13 14


15 16 17 18


19 20 21


22 23 24 25 26 27 28


78 9,10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29,30 31


29 30 1


2


3 4


5 NOVEMBER. .


1 2


3


6 7 8


9 10


11 12


4


5


6 7


8 9:10


13 14 15 16 17


11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30


JUNE.


3


4


5


6


7


8


9


2


3 4


5


6 7 8


10|11 12


13 14|15 16


17 18 19 20 21 22 23


24 25 26 27


28 29 30


9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31


6 JULY.


·


1


2


4


5 6 7


7


9 10


6


7


8


9,10


15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31


FEBRUARY. .


1 2


3 4


4 5


19|20 21 22 23 24 25


MAY


18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31


1


2 DECEMBER. .


1


-


CHANGES OF FIRMS AND REMOVALS


SINCE THE DIRECTORY WAS PUT TO PRESS.


Adams Henry S., bill broker, 33 Strawberry, h 362 [ CHRISTIAN SAMUEL J., com. mer. 48 N Del Chestnut av, h 97 N Water


ALBRO & HOYT, oil cloths, 1 Jones' al ALLEN GEORGE, vice consul for the Pontifical States, 17th bel Walnut


Anderson James, salesman, 18 and h 234 Chestnut ANDRZEYKOVIEZ J., manufac. chemist, 852 Pine


ARMSTRONG GEORGE H., alderman, office Lombard E Broad


Ashmead Albert S., mer., 14 S Del av, h 7th and Bridge (M V)


Ashmead John E., mer., 93 Market and 22 Church al, h 115 S 3d


Bailey Joshua L., office 252 Chestnut, h 153 Filbert BALDERSTON MARK, carp. & builder, 46 N 8th, h 391 Green


Ball, M'Laen & Co., shipping and com. mers., 88 S |Dilworth, Branson & Co., 59 Market


Del av


BARNITZ D. G., stock and bill broker, 3 Harmony ct, lı 2 Palmyra Row Vine ab 10th


banrd Thomas F., attorney and counsellor at law, 30 S 5h.


BELCHER F.& T. H., dry goods, 96 Sp Garden, 4.509 Green


Belcher Joseph, Rev., 509 Green


BERRY CHALKEY, refectory, Odd Fellows' Hall S W 6th and Haines, h92 N-6th BERRY C. M., Berry's Hote, 10 Library Biddle Edward C., publisher, & Minor ..


BIDDLE E. C. & J., booksellers and publishers, 8 Minor


Biddle James S., Lieut. U. S. Navy ;414 Locust ab 17th


Biddle John, publisher, 8 Minor, h&8 N 13th BIRD HENRY, gent. 2 Clinton 4 Bird James S., clerk, 8 N Sd Bird William H., clerk, 8 N 3d BLEFGEN A., tavern, 598 N Front


BOERICKE & TAFEL, homeopathic pharmacy, Freeman W. H., M. D., 34 Girard


18 S 7th


BOGGS & KIRK, whelesale grocers, 45 Mirket BOND SAMUEL S., druggist 741 N Front Bond Wm. M. Jackson, druggist, S E 8th & Race Brink Philander C., iron com. & rail road agency, 9 R R Building, h 671 Arch


BRODIE E. J., druggist, N E 5th and Jefferson BROOME & DECHERT, attorneys and couns. 89 S 5th


Broome Jacob, attorney and couns. 89 S 5th, h Lan- caster and Crammond (W P) Bunting Wm., 24 Carver Burk Mary Ann, millinery, 304 Chestnut


BURTON & CLEMENT, shipping iners. 10 S Del av Butcher Thos. T., office 1 Drinker's al n Front


Campbell John R., 73 S 4th, h 410 N 8th Carter Paul B., N E 7th and Noble


Clark B. Franklin, ins. and real est. broker, 92 Arch Clarke & Co., agents Clarke's water filter, 141 Chestnut


COLCORD E. L., broker, 17 S 6th


Colhoun William, 435 Spruce


CONARROE GEORGE W., artist, 392 Vine


COOKE J. & G., chemists and druggists, S E 8th and Race


Crofut Geo. A., 12 Prune


CROSS BENJAMIN C., music teacher, 105 S 17th


Cuthbert Geo., gent. 359 Arch


Cuthbert Samuel, 7th and Sansom


Dean Wm. F., 99 Walnut


DICKINSON MAHLON H., bricklr. & builder, 534 N Front ab Otter


Dorrance Henry B., 101 N Front


Dunlop Mary, dressmr. 341 N 13th


Dunning Robt. D. & Co., com. mers. 101 N Front


Dunning Richard O'B., com. mer. 101 N Front


Dunning Robert, com. mer. 101 N Front


EGAN J. H., 186 Race


ENGLISH JOHN B. & CO., imprs. English and French gloves, 21 Chestnut


Evans & Newcomber, Union Hotel, 111 Arch Evans Robert, measurer, 112 Wallace bel 10th EXPRESS MESSENGER, (A. L. Stimson & Co.) 116 Chestnut


EYRE JOS. K., com. mer. 37 Dock


Fagan & Hopkins, civil engineers and surveyors, 80 Walnut bel 4th


Fernly John, mer. 151 Market, h 338 N 5th


FIELD, LANGSTROTH & CO., hardware mers. 166 Market


FREEMAN A. & E. W., millinery 308 Walnut


FRENCH C. & CO., York av, Crown & Callowhill Fry H. B., broker, 68 S 3d, h 5 Clinton sq


Fry J. R. & H. B., stock & bill brokers, 68 S 3d


Gaskens J. R. & Co., cedar ware, &c. 27 N 3d Gerhart A. L., pump mr. S W Broad and George, h George W 17th


Gill Thomas R., com. mer. 54 Chestnut


GILLESPIE & ZELLER, wholesale grocers, N W 6th and Market


GIRARD HOUSE, 271 Chestnut Graham John S., coal mer. 35 Walnut, h 13 S 13th GRUNDY EDMUND & CO., imps. 16 Church al


Haffelfinger C. C., salesman, 20 N 4th, h 718 Green Halsey W., M. D. N W 7th and Pine


Handy & Brenner, hardware merchants, 23 [& 25 N 5th Hassall Wm. S., mer. 223 Chestnut


4


CHANGES OF FIRMS AND REMOVALS.


Hazard Samuel, editor Penna. Archives, 20 Sansom |LAROL WM. H., mer. 48 S 4th st Hall, h Locust W 17th Homer A. P., Temple of Fancy, 206 Chestnut Hood Wm. B., atty. & couns. 131 Walnut, h 73 Lombard


KELLEY PATRICK, livery stables, 9 Filbert Kershow Edward P., ice dealer, Broad ab Arch, h Arch ab Broad KNIGHT REEVE L., beddings & carps. 148 S 2d


LEIBRANDT, M'DOWELL & CO., Philadelphia stove works, Noble st whf Del Lloyd Ann, Mrs. N E 7th and Noble LOVE T., 124 Chestnut


Maull Jas., jr., & Co. 9 N Del av Maull Raymond T., mer. 9 N Del av , h 83 Pine


OSGOOD S. M. Rev., agt. Am. Bap. Mis. Union, office & house 20th st, 1st door bel Pine


Riddle, Pennock & Co., dry goods, 103 Market SHERBORNE THOMAS P. & SONS, cabinet warehouse, 127 Walnut


Work, Young & M'Couch, ex. brokers, 24 S 3d


A. M'ELROY'S


PHILADELPHIA


CONSOLIDATED CITY DIRECTORY, FOR THE YEAR 1855.


ABBREVIATIONS.


Ab above, acct. accountant, al alley, att'y and coun. attorney and counsellor, av avenue, bel below, bet between, (B H) Bush Hill, b h boarding house, c corner, ct court, E East, F Frankford, (F M) Fairmount, (F V) Francisville, gent. gentleman, gentw. gentlewoman, G T Germantown, h house, K Kensington, 1 lane, lab labourer, M Moyamensing, manuf. manufacturer and manufactory, M V Mantua Village, mer. merchant, mers. merchants, mr maker, n near, N North, N L Northern Liberties, O Y Old York, P Passyunk, P T Penn Township, R Ridge, Rd Richmond, S South, Sch. Schuylkill, W West, whf wharf or wharves, (W P) West Philadelphia.


ABB


ABE


Aarons Aaron, tailor, 146 Poplar


Aaronson Abraham, mer. 23 S 2d


Aaronson G. P., carp. 186 Poplar


Aaronson Robt. S. clerk, 246 S 2d, h 56 Gaskill ABBOTT, JOHNES & CO., silk goods, 153. Abadie Victor J., º92 S 8th Market


Abbett Mrs. S. M., milliner, 109 N 5th


Abbey Charles, gold br., 26 Pear, h 71 Spruce Abbey Chas. O., gold beater, 26 Pear


ABBEY CHARLES & SONS, gold beaters, 26 Pear


Abbey George P., 26 Pear


Abbey Rosewell, machinist, 42 S 3d, h 578 N 5th Abbey William M., clerk, 27 N Water


Abbey Wm. R., gold beater, 26 Pear, h 10th ab South


Abbot Samuel, book keeper, 17 S Del. av., h S E 17th and Chancellor


Abbott Antrim, lab. Ash below Duke (R)


Abbott Chas. H., mer. 16 N 4th, h 6 Clinton


Abbott Catharine, 15 Gaskill


Abbott Chas. R., 496 N 3d


ABBOTT C. H. & G., hardware, 16 N 4th


Abbott Edward, mer. 49 & 51 Chestnut, h 285 Abbott Thos., car driver, Mechanic ab Poplar


N 6th


Abbott Edward, gent. 49 Parrish


Abbott Edwin W., trunkmr. Crown bel Frank- lin (K) Abbott Francis A., brickle. 387 Catharine Abbott Geo., mer. 16 N 4th, h 183 Arch Abbott & Hill, vinegar, 170 N 5th Abbott Isaiah, police, 8 Hallowell Abbott James, mer. 112 Market, h 245 Walnut Abbott Jas. E., clerk, Park bel Washington


Abbott James G., 244 Marshall


Abbott John, grocer, N E Broad and Race, h Vine ab Broad


Abbott Joseph E., hatter, 180 Wharton


ABBOTT & LAWRENCE, stove works, Brown above 4th


Abbott Mary, 285 N 6th


Abbott Mary, 21st bel Lombard


Abbott Mary Ann, washer, rear 9 Emeline


Abbott Patrick, boatman, 21st ab Cedar


Abbott Redman, mer. 153 Market


Abbott Samuel, lab. 102 Penn (K)


Abbott Samuel A., scalemr. 9th and Melon, h 9th bel Melon


Abbott Samuel W., 10 Girard


Abbott Sarah, 102 Penn (K)


ABBOTT S. A. & CO., scale manuf. 333 Mar- ket, & 9th and Melon


Abbott Theodore, carp. 27 Nectarine


Abbott Thomas, stovemr. h 244 Marshall


Abbott Thos., shoemr. Emerald ab Hart la


Abbott Wm., hardware, 2d & Coates, h Marshall bel Parrish




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