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FROM GREAT BRITAIN. C. B. Matthew, Consul, 9 Pear.
FROM BUENOS AYRES. Nalbro Frazier, Consul, 13 Walnut.
FROM DENMARK. Godfrey Weber, 21 Church alley.
FROM WIRTEMBERG. Fred. Klett, 2d and Callowhill.
FROM FRANCE. M. Durand de St. Andre, 134 S. 6th.
FROM HAMBURG. Ferdinand Lorenz, 10 Strawberry.
FROM HANOVER. Jolin Leppien, Consul, 83 Chestnut
FROM MEXICO. Felix Merino, Vice Consnl, 39 S 6th.
FROM THE NETHERLANDS. Henry Bohlen, Consul, 69 S 4th.
FROM PERU. Chapman Biddle, Consul, 47 S 5th.
FROM CHILI.
Cleemann Gustavus, 29 Exchange.
FROM THE PONTIFICAL STATES. George Allen, 17th bel Walnut
FROM PORTUGAL.
Edward S. Sayres, 125} S Front
FROM PRUSSIA.
Jno. Leppien, 83 Chestnut
REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA.
S. Morris Waln, Consul, 35 S Del avenue.
REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA.
S. Morris Waln, Consul, 35 S Del avenue
... FROM SARDINIA. S. Morris Waln, Consular Agent, 35 S Del avenue.
FROM SAXONY.
Jno. Leppien, 85 Chestnut FROM SICILY.
C. Gaillard, Vice-Consul, 131 S 3d.
SWEDEN AND NORWAY.
R. Seldener, Vice Consul, 874 S Front
FROM SWITZERLAND.
J. H. Ohertenffer, 14 N Sd. FROM TUSCANY.
S. Morris Waln, Consular Agent, 35 S Del avenue. FROM VENEZUELA.
Jos. J. Keefe, Esq. Consul, 66 S 3d.
ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY. Benjamin W. Frazier, Vice Consu
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LIST OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Academy of Natural Sciences, NW George & Broad | New Penitentiary, Coates W of House of Refuge Academy of Fine Arts, 311 Chestnut
Alms House, Schuylkill, ( west side)
Alms House (Friends ) Walnut ab 3d
American Baptist Publication Society, 118 Arch.
American & Foreign Christian Union, 144 Chestnut American Philosophical Society, S W 5th & Chestnut
Artists' Fund Hall, Chestnut ab 10th
Association for the Employment of poor women, Orphans' Asylum, (coloured) 13th ab Callowhill
292 Green.
Asylum for Lost Children, 36 N 7th.
Asylum Magdalen, c Race and 21st.
Athenæum, 6th and Adelphi
Athenian Institute and Philosophical Hall, S 6th and Adelphi
Chestnut st Theatre, 201 Chestnut
Christ Church Hospital, 8 Cherry
City Controller's Office, Girard Bank, 2d story
City Hospital, 19th n Coates
City Property Office, Girard Bank, 2d story
City Solicitor's Office, 9 S 5th
City Tobacco Warehouse, Doek and Spruce
City Water Works, Fairmount, office 200 Cherry City Commissioners' Office, State House
City Treasurer's Office, Girard Bank, 2d story
City Watering Committee, office SW Chestnut & 5th Clarkson Hall, 103 Cherry ab 6th
College and Medical Hall, 9th n Market.
College of Pharmacy, Zane ab 7th
Custom House, Chestnut ab 4th
Dispensary, 41 S 5th
Female Society for the Relief and Employment of Post Office, Dock bel 3d the Poor, 70 N 7th
Franklin Institute Hall, 9 S 7th
Franklin Square, between Race and Vine and N 6th and Franklin Friends' Library, Si Mulberry (above stairs)
Fuel Savings Society, yard 16th bel Locust German Society Hall, 8 S 7th
Girard College, R road N W of Francisville Girard Trust Treasurer's office, S 5th ab Chestnut Glenwood Cemetery, R road aurl Turner's la
Guardians of the Poor, office 36 N 7th Health Offiee, c 6th and George
House of Industry, Catharine ab 7th
House of Refuge, Poplar and Willow
House of Refuge, (Colored Department,) N E Poplar and William
Historical Society of Penn., 6th and Adelphi.
Jefferson Medical College, 56 S 10th
Laurel Hill Cemetery, R road n Reading railroad Library of Foreign Literature and Science, Philoso- phical Hall, 6th and Adelphi. Marine Hospital, ab Gray's Ferry Masonie Hall, Chestnut ab 7th. Mayor's office, S W 5th and Chestnut
Medical Institute, Locust ab 11th
Menonists, Crown bel Callowbill Mercantile Library, 5th and Library
Monument Cemetery, Broad ab Master
Musical Fund Hall, 60 Locust
Navy Yard and Officers. S E Front and Prime
New County Prison and Debtor's Apartment, P road Recorder's Office, 3 State House, E. wing
bel Federal
New House of Correction, Bush Hill
Northern Dispensary, 1 S Garden
Northern Home for Friendless Children, Button- wood bel Broad.
Northern Liberties Gas Works, Maiden bel N Front Odd Fellows' Cemetery, Turner's la n R road Odd Fellows' Hall, 6th and Haines
American Sunday-school Union, 316 Chestnut bel 12th Odd Fellows' Hall, (S. G.) S. E. Broad and Spring Apprentices' Library, c 5th and Arch. Garden. Arch st Theatre, 219 Arch.
Office of Army Clothing and Equipage, U. S. army, N. E. 12th and Girard.
Penn's Treaty Monument, Shackamaxon (K) Pennsylvania and Philad'a Bible Soe'y, N'W 7th & Walnut.
Pennsylvania Hospital, Pine bet 8th and 9th
Pennsylvania Institution for Deaf and Dumb, N W Broad and Pine
Pennsylvania Institute for the instruction of the Blind, Raee and 20th.
Pennsylvania Medical College, 9th bel Locust
Pennsylvania Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, Atheneum
Pennsylvania State Arsenal, 29 S Juniper
Pennsylvania Training School for Idiotic and Feble- minded Children, School House lane n German- town .- Secretary. F. Taylor, office 152 Walnut
Philadelphia Dispensary 5th bel Library
Philadelphia Exchange, N E c Sd and Walnut
Philadelphia Gas Works, 20th and Market, Office 8 S 7th
Philadelphia Library, N E 5th and Library
Philadelphia Orphans' Asylum, N E 18th & Cherry. Philosophical Hall, 6th and Adelphi
Post Office, Kensington, Maiden n Market
Post Office, Spring Garden, Callowhill n 8th
Presbyterian Board of Publication, 265 Chestnut
Preston Retreat, Hamilton n 20th
Provident Society, Prune bel 6th.
Public High School, S. E. Broad and Green.
Publie Normal School, Sergeant ab 9th Public School, 23d ab Lombard.
Publie School, New Market ab Noble
Public School, Pine ah Quinee. Public School, Zane ab 7th
Public School, 11th and Buttonwood
Public School, Raee ab Broad
Public School, Cherry and 16th.
Public School, c 8th and Fitzwater
Public School, W Kensington, N 2d and Master
Public School, Northern Liberties, 432 N Sd
Publie School, Catharine ab 3d
Public School, Nixon n F M Public School, 17th and Coates Publie 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
Public School, Salmon bel William (R) Public School, 19th and Addison.
Quarter Master's Office, U. S. Army, N E 12th & Girard.
West Philadelphia Institute, Williams bel Pratt Young Men's Christian Associatian, 162 Chestnut
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NEWSPAPERS.
Sheriff's Office, State House, W wing Southern Dispensary, 98 Shippen Southwark Library, S 2d bel Plum
Southwark Market, M road from Prime to Wash- ington
Spring Garden Commissioners' Hall, Spring Garden University of Pennsylvania, S 9th n Market. and 13th Spring Garden Institute, N E Broad and Spring Garden
State House, Chestnut bet 5th and 6th
State Armory, Juniper and Penn Square
Union Benevolent Association, N W 7th & Sansom Union Library Company, N W 6th and Walnut
Union Temperance Hall, Christian ab 9th United States Arsenal, Gray's ferry road n Federal United States Naval Asylum, Gray's ferry road n U S Arsenal
United States Mint, Chestnut and Juniper
Walnut Street Theatre, N E 9th and Walnut
Widows, Indigent, and Single Women's Asylum, - Cherry E of 18th
Wills' Hospital, for the Lame and Blind, Race, W of 18th
Woodland Cemetery, office 311 Arch.
NEWSPAPERS.
DAILY NEWSPAPERS.
The Pennsylvanian, 46 S 3d
The Pennsylvania Inquirer and National Gazette, Jesper Harding, 57 S 3d
The North American and United States Gazette, Morton M'Michael, 66 S Sd
The Public Ledger, (Penny paper) Swain, Abell & Simmons, S W Third and Chestnut
The Daily Sun, (Penny ) Third and Dock
The Daily News, Joseph H. Flanagan, 74 S Third The National Evening Argus, N E 3d & Chestnut The Evening Bulletin, Cummings & Co. 50 S 3d
The Philadelphia Democrat, German, (Penny ) 277 N 3d
" The Free Press," (German, ) 172 N 4th
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS.
American Saturday Courier, A. M'Makin, No. 141 Lady's Book, L. A. Godey, 113 Chestnut Chestnut
Scott's Weekly Paper, 111 Chestnut
The Presbyterian, 144 Chestnut
Episcopal Recorder, 12 Pear below Third Banner of the Cross, S W 8th and Chestnut Commercial List, 11 Gold
Christian Chronicle, 118 Arch Christian Observer, Rev. A. Converse, 216 Chestnut The Catholic Herald, 10 S 5th bel Minor
The Friend, corner Fourth and Appletree alley
The Pennsylvania Freeman, 31 N 5th Bicknell's Reporter, 33 S Third The Sunday-school Journal, 316 Chestnut bel 12th Masonic Mirror, 63 Dock
Weekly North American and Gazette for the Coun- try, 66 S 3d Dollar Weekly Sun, 3d opp Dock
Dollar Weekly News, 74 S 3d Philadelphia Herald, 63 Dock
The Dollar Newspaper, Ledger Building Saturday Evening Post, H. Peterson, 66 S 3d
Weekly Commercial, 102 Chestnut
Friends' Review, 50 N'4th
Arthur's Home Gazette, 107 Walnut
The Sunday Ledger, 84 S 3d The Sunday Despatch, 84 S 3d Legal Intelligencer, 9 Sansom Fitzgerald's City Item, 50 S 3d Presbyterian Banner 55} S 4th
Philadelphia Business Journal, Ridge av and But- tonwood, E. Fuller, editor United States Magazine, 12 Prune
PERIODICALS.
Journal of the Franklin Institute, S 7th ab Chestnut Bicknell's Counterfeit Detector, 33 S Third
Vancourt's Counterfeit Detector, 93 Arch Graham's Magazine, 106 Chestnut
Biblical Repertory & Princeton Review, 265 Chestnut Baptist Record, 118 Mulberry American Law Register, 9 Mer. Lib. Building.
American Law Library, 197 Chestnut Dental News Letter, 116 Mulberry
Colonization Herald, Walnut above 6tlı Home and Foreign Record, 265 Chestnut
Presbyterian Magazine, 265 Cliestnut
Presbyterian Quarterly Review, 386 Chestnut. Phrenological Journal, 231 Arch .
Water Cure Journal, 231 Arch
Arthur's Home Magazine, 107 Walnut The Ladies' Christian Annual, 50 S 3d
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BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
NORTH AMERICA.
Chestnut street, west of Third, (north side.) Char- North side of Vine, near Third. Chartered 1813. tered by Congress, 1781. Capital 1,000,000 dolls. Discount, Mondays and Thursdays. Dividends, January and July.
J. Richardson, President. J. Hockley, Cashier.
Directors, 1853 .- John Richardson, Thomas M. Samuel Grant, Isaac Koons, Joshua Lippincott, Smith, James N. Dickson, John B. Budd, Lewis Andrew C. Bareley, David Kirkpatrick, George Gordon, Joseph Baker, Joseph Jeanes, Joseph B. Myers, Charles Koons, John Gamble, Charles W. Audenried, Thomas T. Lea, Morris L. Hallowell, Edward Yarnall, William W. Keen, James C. Hand, John H. Brown, Thomas Smith .- Edmund Wilcox Bacon, Joseph W. Miller, Edwin H. Fitler .- Joseph and William J. Delleker, Notaries.
PENNSYLVANIA.
South Second near Walnut.
Incorporated March 30th, 1793. Capital 81,875,000. Shares 8100. Dividends declared on the first Wednesdays in January and July. Discounts, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Thomas Allibone, Pres.
Directors. (Election in February.)
Thomas Allibone, Daniel Deal, W. E. Hacker, James Martin, Thomas A. Newhall, Robert Howell, John Farnum, Chas. Sinnickson, Lewis Waln, Law- rence Lewis, jr., Isaac P. Morris, William Taylor. -Edmond Wilcox, William J. Delleker, Notaries.
PHILADELPHIA.
South-west 4th and Chestnut. Incorporated 1804. Capital 1,150,000 dolls. Discount, Mondays and Thursdays. Dividends, May and November. Thomas Robins, Pres. Benj. B. Comegys, Cashier. Directors. - Thomas Robins, Samuel F. Smith, Joshua Longstreth, Quintin Campbell, Richard D. Wood, John Yarrow, John W. Claghorn, John Devereux, Wm. S. Boyd, Samuel Welsh, Joseph Swift, Daniel B. Hinman, Albert Worrell .- Edward Horst and Joseph Brobston, Notaries.
FARMERS' AND MECHANICS'.
Chesturt street, west of Fourth, (north side.) In- corporated 1809. Capital 1,250,000 dolls. Dis- count, Tuesdays and Fridays. Dividends, May and November
S. A. Mercer, President. Edwin M. Lewis, Cashr. Directors .- S. A. Mercer, William H. Ashhurst, Henry White, John C. Farr, Robert V. Massey, Patrick Brady, Isaac S. Waterman, Benjamin A. Farnham, George W. Farnum, Joseph S. Lovering, Anthony J. Antelo, Joshua B. Lippincott, Francis G. M'Cauley .- Samuel Badger, Notary.
STATE BANK, AT CAMDEN, N. J.
Office 12 Church alley, Philadelphia. Chartered 1812. Capital 260,000 dolls. Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays.
Directors .- John Gill, Joseph W. Cooper, J J. :Spencer, Samuel R. Lippincott, Richard Fetters, Chas. Reeves, Joseph Porter, William P. Lawrence. Philadelphia .- James Good, Samuel H. Jones, 'Daniel B. Cummins, John M. Taylor .- Peter Crans, . Notary.
NORTHERN LIBERTIES.
Capital 500,000 dolls. Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays. Dividends, May and November. P. A. Keyser, Pres. S. W. Caldwell, Cashier. Directors .- Peter A. Keyser, William H. Hart,
N. Pierson, Notary.
COMMERCIAL.
110 Chestnut. Chartered 1814. Renewed 1836. Capi- tal 1,000,000 dolls. Discount, Tuesdays and Fri- days. Dividends, May and November.
William Wainwright, Pres. . J. J. Cope, Cashier. .Directors .- Wm. Wainwright, S. Morris Waln, James Dundas, Daniel Haddock, jr., Mahlon Wil-
George Philler, Cash'r. liamson, jr., John Trucks, John Thomas, Frederick
Fairthorne, Thomas J. Megear, William Musser, Joseph Jones, Zebediah Lothrop, Conger Sherman. -Edward Hurst, Joseph Brobston, Notaries.
MECHANICS'.
South Third street below Market, (west side. ) Char- tered 1814. Capital 800,000 dolls. Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays. Dividends, May and No- vember.
Joseph B. Mitchell, Pres. Wm. Thaw, Cashier. Directors .- Joseph B. Mitchell, G. D. Rosengar- ten, James Dunlap, James S. Woodward, Robert Steen, Edwin Mitchell, C. B. Lamb, Isaac F. Baker, Samuel J. Reeves, William R. Thompson, Francis N. Buck, Charles Leland, John C. Davis. -Edmund Wilcox and Wm. J. Delleker, Notaries.
SOUTHWARK.
South Second street, below, Cedar, (west side.) Chartered 1825. Capital 250,000 dolls. Discount. Monday and Thursdays. Dividends, May and November.
James S. Smith, jr, Pres. Jno. B. Austin, Cash'r. Directors .- James S. Smith, jr., James Spencer, Thomas Sparks, John Thompson, Lewis Clark, Francis J. Rue, Thos. Taylor, Walter B. Thomp- son, James W. Cassady, William Clark, R. H. Merrell, James Stuart, William M. Baird .- Peter Crans, Notary.
KENSINGTON.
Chartered 1826, re-chartered for fifteen years from November 1836. Capital 8250,000. Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays. Dividends, May and No- vember.
John Gill, President. A. M'Calla, Cashier. John T. Smith, Pres. C. T. Yerkes, Cashr. Directors .- John T. Smith, Jonathan Wainwright, Andrew M'Bride, John Taylor, Samuel T. Stratton, George Landell, Henry Crilly, Charles Keen, John K. Knorr, Eli Garrison, Michael Day, James Keen, Jacob P. Donaldson, Samuel Megarge .- Wm. Read, Notary.
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SAVING FUND SOCIETIES.
PENN TOWNSHIP.
North-west corner of Sixth and Vine streets. Char- tered 1826. Capital 225,000 dolls. Discount, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Dividends, May and November.
Elijah Dallett, Pres. James Russell, Cashier. Directors .- Elijah Dallett, Gabriel Knecht, Sam- uel Bispham, Benj. Davis, James C. Steel, James H. Stroup, Wm. C. Ludwig, Cyrenius C. Sadler, John Dallett, John H. Campbell, Henry Budd, Wm. P. Sharpless, Adam Steinmetz .- Peter Crans, Notary.
GIRARD.
South Third near Dock. Chartered 1852. Ex- tended, and Capital increased to 1,250,000, 1836.
Discount, Thursday. Dividends, May and No- Benj S. Janney, jr., M. Brooke Buckley, William vember.
Chas. S. Boker, Pres. Wm. L. Schaffer, Cashier. Directors .-- Charles S. Boker, Wm. M. Muzzey, Stacy B. Barcroft, Samuel Hood, Win. L. Maddock, James Harper, Washington Butcher, William C. Boker, Saml. C. Ford, Isaac Barton, Hulings Cow- perthwaite, Charles H. Craige, Robert K. Neff .- Peter Crans, Notary.
COMMERCE.
Office 53 Chestnut above Second street. Chartered 1832. Capital 250,000 dolls. Discount Wednes- days and Saturdays. Dividends, May and No- vember.
A. E. Borie, Pres. James C. Donnell, Cashier. .Directors .- Adolph E. Borie, William E. Bowen, Rodney Fisher, Charles Henry Fisher, Ambrose W. Thompson, Wm. W. Longstreth, Alexander
Brown, Edward C. Knight, Thomas B. Wattson, Main street. Chartered 1814. Capital 300,000 dolls.
Peter Cullen, John M.Allister, (grocer,) George Trott, Charles H. Muirheid .- Edward Hurst, Jos. Brobston, Notaries.
MANUFACTURERS' AND MECHANICS', NORTHERN LIRERTIES.
North-west corner of Vine and North Third. Char- son, William Green, William Rowland, Charles T. tered 1832. Capital 300,000 dolls. Discount, Jones, William Kinsey, William Hilles.
Tuesdays and Fridays. Dividends, May and Nov.
Jno. Jordan, jr. Pres. M. W. Woodward, Cashr. Directors .- John Jordan, jr., Harry Conrad, Mayer Arnold, John Horn, Joseph H. Seal, Wm. P. Cresson, Thomas H. Craige, Oliver Parry, Frederick Gaul, Henry Tilge, Geo. W. Carpenter, Nathaniel Randolph, William C. Kent .- Joseph N. Piersol, Notary.
WESTERN.
Chestnut above Fourth. Chartered 1832. Capital 500,000. Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays. Di- vidlends, May and November
Jos. Patterson, Pres. Geo. M. Troutman, Cashr. Directors .- Joseph Patterson, Thos. Reath, John W. Kester, Geo. L. Oliver, Archibald M'Intyre,
Camm, Wm. A. Blanchard, John Wright, John R. Worrel, Sammel B. Stokes, Wm. A. Everly .- Ed- ward Hurst, Joseph Brobston, Notaries.
TRADESMEN'S.
S. W. Second and Spruce streets. Chartered 1847 Capital $150,000. Discount, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Dividends, May and November.
Charles H. Rogers, Pres. J. C. Curran, Cashier. Directors .- Charles H. Rogers, Jacob Weaver, Henry L. Gaw, John Hartman, Thomas E. Baxter, John Carrow, G. C. Thomas, Joseph B. Andrews, Robert Coane, Joseph Feinour, James McCann, Elijah Jones, John W. Thomas .- Edward Hurst and James Brobston, Notaries.
BANK OF GERMANTOWN.
Discount, Tnesdays and Fridays. Dividends, May and November.
Charles Magarge, Pres. Samuel Harvey, jr., Cash. Directors .- Charles Magarge, Charles J. Wister, John Green, Thomas F. Betton, William Baldwin, Owen Sheridan, John S. Haines, William N. Jolin-
Solicitor .- William Rotch Wister, 47 S 5th.
SAVING FUND SOCIETIES.
MUTUAL DEPOSIT COMPANY.
Office No. 90 Walnut street below Fourth. Char- tered 1853. Capital 8200,000. 1 ! Joseph H. Seal, President. Edmund A. Souder, Vice President.
William Martin, jr. Secretary and Treasurer.
Specie, Bullion, Bank Notes, and other property, received on Deposit daily, between 9 o'clock, A. M. and 3 o'clock, P. M.
Directors .- Joseph H. Seal, T. Paulding, Edmund A. Sonder, James Traquair, William Martin, John C. Davis, James B. M'Farland, Edward T. Mott, William C. Ludwig, Michael Errickson, John E. Addicks, Samuel Schober, Lewis Seal, Harry Con- rad, Joseph B. Myers.
Henry L. Benner, Pres. Robt. Selfridge, V. P. Wm. J. Reed, Secretary.
Chartered by the State of Pennsylvania in 1841.
· one dollar upwards, every day, from 9 o'clock in the morning to 7 o'clock in the evening, and on Monday and Thursday evenings till 9 o'clock.
All sums, large or small, paid back on demand without notice, to any amount. Office Walnut, S W corner 3d.
Directors .- Henry L. Benner, Edward L. Carter, Robert Selfridge, Samuel K. Ashton, F. Carroll Brewster, Jos. B. Barry, James B. Smith, C. Lan- dreth Munns, H. L. Churchman, Francis Lee. Interest-Five per cent. per annum.
PHILADELPHIA.
Incorporated February 25, 1819 .- Open for Deposits and Payments on Mondays and Thursdays only, between the hours of 9 A. M. and 1 P. M., and S and 7 P. M. Office 68 Walnut st ab 3d Clement C. Biddle, Pres. William Purves, Treas. SAVING FUND OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY TRUST COMPANY. Managers .- J. J. Vanderkemp, Lawrence Lewis, John R. Neff, Quintin Campbell, John A. Brown, Caleb Cope, Francis Gurney Smith, Samuel Grant. Thomas H. White, William Smith, Samuel W, Jones, John Bacon, Tobias Wagner, John Keating, James. Dundas, George Campbell, Lewis Waln, Capital $250,000. Money received in sums from Jacob R. Smith, William Platt, H. J. Williams,
Thos. Robins, A. E. Borie, Samuel Welsh, I. Pem- berton Hutchinson.
Interest-Four per cent. per annum.
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WESTERN.
Office 313 Chestnut, above Tenth street. Incorpo-
per Cent. per Annum-but no interest is allowed on any deposits until they amount to the sum of Three rated 1847 .- Open for the receipt of Deposits and Dollars ; every additional sum of One Dollar bears the payment of Moneys deposited, from 9 A. M. interest in the same manner.
to t P. M .. every day, and on Monday afternoon from S to 7 o'clock ..
Coleman Fisher, Pres. Saml. C. Henszey,
Treasurer and Secretary.
Managers .-- Coleman Fisher, Thomas Drake, William Divine, R. Rundle Smith, M. W. Baldwin, Cornelius Tiers, Isaac P. Morris, Isaac Elliott, Saml. V. Merrick, Peter M'Call, Joseph Ripka, Charles Humphreys, John Wiegand, Isaac Hazlehurst, Chas. H. Baker, Herman Cope, Wm. W. Keen, Thomas Sparks, Thomas Allibone, Peter Williamson, Wm. E. Bowen, Samuel Norris, Abraham J. Lewis, May Humphreys, Samuel Hollingsworth.
Interest-Four per cent. per annum.
SAVING FUND OF THE UNITED STATES COMPANY, Office 3d and Chestnut.
The Saving Fund of the United States Company is receiving money daily, also Monday "evenings, on deposit. This is the oldest Five Per Cent. Interest paying Company in the City and State. The money is paid back without notice as usual.'
S. R. Crawford, Pres. L. Johnson, Vice Pres. Chartered by the Legislature of Pennsylvania 1854.
C. E. Imlay, Secretary and Treasurer.
THE SIX-PENNY SAVING FUND OF PHILADELPHIA.
Office S. W. Corner 5th and Walnut.
Deposits of any sum or sums exceeding the sum of Five Cents received from Mariners, Watermen, Tradesmen, Clerks, Mechanics, Laborer, Miners, Servants and others, daily, from 10 o'clock, A. M., to 3 o'clock, P. M., and on Tuesdays and Fridays until 9 o'clock in the evening. The interest paid to depositors is fixed for the present at the rate of Four
President-John Thompson.
Vice Presidents-Thomas T. Tasker, William C. Ludwig, Ephraim Clark, jr., Edward M. Lewis, Charles Dutilh, William H. Bacon.
Secretary and Treasurer-Wm. T. Elbert.
Trustees-John B. Austin, John E. Addicks, Ed- ward C. Biddle, M. W. Baldwin, Ephraim Clark, jr., William Clark, Edward L. Clark, Charles S. Car- stairs, Robert Clark, James W. Eldridge, Benjamin Gerhard, Frederick Graeff, John L. Goddard, Ro- bert Henderson, William Neal, Charles Keen, Lewis Lewis, jr., Robert M. Lewis, jr., Joshua Lippincott, Jr., Charles E. Lex, Casper Morris, M. D., A. Mis- key, John Miller, Benjamin B. Myrick, Wm. T. McNeely, Israel W. Morris, jr., John Jordan, Chas. Platt, Thos. S. Reed, M. D., Peter Rambo, James Russell, Thos. P. Sparhawk, Isaac S. Waterman,' Henry B. Tatham, Oscar Thompson, John J. Thompson, Peter Williamson, Joseph Wood, Chas. T. Yerkes, Thos. Latimer, S. A. Mercer, Wm. B. Foster, D. C. Levy.
DIME SAVINGS OF PHILADELPHIA.
President-George H. Hart.
· Vice President-Thomas Allibone.
Secretary-S. M. White.
Treasurer-F. H. Duffee.
Trustees-George H. Hart, Thomas Allibone, Wm. M. Swaim, George Howell, Robert J. Mercer, A. F. Chesebrough, Edwin Greble, D. B. Hinman, Alexander Whilldin, Daniel Haddock, Joseph Ed- wards, John M'Clure, Wm. J. P. White, Wm. F. Miskey, S. M. Felton.
Office 62 S 4th, corner of Library.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES, &c.
FIRE.
PHILADELPHIA CONTRIBUTIONSHIP.
Office 96 South Fourth st. Incorporated March 25, 1752.
James S. Smith, Treasurer and Secretary. Daniel R. Knight, Surveyor.
Directors .- Joshua Longstreth, Horace Binney, Wm H. Hart, Wm. Smith, Lewis Waln, Charles Willing, Alex. W. Johnston, I. Pemberton Hutchin- son, Joseph Swift, Henry J. Williams, Richard P. Lardner, J. Rodman Paul.
THE MUTUAL ASSURANCE CO.
For Insuring Houses from Loss by Fire. Office No. 54 Walnut street. Richard Willing, President. Lawrence Lewis, Treas. & Secretary.
AMERICAN.
Incorporated 1810-Charter Perpetuai, No. 72 Walnut street, above Third. Saml. C. Morton, Pres. Jos. G. Mitchell, Sec'ry. Directors .- Samuel C. Morton, John Welsh, Ja- cob G. Morris, Geo. Abbott, Patrick Brady, John T. Lewis, Samuel F. Fisher, John Farnum, Henry M. Olmsted.
FRANKLIN.
Office 163} Chestnut street. Capital 400,000 dolls. . paid in. Shares 100 dolls. Dividends April and October. Charter perpetual.
Chas. N. Bancker, Pres. Chas. G. Bancker, Sec. Directors .- Charles N. Bancker, Tobias Wagner, Samuel Grant, Jacob R. Smith, Geo. W. Richards, Mordecai D. Lewis, Adolphe E. Borie, David S. Brown, Morris Patterson, Isaac Lea.
FIRE ASSOCIATION. Office 34 North Fifth street.
Geo. W. Tryou, Pres.
Wm. T. Butler, Treas. and See. Trustees .- Wm. Warner, Peter A. Keyser, Wm. H. Hamilton, Jacob Esher, John Souder, John P. Verree, M. Sandgran, John Carrow, Henry F. An-
Trustees .- Richard Willing, Robert M. Lewis, Thomas Biddle, Thomas C. Rockhill, George Cad- walader, John J. Vanderkemp, John K. Mitchell, Wm. Platt, James Dundas, Henry Pepper, Jacob R. ners, Jacob H. Lex, Samuel G. Ruggles, Thomas E. Smith, Frederick Lennig, Samuel Welsh. Baxter.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
COUNTY.
Office 248 North Third street. Capital 400,000 dolls. Charter perpetual. Dividends January & July.
Charles J Sutter, Pres.
Benjamin F. Hockley, See.
Directors .- Charles J. Sutter, Joseph Reakirt, Osman Reed, Henry Crilly, Fredk. Klett, Robert V. Massey, Samuel Bonnell, Michael M'Gill, John Horn, Frederick Shober.
SPRING GARDEN.
Office 196 North Sixth street, N W corner Wood. Charter perpetual.
Capital 8120,000-Dividends January and July. John H. Dohnert, Pres. Lewis Krumbhaar, Sec. Directors .- John H. Dohnert, David Woelper, J. Thomason, Benjamin Davis, Charles Field, John J. M'Cahen, J. G. Alburger, Lewis Shinnick, A. M. Parke, Wm. E. Wood, James Durnell, A. Barclay Stevenson, John Landell.
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