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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, 106 Chestnut
Weekly North American and Gazette for the Coun- try, 66 S 3d Dollar Weekly Sun, 3d opp Dock
Dollar Weekly News, 70 S Sd
Philadelphia Wochenblatt, Wm. Rosenthall, 127 Callowhill
Philadelphia Saturday Bulletin, Alex. Cummings, 50 S Sd National Argus, 3d and Chestnut Ned Buntline's Own, Ez. C. Judson, proprietor
Philadelphia Merchant, 4 Bulletin Buildings Philadelphia Democrat, 977 N 3d
Saturday Mail, 2 Bulletin Buildings
The American Banner and National Defence
The Womans' Advocate, N E 3d and Chestnut
The New Church Herald, 135 Chestnut
The Sunday Mercury, Upham & Jones, S E 3d and Dock
The Dollar Newspaper, Ledger Building
Saturday Evening Post, H. Peterson, 66 S 3d Weekly Commercial, 53 S 3d
Friends' Review, 50 N 4th
The Sunday Despatch, 84 S Sd
Legal Intelligencer, 9 Sansom
Fitzgerald's City Item, 50 S 3d
Fuller's Literary and Business Journal, Z. Fuller, editor, 106 Chestnut
United States Magazine, 12 Prune
PERIODICALS.
Lady's Book, L. A. Godey, 113 Chestnut
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 Arch
American Law Register, 9 Mer. Lib. Building.
American Law Library, 197 Chestnut Dental News Letter, 116 Arch
Colonization Herald, Walnut above 6th
Home and Foreign Record, 265 Chestnut
Presbyterian Magazine, 265 Chestnut
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
The Monthly Rainbow, Campbell & Co., 83 Dock, next to Post Office
The Sabbath-school Visitor, 265 Chestnut
The Home, School and Church, 265 Chestnut Life Illustrated, 231 Chestnut
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BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
NORTH AMERICA.
Chestnut street, west of Third, (north side.) Char- 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. Smith, James N. Diekson, John B. Budd, Lewis Audenried, Thomas T. Lea, Morris L. Hallowell, Edward Yarnall, William W. Keen, James C. Hand, John H. Brown, Thomas Smith .- Edmund Wilcox 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. George Philler, Cash'r. Directors. (Election in February.)
Thomas Allibone, Gideon Seull, William Geisse, Lawrence Lewis, jr., Daniel Deal, J. P. Morris, Wm. E. Hacker, William Taylor, Noturies.
Arthur Howell, William P. Newlin, Diller Luther, North side of Vine, near Third. Chartered 1813. Capital 500,000 dolls. Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays. Dividends, May and November. Isaac Koons, Pres. Wm. Gummere, Cashier. PHILADELPHIA. Directors .- Isaac Koons, Peter A. Keyser, Saml. Grant, Elnathan W. Keyser, Joshua Lippincott, Joseph Baker, Chas. J. Sutter, Joseph B. Myers, Charles Koons, Joan Gamble, Charles W. Bacon, Joseph W. Miller, Edwin H. Fitler, Joseph Moore, Robert B. Cabeen .- John H. Friek, Notary.
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 Hurst, Notary.
FARMERS' AND MECHANICS'.
Chestnut street, west of Fourth, (north side.) In- corporated 1807. 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, Seth Craige, Francis Tete, J. Pemberton Hutchin- son, George W. Farnum, Joseph S. Lovering, Anthony J. Antelo, Joshua B. Lippincott, Franeis 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.
John Gill, President. A. M'Calla, Cashier.
Directors .- John Gill, Joseph W. Cooper, J. J. Spencer, Samuel R. Lippincott, Richard Fetters, Chas. Reeves, Joseph Porter, William P. Lawrence.
Philadelphia .- James Good, Richd. Jones, Daniel B. Cummins, John M. Taylor .- Samuel Badger, Notary.
THE CONSOLIDATION BANK.
Third street bel Green, (east side.)
James V. Watson, Pres. Jos. N. Piersol, Cashr. Directors .- John V. Watson, Henry Croskey, John G. Davis, Daniel M. Fox, John Kessler, jr., B. Malone, Ludiam Matthews, A. Snow Naudain, Samuel S. Ritchie, Robert Shoemaker, Daniel Trump, Chas. W. Warnick, Joseph Walton .- Peter C. Ellmaker, Notary. George W. Thorn, Solicitor.
THE CITY BANK.
Sixth ab Market, cor. Morris alley. Andw. N. Eastwick, Pres. Jos. S. Riley, jr. Cashr. Directors .- A. M. Eastwick, Robert L. Martin; Geo. W. Richards, Robert S. Reed, J. P. Wetherill, Richard Blondin, David George, Robert Selfridge; W. F. Hughes, Jos. Wharton, Conrad S. Grove, Thomas Singer, Edward H. Trotter .- C. Hurst, Notary. Charles E. Lex, Solicitor.
NORTHERN LIBERTIES.
COMMERCIAL.
110 Chestnut. Chartered 1814. Renewed 1836. Capi- tal 1,000,000 dolls. Discount, Tuesdays and Fri- days. Dividends, May and November.
WVm. Wainwright, Pres. S. C. Palmer, Cashier. Directors .- Wm. Wainwright, John G. Whelan, Geo. Steever, David B. Taylor, Samuel Bangh, John Trucks, John Thomas, Frederick Fairthorne, Thos. 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. Jos. G. Mitchell Ass. Pres.
Directors .- Joseph B. Mitchell, G. D. Rosengar- ten, James Dunlap, Geo. H. Stuart, Marshall Hill, Sigmund H. Horstman, Edw. G. James, C. B. Lamb, Isaac F. Baker, William R. Thompson, Charles Leland, John C. Davis, Jolin W. Gibbs .- Edmund Wilcox and Wm. J. Delleker, Notaries.
SOUTHWARK.
South Second street, below South, (west side.) Chartered 1825. Capital 250,000 dolls. Discount.
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BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
Monday and Thursdays. Dividends, May and Thompson, William W. Longstreth, Alexander November.
James S. Smith, jr, Pres. Jno. B. Austin, Cash'r. Directors .- James S. Smith, jr., James Spencer, Thomas Sparks, jr., Louis Roberts, Hugh O'Donnell, Francis J. Rue, Geo. W. Smith, Walter B. Thomp- son, James W. Cassady, William Clark, R. H. Merrell, James Stuart, William M. Baird .- Peter Crans, Notary.
KENSINGTON.
Beach street, (Kensington.) Chartered 1826, re- chartered for fifteen years from November, 1836. Capital 8250,000. Discount, Tuesdays and Fri- days. Dividends, May and November. John T. Smith, Pres. C. T. Yerkes, Cashr. Directors .- John T. Smith, Jonathan Wainwright, Michael Day, James Keen, Samuel Megarge, Geo. Read, Lewis Shinnick, Solomon Wagner, Jacob K. Vaughan, Eli Garrison, Alex. Peterson, Andrew M'Bride, John Taylor .- Wm. Read, Notary.
PENN TOWNSHIP.
North-west corner of Sixth and Vine streets. Char- tered 1826. Capital 350,000 dolls. Discount, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Dividends, May and November.
Elijah Dallett, Pres. James Russell, Cashier.
Directors .- Elijah Dallett, James H. Deas, Jos. Reakirt, Amos Ellis, Jos. Medara, Sallows Dulap, James H. Stroup, Wm. C. Ludwig, John Dallett, John H. Campbell, Henry Budd, Wm. P. Sharp- less, Adam Steinmetz .- P. C. Ellmaker, Notary.
GIRARD.
South Third near Dock. Chartered 1852. Ex- tended, and Capital increased to 1,250,000, 1836. Discount, Thursday. Dividends, May and No- vember.
Chas. S. Boker, Pres. Wm. L. Schaffer, Cashier. Directors .- Charles S. Boker, Thomas G. Hood, James Harper, Washington Butcher, William C. Boker, Saml. C. Ford, Isaae Barton, Hulings Cow- perthwaite, Charles H. Craige, Robert K. Neff, John R. White, Thomas S. Foster, Charles C. Grugan. 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- vemher.
A. E. Borie, Pres. James C. Donnell, Cashier. Directors .- Adolph E. Borie, William E. Bowen, Rodney Fisher, Charles Henry Fisher, N. B. 112
Brown, Edward C. Knight, Thomas B. Wattson, Peter Cullen, John M.Allister, (grocer,) George Trott, Charles H. Muirheid .- Edward Hurst, Jos. Brohston, Notaries.
MANUFACTURERS' AND MECHANICS'.
North-west corner of Vine and North Third. Char- tered 1832. Capital 300,000 dolls. Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays. Dividends, May and Nov. Jno. Jordan, jr. Pres. M. W. Woodward, Cashr. Directors .- John Jordan, jr., John Gilbert, Cur- wen Stoddart, John Philips, Geo. H. Roberts, Joseph H. Seal, Wm. P. Cresson, Thomas H. Craige, Fredk. Gaul, Henry Tilge, Geo. W. Carpenter, Nathaniel Randolph, William C. Kent. - P. C. Ellmaker, Notary.
WESTERN.
Chestnut above Fourth. Chartered 1832. Capita! 500,000. Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays. Di- vidends, May and November.
Jos. Patterson, Pres. Geo. M. Troutman, Cashr. Directors .- Joseph Patterson, Cornelius Steven- son, Morris Patterson, H. L. Carson, Charles S. Wood, Isaae Jeanes, M. Brooke Buckley, William Camm, Wm, A. Blanchard, John Wright, John R. Worrel, Samuel F. 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. John C. Wood, Cashier. Directors .- Charles H. Rogers, Thos. H. Moore, Michl. Errickson, E. J. Kenney, Jos. B. Bloodgood, 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.
Main street. Chartered 1814. Capital 300,000 dolls .. Discount, Tuesdays and Fridays. Dividends, May and November.
Charles Magarge, Pres. Samuel Harvey, jr., Cash. Directors .- Charles Magarge, Charles J. Wister, Chas. J. Wister, jr., Samuel Keyser, William Bald -- win, Owen Sheridan, Charles F. Ashmead, William. N. Johnson, Wm. Green, Jolin Rittenhouse, Chas. T. Jones, William Kinsey, William Overington.
Solicitor .- William Rotch Wister, 47 S 5th.
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SAVING FUND SOCIETIES.
PHILADELPHIA REAL ESTATE, SAV- INGS AND LOAN COMPANY.
Incorporated March, 1855. N. E. corner 10th and Chestnut.
Thos. Fletcher, Pres. J. L. Hutchinson, See. Directors .- Thos. Fletcher, Geo. H. Hart, Simon W. Arnold, J. L. Hutchinson, George Connell, Jos. W. Souder, H. E. Wallace, John Miller, John M. Coleman, Robert P. King, Wm. B. Johns, Joseph Newhouse, F. F. Wolgamuth, L. L. Paully, George C. Barber, Wm. Brown, John M'Carthy, C. A. Thudium, J. L. Gihon.
WESTERN.
Ofice S W Walnut and Tenth streets. Incorpo- rated 1847 .- Open for the receipt of Deposits and the payment of Moneys deposited, from 9 A. M. to 1 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, Isaac F. Baker, Isaac P. Morris, Isaac Elliott, Saml. V. Merrick, Peter M'Call, Joseph Ripka, Charles
Humphreys, John Wiegand, Isaac Hazlehurst, Chas. Office, 55 Walnut st, one door west of Second, Phila. Hf. Baker, Herman Cope, Wm. W. Keen, Robert 'Foland, Thomas Allibone, Peter Williamson, Wm. E. Bowen, Samuel Norris, Abraham J. Lewis, May Humphreys, Samuel Hollingsworth.
Interest-Four per cent. per annum.
THE BENEFICIAL SAVING FUND SO- CIETY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Incorporated April 20th, A. D. 1853. Charter Per- petual. Open for Deposits and Payments every day, except Sundays, between the hours of 9 A. M. and 1 P. M., and S and & P. M.
Office, S59 Chestnut ab 12th.
Chas. A. Repplier, Pres. Mark A. Frenaye, Treas. Managers. - Robert Ewing, Francis Tiernan, Mark Devine, William V. Keating, M. D., Michael G. Stotesbury, William Shippen, jr., William P. Keenan, Charles Kelly, William Morgan, Michael Jenks, Edgar E. Petit. M.Gill, F. M. Drexel, John Devereux, Jacob B. Lancaster, P. Brady, Wn. Wilcock, Jas. M. Smith, SAVING FUND OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY TRUST COMPANY. B. H. Hulseman, Hugh O'Donnell, James M'Cann, Henry Smith, Wm. Whelan, Henry Crilly, James Slevin, John Maher, Michael Malone.
Interest, four per cent. per annum.
THE SIX-PENNY SAVING FUND, Corner of 5th and Walnut.
Open daily from 9 to 3, and on Tuesday and Fri- day evenings until 8 o'clock. Interest allowed, and the depositors alone interested in the profits of the institution. Large and small sums received and paid without notice.
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.
¡A. Miskey, John Miller, Benjamin B. Myrick, Israel W. Morris, jr., John Jordan, Thos. S. Reed, M. D., James Russell, Thos. P. Sparhawk, Isaac S. Waterman, Oscar Thompson, John J. Thomp- son, Peter Williamson, Chas. T. Yerkes.
THE STATE SAVINGS FUND.
Established under the supervisionary management of the Legislature of Pennsylvania.
83 Dock st. Interest, five per cent.
All sums of money returned on demand.
Trustees-George H. Hart, Thomas Allibone, Wm. M. Swaim, A. F. Chesebrough, Wm. J. P. White, Charles G. Imlay, Alexander Whilldin, Daniel Haddock, Joseph Edwards, John M'Clure, William F. Miskey, H. R. Coggshall, S. M. Fel- ton.
President-George H. Hart. Vice President-Thomas Allibone. Cashier .- Charles G. Imlay.
SEAMEN'S SAVING FUND.
Money is received in sums of one dollar and up- wards from all classes of the community, and inte- rest paid from the day of deposit. The office is open daily, from 9 until 5 o'clock, and every Sa- turday and Monday until 9 o'clock in the evening. Interest five per cent. and deposits paid back on demand.
Franklin Fell, Pres. Charles M. Morris, Treas. James S. Pringle, Secretary.
Managers .-- Edmund A. Sonder, Stilwell S. Bi- shop, James P. Perot, Capt. John MeCanles, Jacob Sheetz, Jos. M. Cowell, Joseph B. Myers, Edward H. Trotter, Franklin Bacon, Thomas Cooper, Hon. Job R. Tyson, George Boldin, Robt. Morris, Edwd. L. Clark, Capt. John Gallagher, John Rice, Richard
Henry L. Benner, Pres. Robt. Selfridge, V. P. Wm. J. Reed, Secretary.
Chartered by the State of Pennsylvania in 1941. Capital $250,000. Money received in sums from one dollar upwards, every day, from 9 o'clock i .? 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 Sd.
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.
Trustees-John B. Austin, John E. Addicks, M. W. Baldwin, Major George H. Crossman, Solomon THIE SAVING FUND OF THE UNITED STATES COMPANY, Alter, Thomas Neilson, James Wilson, William Clark, Edward L. Clark, Charles S. Carstairs, Robert Clark, James W. Eldridge, Benjamin Ger- Office S E cor 3d and Chestnut. bard, Frederick Graeff, Robert Henderson, William Money is received on deposit, every day in the week, from 9 A. M. until 5 P. M. Also Monday Neal, Lewis Lewis, Jr., Robert M. Lewis, jr., Joshua Lippincott, Jr., Chas. E. Lex, Casper Morris, M. D., evenings, from 7 to 9 o'clock. Sums large and small
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
are received, and the amount, whole or in part, is returned on demand, without any notice.
S. R. Crawford, Pres. L. Johnson, Vice Pres. Pliny Fisk, Secretary and Treasurer. Chartered by the State of Pennsylvania in 1855. Authorized Capital, 500,000 dolls. 100,000 dolis. Actual Capital, as a guarantee to Depositors. J. C. Oelilschlager, Teller and Int. Directors. - Stephen R. Crawford, Lawrence Johnson, Benjamin W. Tingley, Ambrose W. Located N E corner of Tenth and Chestnut streets. Thompson, William M. Godwin, Paul B. Goddard, M. D., George M'Henry, James Devereux, Gustavus English, William Florance.
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 3 and 7 P. M. Office 68 Walnut st ab 3d Lewis Waln, Pres. William Purves, Treas. 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, 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.
FIVE PER CENT. SAVING FUND OF THE AMERICAN TRUST CO.
Walnut st, S E corner of Fourth, Philad. Incorporated 1850. Charter Perpetual. Capital stock, 500,000 dolls.
FIVE PER CENT. SAVING FUND, DE- POSIT AND LOAN COMPANY.
Thos. Fletcher, Pres. J. L. Hutchinson, Sec. Directors .- Thomas Fletcher, George H. Hart, Simon W. Arnold, George Connell, Jos. W. Souder, John Miller, John M. Coleman, Robert P. King, Joseph Newhouse, F. F. Wolgamuth, L. L. Paully, George C. Barber, Wm. Brown, John M'Carthy, C. A. Thudium, J. L. Gihon, Benjamin F. Huddy, Charles Kochersperger, Josiah Brant, Abraham S. Wolf.
MUTUAL DEPOSIT COMPANY.
Office, Schuylkill Navigation Buildings, Walnut st. above Fourth. Chartered 1853. Capital 8200,000.
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. Souder, James Traquair, William Martin, John C. Davis, John W. Sexton, Jas. P. W. Neff, Saml. J. Christian, Chas Foster, Edward T. Mott, Michl. Errickson, Samuel Schober, Lewis Seal, Joseph B. Myers.
INSURANCE COMPANIES, &c.
FIRE.
THE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorporated 1825. Charter Perpetual. Office 134 Walnut. Fire Insurance exclusively.
Jonathan Patterson, Pres. Beaton Smith, Sec'y. Directors .- Jonathan Patterson, Quintin Camp- bell, Robert A. Caldeleugh, Alexander Benson, William Montelius, Isaac Hazlehurst, Thos. Rob- ins, Daniel Smith, jr., John Devereux.
PHILADELPHIA CONTRIBUTIONSHIP.
Office 96 South Fourth st. Incorporated March 25, |Samuel Grant, Jacob R. Smith, Geo. W. Richards,
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.
Trustees. - Richard Willing, Thomas Biddle, George Cadwalader, John K. Mitchell, Wm. Platt, James Dundas, Henry Pepper, Jacob R. Smith, Frederick Lennig, Samuel Welsh, David Lewis, Geo. C. Read.
AMERICAN.
Incorporated 1810-Charter Perpetual, . No. 72 Walnut street, above Third.
Saml. C. Morton, Pres. Thomas R. Maris, Sec'ry. Directors .- Saml. C. Morton, John Welsh, Cas- par W. Morris, Geo. Abbott, Patrick Brady, John T. Lewis, Samuel F. Fisher, John Farnum Henry M. Olmsted.
FRANKLIN.
Office 1633 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,
Mordecai D. Lewis, Adolphe E. Borie, David S. Brown, Edward C. Dale, Isaac Lea.
FIRE ASSOCIATION. Office 34 North Fifth street.
Geo. W. Tryon, Pres.
Wm. T. Butler, Treas. and Sec. Trustees .- Wm. Warner, Peter A. Keyser, Wm. H. Hamilton, Jacob Esher, John Souder, John P. Verree, M. Sandgran, John Carrow, Henry F. An- ners, Jacob H. Lex, Samuel G. Ruggles, Thomas E. Baxter.
CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Charter Perpetual. Capital, 300,000 dollars. Shares, 50 dollars each. Office No. 6 Exchange. J. H. Blight, Pres. E. A. Lewis, Sec'y
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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. Hæckley, Sec.
Directors .- Charles J. Sutter, Joseph Reakirt, Osmon Reed, Henry Crilly, Fredk. Klett, Robert V. Massey, Samuel Bonnell, Michael M'Gill, John Horn, Frederick Shober.
SPRING GARDEN.
Office 196 North Sixth street, NW corner Wood. Incorporated 1835 .- Charter perpetual.
Capital 8120,000-Dividends January and July. John H. Dohnert, Pres. Lewis Krumbhaar, Sec.
Directors .- John H. Dolinert, David Woelper, Benj. Davis, Charles Field, J. G. Alburger, Lewis Shinnick, A. M. Parke, William E. Wood, James Durnell, A. Barclay Stevenson, Jolin Landell.
EQUITABLE MUTUAL.
Office 105 Walnut st. Capital 250,000 dolls. Char- ter perpetual.
Henry L. Elder, Pres. Francis W. Rawle, Sec. Geo. W. Wharton, Surveyor. W. M. Baird, V. P.
Trustees .- Henry L. Elder, Wm. M. Baird, Peter Cullen, Wm. G. Alexander, Wm. Craig, Stilwell S. Bishop, Edward Y. Farquhar, William P. Cresson, Thos. E. Potter, Francis West, M. D., Daniel O. Tatum, Abraham S. Wolf, Henry M. Phillips, James M. Smith, Osborn Conrad, B. W. Richards, Daniel Deal.
COMMONWEALTH FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Capital $500,000. £ Office 62 Walnut.
Make insurance against loss or damage by fire, on publie or private buildings, furniture, stocks of goods and merchandise generally, on favorable terms. David Jayne, M. D., Pres. Thos. S. Stewart, V. P. Samuel S. Moon, Secretary.
Directors .- David Jayne, M. D., William Buck- nell, George H. Ashton, Joseph A. Donnelly, Solo- mon K. Hoxie, Henry L. Benner, Elias Simpson, Thomas S. Stewart, John K. Walker, Mark Balder- ston.
STATE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Capital and Surplus $380,000. Gillett & Coggshall, agents, No. 145 Chestnut st.
PENNSYLVANIA INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURG, PA.
Capital 300,000 dolls. Gillett & Coggshall, agents, No. 145 Chestnut st.
ETNA OF HARTFORD, CONN. Cash capital, $500,000. J. M. Wright, agent, No. 76 Walnut strect. HOME, NEW YORK. Caslı Capital 500,000 dolls.
Wm. D. Sherrerd, agent, No. 8 Merchants' Ex- change.
ATHENAEUM FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY OF LONDON.
Chief Offiee-30 Sackwell Street, London.
Directors in London .- Rt. Hon. the Earl of Glen- gall, Chairman, Samuel Asbury, J. Bartlett, R. Hanı- mond, S. Stirling Coyne, William Howard, W. Bulkley Hughes, R. D. Lancaster, Joseph J. Reed, Henry Sutton, Richard Wild.
Manager .- Henry Salter.
References in Philadelphia .- White, Stevens & Co., 21 S Water; Atwood & Co., 162 Market ; John Grigg, 19 N 4th; Myers, Claghorn, & Co., 78 Market ; William McKee & Co., 20} S Front; Powers & Weightman, 9th & Parrish ; George H. Stuart, 13 Bank ; John Farnum, 26 S Front
Agent for the United States .- Frederick Ratch- ford Starr.
United States Branch Office. 80 S Fourth Street, Philadelphia.
GREAT WESTERN INSURANCE OF NEW YORK.
Authorized Capital, $5,000,000. Paid in and invested, $500,000, Wm. D. Sherrerd, Agent, 8 Merchants' Exchange.
MONARCH OF LONDON (Established 1835.)
Capital,-One and a-Half Million Dollars, William D. Sherrerd, agent, 8 Merchants' Ex- change.
INSURANCE CO. VALLEY OF VIRGINIA. Capital 300,000 dolls.
William D. Sherrerd, agent, 8 Merchants' Ex- change.
EQUITABLE OF LONDON.
Capital and Assets over 1,250,000 dolls.
Holbrooke Lewis & Co. ? Chief J. H. Blight, > Agents. 6 Philadelphia Exchange.
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Gillett & Coggshall, agents, 145 Chestnut st.
WASHINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY OF PROVIDENCE, R. I. Gillett & Coggshall, agents, 145 Chestnut st.
MERCHANTS' INSURANCE COMPANY OF PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Gillett & Coggshall, agents, 145 Chestnut st.
HARTFORD-HARTFORD, CONN. Caslı Capital 300,000 dolls.
William D. Sherrerd, agent, 8 Merchants' Ex- change.
COMMONWEALTH INSURANCE COM- PANY, HARRISBURG, PA. Capital, $300,000
Office 145 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Gillett & Coggshall, Agents.
STATE MUTUAL FARMERS & MECHANICS INSURANCE COMPANY, Capital $380,000. President .- J. B. Rutherford. Secretary .-- S. Ward. Gillett & Coggshall agents, 145 Chestnut st.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
FARMERS UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, Thomas T. Butcher, Algernon E. Ashburner, Al- ATHENS, BRADFORD CO., PA.
Cash Capital, $200,000. Office No, SS Walnut Street above Fourth. Albro Wadleigh, Agent.
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