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Bethel, (Methodist) Shippen and Penn.
Mariners', (Eastburn) Rev'd. Orson Douglas, Water n Chestnut
NEW JERUSALEM.
Fourth street, bel German
PRESBYTERIAN.
First, Rev. Albert Barnes, Washington sq Second, Rev. C. C. Cuyler, D. D., N 7th n Mul- berry
Third, Rev. Thomas Brainerd, 4th & Pine Fourth, 12th & Lombard
Fifth, M. La Rue P. Thompson, Mulberry ab 10th Sixth, Rev. Jos. H. Jones, Spruce n 6th Seventh, Rev. Willis Lord, Broad ab Chestnut Scots, Rev. Alexander Macklin, Spruce ab 3d Ninth, Rev. Archibald Tudehope, Sch. 7th and George
Tenth, Rev. Henry A. Boardman, 12th & Walnut Eleventh, Rev John L. Grant, Vine bel 13th Twelfth, Rev. Wm. Ramsey, Cedar ab11th
Central, (vacant) 8th and Cherry
Central, (N L) Rev. Anson Rood, Coates ab 3d Cumberland, Rev. H. S. Porter, 7th above Wood Western, Rev. E. W. Gilbert, Sch 6th & Filbert First, (N L) Rev. Ezra Stiles Ely, Buttonwood n 6th
North, Rev. Thomas L. Janeway, 6th ab Green First, (S) Rev. Robert Adair, German ab 2d Fairmount, Rev. Charles Brown
Cohocksink, Rev. Dan'l. Gaston, G. T. R. ab 6th Union, Rev. James W. Stewart, 13th below Spruce
Clinton st., Rev. Joel Parker, D. D., 10th and Clinton
First Associate, Rev. Chauncey Webster, Wal- nut ab 4th
First Reformed, Rev. Samuel B. Wylie, D. D., and Rev. T. W. J. Wylie, 11th bel High Second Reformed, Rev. Samuel Stevenson, Fair Mount
Reformed, Rev. James M. Willson, Cherry near 11th
Reformed, S. O. Wylie, Sch 6th ab Cherry.
First Associate Reformed, Rev. J. B. Dales, 13th ab High
Second Associate Reformed, Rev. J. B. Scouller Lombard bet Sch. 3d & 4th
Third Associate Reformed, Rev. Jos. T. Cooper, Franklin ab Green
Third Associate, Rev. J. C. Lyons, F road above Franklin (K)
Spring Garden, Rev. John M'Dowell, 11th ab Spring Garden
UNITARIAN.
First, Rev. W. H. Furness, 10th and Locust
UNIVERSALIST.
First, Asher Moore, Lombard ab 4th Second, vacant, Callowhill bel 5th Third, Phoenix ab F. road
COURTS IN PENNSYLVANIA.' SUPREME COURT.
The Supreme Court holds six terms for arguments, &c., in the Five Districts of the State, and adjourned Courts as they may deem necessary. The regular Terms are-
For the Eastern District, composed of the City and County of Philadelphia, and the Counties of Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Northampton, Lehigh, Wayne, and Pike, at Philadel- phia, in March, to continue two weeks, and 2d Wednesday in December, to continue three weeks. The last Monday in July is the return day for July term, but no court is then held.
For the Lancaster District, composed of the Counties of Lancaster, York, Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill, and Berks, at Lancaster, 2d Monday in May.
For the Middle District, composed of the Counties of Northumberland, Union, Columbia, Centre, Mifflin, Juniata, and Huntingdon, McKean, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Luzerne, at Sunbury, 2d Monday in June.
For the Western District, composed of the Counties of. Alleghany, Westmoreland, Somerset, Fayette, Washington, Green, Beaver, Butler, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Warren, Venango, Arm- strong, Indiana, Jefferson, and Cambria, at Pittsburg, 1st Monday in September, to continue four week.
For the Southern District, composed of the Counties of Franklin, Adams, Cumberland, Bedford and Chambersburg, on the Monday week next following the last week of the Term of the Western District.
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LIST OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Academy of Natural Sciences, N W George and [ High st Market, from the Delaware to 8th Broad
Academy of Fine Arts, 311 Chestnut
Alms House, Schuylkill, (west side)
Alms House, (Friends) Walnut ab 3d
American Philosophical Society, S W 5th and Chestnut
American Sunday School Union, 146 Chestnut Apprentices' Library, c 5th and Mulberry
Arch st Theatre, 219 Mulberry
Artists' Fund Hall, Chestnut ab 10th
Asylum for Lost Children, 19 S 7th n Chestnut Asylum Magdalen, c Sassafras and Sch. 2d
Athenæum, 6th and Adelphi.
Athenian Institute and Philosophical Hall, S 6th and Adelphi.
Bricklayers' Hall, N E 13th and Sassafras
Callowhill Market, from 4th to 7th
Carpenters' Hall, N W 13th and Sassafras
Chestnut st Theatre, 201 Chestnut
Christ Church Hospital, 8 Cherry
City Hospital, Sch. 4th n Coates
City Tobacco Warehouse, Dock and Spruce
City Water Works, Fairmount, office 200 Cherry
City Commissioners' Office, S W 5th & Chest- nut
City Treasurer's Office, S W 5th and Chestnut City Watering Committee, office S W Chestnut New House of Correction, Bush Hill
and 5th, above stairs
Clarkson Hall, 103 Cherry, ab 6th
College and Medical Hall, 9th n High
College of Pharmacy, Zane ab 7th
Commissioners' Hall, 13th and Spring Garden Commissioners' Hall, N Liberties, 281 N 3d Commissioners' Hall, (S) S 2d n Christian Commissioners' Hall, (K) Master and Front Commissioners' Hall, (M) Christian ab 9th Corporation School of Friends, Pine bel 2d County Commissioners' Office, State House, W wing, above stairs
Custom House, Chestnut ab 4th
Dispensary, 41 S 5th Franklin Institute Hall, 9 S 7th
Franklin Square, bet Sassafras and Vine and N 6th and Franklin
Friends' Library, 84 Mulberry (above stairs)
Fuel Savings Society, yard Sch. 7th below Lo- cust
German Society Hall, 8 S 7th
Girard College, R road N W of Francisville
Girard Trust Treasurer's office, S 5th ab Chest- nut
Guardians of the Poor, office 19 S 7th Health Office, c 6th and George
House of Refuge, c R road and Coates Historical Society of Penn., Philosophical Hall Home Missionary Society, N E 8th & Button- wood
Jefferson Medical College, 56 S 10th
Library of Foreign Literature and Science, Phi- losophical Hall, 5th bel Chestnut
Logan Square, bet Sassafras and Vine and Sch 3d.and 5th
Marine Hospital, ab Gray's Ferry
Marshall's office, State House, above stairs, Chestnut
Masonic Hall, S 3d bel Walnut
Masonic Hall, (old) Chestnut ab 7th
Mayor's office, S W 5th and Chestnut
Medical Institute, Locust ab 11th
Menonists, Crown bel Callowhill
Mercantile Library, 5th and Library
Monument Cemetery, Broad ab Master
Museum Building, 9th bel Chestnut
Musical Fund Hall, 60 Locust
Navy Agent's Office, 98 Chestnut
National Theatre, Chestnut n 9th
Navy Yard and Offices, S E Front and Prime
New County Prison and Debtors' Apartment, P road bel Federal
New Market, from Pine to Cedar in 2d
New Penitentiary, Coates W of House of Refuge
Northern Dispensary, 1 S Garden
Northern Liberties Gas Works, Maiden below N Front
Northern Liberty Market, from Coates to Poplar Odd Fellows' Hall, 6th & Haines
Orphan's Asylum, (coloured) 13th ab Callow- hill
Orphan Asylum, St. Joseph's, S W Spruce & 7th Orphan Asylum, St. Mary's, 5th n Pine
Orphan Asylum, St. John's, Chestnut ab 12th Penn Square, N and S of High, W of Juniper Penn's Treaty Monument, Shackamaxon, (K) Pennsylvania Hospital, Pine bet 8th & 9th
Pennsylvania Institution for Deaf and Dumb, N W Broad and Pine
Pennsylvania Institution for the instruction of the Blind, Sassafras & Sch 3d
Pennsylvania Medical College, Filbert above 11th
Pennsylvania State Arsenal, 29 S Juniper
Philadelphia Dispensary 5th bel Library Philadelphia Exchange, N E c 3d and Walnut
Philadelphia Gas Works, Sch. Front n High, Office Franklin Institute, S 7th
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LIST OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Philadelphia Library, N E 5th and Library Philadelphia Museum, Chestnut ab 7th Philadelphia Orphan's Asylum, N E Sch. 5th & Cherry
Philosophical Hall, 6th and Adelphi Post Office, Merchants' Exchange
Post Office, Kensington, Maiden n Market Post Office, Spring Garden, Callowhill n 8th Preston Retreat, Hamilton n Sch. 3d Public High School, Juniper n High Public School, Sch., Ashton ab Lombard Public School, New Market ab Noble· Public School, Zane ab 7th Public School, 11th & Buttonwood
Public Normal School, Chester & Maple
Public School, Sassafras ab Broad
Public School, c 8th & Fitzwater
Public School, W Kensington, N 2d and Master Public School, Northern Liberties, 432 N 3d Public School, Catharine ab 3d
Public School, Callowhill n F M
Public School, Coates bel 13th
Public School, O Y road ab Poplar
Public School, South Eastern, Front bel Pine Public School, S E 2d and Reed
Public School, 5th bel Prime
Public School, (coloured) 6th n Lombard
Recorder's Office, 3 State House, E wing
Rittenhouse Square, bet Walnut and Spruce and Sch. 3d and 6th
Seminary of St Charles Borromeo, Sch 5th and Sassafras
Sheriff's Office, State House, W wing Southern Dispensary, 98 Shippen Southwark Library, S 2d bel Plum
Southwark Market, M rd fr Prime to Wash- ington
State House, Chestnut bet 5th and 6th State Armory, c Juniper and Penn Square Union Benevolent Society, Office S W 8th and Lodge
Union Canal Company, office 6 Carpenter's ct Union Temperance Hall, Christian ab 9th
United States Arsenal, Gray's ferry road n Fe- deral
United States Naval Asylum, . Gray's ferry road n U S Arsenal
United States Mint, c Chestnut & Juniper University of Pennsylvania, S 9th n High Walnut Street Theatre, N E 9th & Walnut Washington Square, S side of Walnut ab 6th Wharton Market, bet Prime & Washington Widows, Indigent, & Single Women's Asylum, Cherry E of Sch. 5th
Wills' Hospital, for the Lame and Blind, Sassa- fras W of Sclı. 5th
A TABLE
Showing the Interest at 6 per cent. from $100 to $20,000 for one day; and from $10 to 5000 for fifteen days, for one month, and for one year.
$100 1 day
2 Cts.
$ Days.
Cts.
$ 1 Mo.
Cts.
$ 1 Yr.
Cts.
200 1
3
10
15
3
10
5
10
60
300 1
5
20
5
20
10
20
$1 20
400 1
7
30
8
30
15
30
1 80
500 1
8
40
10
40
20
40
2 40
600 1
10
50
13
50
25
50
3 00
700 1
12
60
15
60,
30
60
3 60
800 1
13
70.
18
70
35
70
4 20
900 1
15
80 ·
20
80
40
80
4 80
1000 1
17
90
23
90
45
90
5 40
2000 1
33
100
25
100
50
100
6 00
3000 1
50
200
50
200
$1 00
200
12 00
4000 1
67
300
75
300
1 50
300
18 00
5000 1
83
400
$1 00
400
2 00
400
24 00
6000 1
$1 00
500
1 25
500
2 50
500
30 00
7000 1
1 17
1000
2 50
1000
5 00
1000
60 00
8000 1
1 33
2000
5 00
2000
10 00
2000
120 00
9000 1
1 50
3000
7 50
3000
15 00
3000
180 00
10000 1
1 67
4000
10 00
4000
20 00
4000
240 00
20000 1
3 33
5000
12 50
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25 00
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GENERAL COURT DIRECTORY.
COMPILED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
President Judge ...... The Honourable Robert C. Grier, one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court.
Associate Judge ...... The Honourable John K. Kane.
Meets on the 11th of April and the 11th of October, in each year, except those dates should fall on Sunday, and then on the day following. Clerk, George Plitt.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Judge ..... The Honourable John K. Kane. Meets on the third Monday of February, May, August and November.
COURT OF ADMIRALTY.
Judge ..... The Honourable John .Kane.
This Court is considered as always open, the adjournments being at the option of the Judge.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Judge ..... The Honourable John K. Kane.
This Court is considered as always open, the adjournments being at the option of the judge.
The above are all held in the western room of the second story of the centre building of the State House.
Clerk ..... Thomas L. Kane, Esq.
Marshal ..... George M. Keim, Esq.
SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Chief Justice ..... The Honourable John Ban- nister Gibson.
Associate Justices ..... The Honourable Molton C. Rogers, Thomas Burnside, Thomas S. Bell and Richard Coulter.
The Eastern District is composed of the City and County of Philadelphia, and of the Counties of Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Pike, Carbon and Schuylkill.
The jurisdiction in all those counties is ap- . pellate, except in the City and County of Phila- delphia, where, besides appellate jurisdiction, there is original jurisdiction in all cases where the amount in controversy is five hundred dol- lars and upwards.
There are two terms for the Eastern District, Associate Judges ..... The Honourable William holden at Philadelphia on the third Monday of D. Kelley, James Campbell and Anson V.
December, continuing three weeks; on the second Monday of March, continuing two weeks. These terms are continued, by adjournment, for a longer period. The first and last days of each term are return days. The last Monday of July
NISI PRIUS COURT.
There are three sessions of the Nisi Prius holden by the judges of the Supreme Court --- the judges alternating-commencing. on the first Mondays of November, January and March, in each year. Each session is divided into two periods of at least three weeks each, for jury trials. The remainder of the sessions is appro- priated to equity cases and arguments in this court. The first Monday in every month is a return day for original process.
The judge at Nisi Prius hears and determines all cases in equity brought in the Supreme Court.
The act of Assembly usually termed the affi- davit of defence law, has been extended to this Court. The arbitration act is also in force.
Prothonotary of the Eastern District ..... Jo- seph Simon Cohen, Esq.
DISTRICT COURT.
President Judge .......
Associate Judges ..... The Honourable John K. Findlay and George Sharswood.
There are three terms for jury trials in each year, commencing on the first Monday of March, September, and December. The first four weeks of each are devoted to motions and arguments, and the nine weeks following to jury trials.
The June term is entirely for motions and ar- guments, and commences on the first Monday of June, and continues 4 weeks.
There are four terms in each year for process: the first Monday in every month being return day. The March term commences after the first Monday of February ; the June term commences after the first Monday of May; the September term commences after the first Monday of Au- gust ; the December term commences after the first Monday of November.
Meets in the south room of the second story, and in the north room of the first story of the County Court House.
Prothonotary ..... David C Skerrett, M. D.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
President Judge ..... The Honourable Edward King.
Parsons.
The regular terms commence on the first Monday of March and June, the third Monday of September, and the first Monday of Decem- ber. The first Monday of each month is a re- is also a return day, when the Court is opened turn day for all process except foreign attach- for motions, and so forth. The first Monday of ments and subpoenas for divorce. No jury trials each month is also a return day for all process, are held in the June term; but at each of the original, mesne or final. The Court has power other terms, seven weeks are set apart for trials to fix special return days.
by jury; and the remainder of the term is de-
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LEGAL RATES OF INTEREST.
voted to arguments in the equity and other] Is held whenever there is a disputed case be- branches of the Court. fore the Register, and it is brought up for adju- dication.
The March term commences after the first Monday of December; the June term after the first Monday of March; the September term after the first Monday of June ; and the Decem- ber term after the third Monday of September.
Prothonotary ..... John Smith.
ORPHANS' COURT.
Same Judges ..... Is in session on the first and third Friday in every month.
Clerk ..... David Hanley.
INSOLVENT COURT.
Same Judges ..... Held four times in the year, a day of hearing being fixed by the Court. Continues in session until all the cases are dis- posed of.
Prothonotary ..... John Smith.
REGISTER'S COURT.
Same Judges, with the Register of Wills ...
Prothonotary ..... John Smith.
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. Same Judges, by virtue of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
Clerk ..... John Thompson.
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
Same Judges ..... Is held six times in the year. Stated periods being set apart in each term for granting Tavern Licenses, disposing of the Road cases, and the other business of that Court. Clerk ..... John Thompson.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer and Quar- ter Sessions meet in the south room of the first story of the County Court House.
The Court of Common Pleas, Orphans, Insol- vent and Register's Courts, meet in the west room of the State House, first story.
LEGAL RATES OF INTEREST, AND PENALTIES OF USURY,
IN THE DIFFERENT STATES AND TERRITORIES.
Maine, 6 per cent., forfeit of the claim.
New Hampshire, 6 per cent., forfeit of thrice recoverable in action for debt.
the amount unlawfully taken.
Vermont, 6 per cent., recovery in action and costs.
Massachusetts, 6 per cent., forfeit of thrice the usury.
Rhode Island, 6 per cent., forfeit of the usury and interest on the debt.
Connecticut, 6 per cent., forfeit of the whole debt.
New York, 7 per cent., usurious contracts void.
New Jersey, 7 per cent., forfeit of the whole - debt.
Pennsylvania, 6 per cent., forfeit of the whole debt.
Delaware, 6 per cent., forfeit of the whole debt.
Maryland, 6 per cent., on tobacco contracts 8, usurio is contracts void.
Virginia, 6 per cent., forfeit double the usury. North Carolina, 6 per cent., contracts for usu- ry void, forfeit double the usury.
South Carolina, 7 per cent., forfeit of interest and premium taken, with costs.
Mississippi, 8 per cent., by contract 10, usury
Louisiana, 8 per cent., Bank interest, 6, con- tract 10, beyond contract void.
Tennessee, 6 per cent., usurious contracts void.
Kentucky, 6 per cent., usury recoverable with costs.
Ohio, 6 per cent., usurious contracts void.
Indiana, 6 per cent., a fine of double the ex- cess.
Illinois, 6 per cent., by contract 12, beyond forfeit thrice the interest.
Missouri, 6 per cent., by contract 10, if beyond forfeit of interest and usury.
Michigan, 7 per cent., forfeit of usury, and } of debt.
Arkansas, 6 per cent., by agreement 10, usu- ry recoverable but contract void.
District of Columbia, 6 per cent., usurious contracts void.
Florida, 8 per cent., forfeit interest and excess.
Wisconsin, 7 per cent., by contract 12, forfeit thrice the excess.
Iowa, 7 per cent., by agreement 12, forfeit thrice the excess.
On debts or judgments in favour of the Uni-
Georg a, 8 per cent., forfeit thrice the usury. Alaba.na, 8 per cent., forfeit interest and |ted States, interest is computed at 6 per cent per usury. annum.
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DAILY NEWSPAPERS.
THE PENNSYLVANIAN, 70 Dock
THE PENNSYLVANIA INQUIRER & NATIONAL GAZETTE, 57 S Third
THE NORTH AMERICAN & UNITED STATES GAZETTE, N E 4th & Chestnut
THE PUBLIC LEDGER, (Penny paper) S W Third and Chestnut
THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, (Penny) 32 S. Third
THE DAILY SUN, (Penny) 65 South 3rd.
THE NATIVE EAGLE AND ADVOCATE, (Penny) 83 Dock.
THE DAILY NEWS, 3d and Chestnut.
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS.
THE SATURDAY COURIER, 97 Chestnut UNITED STATES SATURDAY POST, Third and Chestnut
THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, Franklin place THE PRESBYTERIAN, S E 7th and George
EPISCOPAL RECORDER, 12 Pear below Third
BANNER OF THE CROSS.
CHRISTIAN OBSERVER, 144 Chestnut THE CATHOLIC HERALD, 61 N Second
THE FRIEND, corner Fourth and Appletree alley
THE PENNSYLVANIA FREEMAN, 31 N 5th BICKNELL'S REPORTER, 20 S Third
THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL JOURNAL, 146 Chestnut THE PHILADELPHIA REPOSITORY, Spruce ab 2d.
FARMER'S CABINET, 50 N. Fourth
WEEKLY NORTH AMERICAN AND GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, 4th and Chestnut.
NEAL'S SATURDAY GAZETTE, 46 S 3d
THE DOLLAR NEWSPAPER, Ledger Building
PERIODICALS.
COLONIZATION IIERALD, (1st and 3d Saturdays of every month) LADY'S BOOK, 113 Chestnut
M. DICAL LIBRARY, 19 St. James JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, S 7th above Chestnut BICKNELL'S COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR, 20 S Third VANCOURT'S COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR, Quarry GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE, 98 Chestnut
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BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. (CLOSED.) Walnut above Third .- Chartered February 18, 1836. JAMES ROBERTSON, President. HERMAN COPE-Superintendent of Suspended Debt.
BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Incorporated March 30th, 1793 .- Capital $2,500,000 .- Shares, $400. Dividends declared on the first Wednesdays in January and July. Discounts-Wednesdays and Saturdays.
JOSEPH TROTTER, President.
GEORGE PHILLER, Cashier.
Directors for 1847. Election in February.
Joseph Trotter,
R. M. Lewis,
W. E. Hacker,
Wm. V. Anderson,
Jacob R. Smith,
Mordecai D. Lewis,
Gideon Scull,
Jacob M. Thomas,
Horatio N. Burroughs, Wm. M. Dillingham,
Wm. Geisse,
Levi Tailor.
A. B. CUMMINGS, Notary.
PHILADELPHIA BANK.
South-west Fourth and Chestnut. Incorporated 1804 .- Capital $2,000,000 .- Paid in, $1,800,000. SAMUEL F. SMITH, President. JOHN B. TREVOR, Cashier.
Directors.
Samuel F. Smith,
Joshua Longstreth,
Quintin Campbell, Henry C. Corbit,
John Welsh,
William Worrell,
Richard D. Wood
Wm. S. Boyd,
Samuel W. Jones,
John Devereux,
John W. Claghorn, John Duncan.
Joseph R. Evans,
Discount-Mondays and Thursdays .- EDWARD HURST, Notary.
GIRARD BANK.
South Third near Dock.
Chartered 1822-Extended, and Capital increased, 1836.
Charles S. Boker, W. H. Reed, Chas. W. Churchman, Washington Butcher,
Edwin Coolidge,
S. C. Ford,
Chas. Schaeffer,
Wm. L. Maddock,
Reuben Lukens,
Stacey Barcroft,
John R. White, Geo. F. M'Callmont,
John Bingham,
FARMERS' AND MECHANICS' BANK.
Chestnut Street, west of Fourth, (North side.) Incorporated 1824 .- Capital $1,250,000. Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays. EDWIN M. LEWIS, Cashier.
S. A. MERCER, President.
Directors.
Singleton A. Mercer, Joseph S. Lovering,
Seth Craige,
Henry White,
Robert V. Massey,
A. E. Borie,
John C. Farr,
Patrick Brady,
John Ashhurst,
I. Pemberton Hutchin*
son,
Francis Tete.
Paul Farnum, Samuel C. Morton,
SAMUEL BADGER, Notary.
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SCHUYLKILL BANK. (CLOSED.) S. E. Sixth and High .- Chartered 1814 .- Capital $1,000,000. JOHN PRICE WETHERILL, President. Election-First Monday in November.
BANK OF NORTH AMERICA.
Chestnut Street, West of Third, (North side.)
Chartered by Congress, 1781 .- Capital $1,000,000 .- Discount, Mondays and Thursdays. J. RICHARDSON, President. J. HOCKLEY, Cashier.
Directors.
John Richardson, Hugh Elliott,
A. J. Lewis, James N. Dickson,
Benjamin S. Curtis,
John H. Brown,
Paul W. Newhall,
Henry Sloan,
Thomas Allibone,
Jacob P. Jones,
Wm. W. Keen,
Stephen Baldwin.
SAMUEL BADGER, Notary.
MANUFACTURERS' & MECHANICS' BANK, N. L.
North-west corner of Vine and North Third. Chartered 1832 .- Capital $600,000 .- Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays. JNO. JORDAN, JR., President. M. W. WOODWARD, Cashier.
Directors.
Jos. H. Seal,
Frederick Gaul,
John Welsh, jr., John Brock,
Geo. R. Graham,
Wm. P. Cresson,
Nathaniel Randolph, John Gillert,
Edwin Spooner,
Wm. C. Kent,
Geo. W. Carpenter, Geo. H. Roberts.
SAMUEL BADGER, Notary.
WESTERN BANK.
N. W. Sixth and High. Chartered 1832 .- Capital $500,000. Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays.
JOSEPH PATTERSON, President. GEORGE M. TROUTMAN, Cashier. Directors.
Joseph Patterson, John Wright,
Wm. A. Everly, Wm. Esher, Morris Patterson,
Lewis Ryan,
Samuel W. Abbott,
Wm. Camm,
Francis Hoskins,
Chas. S. Wood,
Wm. A. Blanchard,
EDWARD HURST, Notary.
COMMERCIAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA. High Street, between Second and Third, (North side.) Chartered 1814; renewed 1836 .- Capital £1,000,000 .- Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays. Dividends, May and November.
JAMES DUNDAS, President.
J. J. COPE, Cashier.
Directors.
James Dundas, Matthew Conrad,
Daniel L. Miller, Jos. Jones, Wm. Gill,
Thomas A. Newhall, William Musser, Samuel Brooks, Geo. Fales,
Robert S. Jolinson,
Ward B. Haseltine,
John Hooper.
Wm. Wainwright.
EDWARD HURST, Notary.
H. L. Carson,
J. V. Williamson.
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BANK OF THE NORTHERN LIBERTIES.
North side of Vine, near North Third. Chartered 1813 .- Capital $500,000 .- Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays. R. L. PITFIELD, President.
S. W. CALDWELL, Cashier.
Directors.
Robert L. Pitfield, C. Coons,
Jos. T. Mather,
Peter A. Keyser,
Wm. B. Hart,
John Heyl,
Benj. Baker,
Samuel Grant,
Edwin Kirkpatrick,
C. C. Childs.
James Starr, JOHN H. FRICK, Notary.
MECHANICS' BANK, OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA.
South Third street below High, (West side.) Chartered 1814 .- Capital $1,400,000 .- Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays.
JOSEPH B: MITCHELL, President.
WILLIAM THAW, Cashier.
Directors.
J. B. Mitchell,
Charles Leland,
William M. Clarke, B. W. Tingley,
James H. Hart,
William Richardson,
Geo. D. Rosengarten, Lewis Cooper,
Wm. R. Thompson,
Philip S. Justice,
James Dunlap, Saml. J. Reeves.
Archibald Wright,
F. J. TROUBAT, Notary.
STATE BANK, AT CAMDEN, N. J.
Office, 12 Church Alley, Philadelphia.
Chartered 1812 .- Capital $300,000 .- Discount, Wednesdays and Saturdays. JOHN GILL, President,
A. M.CALLA, Cashier.
Directors.
John Gill, Jos. W. Cooper,
J. J. Spencer, John M. Kaighn,
Charles Reeves.
Samuel R. Lippincott, Richard Fetters,. Philadelphia.
James Good,
John Oliver Boyd,
Joshua Lippincott, John M. Taylor. J. H. PORTER, Camden, N. J., Notary.
BANK OF COMMERCE.
South-east corner of Second and Chestnut streets.
Chartered 1832 .- Capital $250,000 .- Discount, Wednesdays and Saturdays. President. JAMES C. DONNELL, Cashier.
Directors.
George B. Reese,
Benj. M. Bunker,
Ambrose W. Thomp- Edward C. Knight,
Edward W. Warner,
Charles H. Fisher, son,
Rodney Fisher,
Wm. W. Longstreth, Alex. Brown,
Thomas D. Wattson, Thorndike Deland.
Charles L. Borie,
EDWARD HURST, Notary.
Benjamin Jones,
Joshua Lippincott, jr., Charles J. Sutter,
E. W. Keyser, John Naglee, jr.,
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BANK OF PENN TOWNSHIP.
North-west corner of Sixth and Vine streets. Chartered 1826 .- Capital $250,000 .- Discount, Wednesdays and Saturdays. ELIJAH DALLETT, President. JAMES RUSSELL, Cashier.
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