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Public School, W Kensington, N Ed and Master Public School, Northern Liberties, 432 N 3d Public School, Catharine ab 3d Public School, Callowhill n F ME Public School, Coates bel 13th Public School, O Y road ab Poplar
Public School, South Eastern, Front bel Pine Public School, (coloured) 6th n Lombard
Ronaldson's Cemetery, Shippen bet 9th and 10th Recorder's Office, 3 State House, E wing
Rittenhouse Square, bet Walnut and Spruce and Sch. Sd and 6th
Sandiford Hall, Haines ab 6th School of St Peter's Church, 79 Lombard
Seaman's Friend Society, or Girard House, 23 N Water
Seminary of St Charles Borromeo, Sch 5th and Sassafras
Shelter for coloured orphans, N 13th n Willow Sheriff's Office, State House, W wing
Society for the encouragement of faithful domes- tics, 1 Minor
Southern Dispensary, 98 Shippen
Southwark Market, M rd fr Prime to Wash- ington Sparks' shot Factory, 21 John (S)
State House, Chestnut bet 5th and 6th State Armory, c Juniper and Penn Square St. Mary's Free School. 104 $ 5th
Union Benevolent Society, Office S W 8th and Lodge -
Union Canal Company, office 6 Carpenter's ct Union Glass Works, Beach n Warren
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 U. S. Inspector's office, 99 $ Wharves UT S. Weigher's office, 1 Lombard University of Pennsylvania, 5 9th n High Walnut Street Theatre, NE 9th & Walnut Washington Square, S side of Walnut ab 6th Warden's Office 33 Walnut
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 Sch. 5th
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BANK OF THE UNITED STATES,
Chestnut, west of South Fourth. Chartered February 18, 1836 .- Capital $35,000,000. JAMES ROBINSON, President. Superintendent of Suspended Debt-HERMAN COPE. Directors.
James Robertson,
John Bacon,
William M. Kennedy, Sears C. Walker,
William W. Haly,
Oliver Fuller,
William L. Rehn,
Calvin Blythe,
Lloyd Mifflin,
Charles S. Folwell,
Charles Gibbons,
Charles W. Brooke, Samuel W. Lippincott,
Jonathan Meredith, of Baltimore,
James Agnew, of Bed- ford county, Harmer Denny, of Al- legheny county, John C. Boyd, of Nor-
thumberland, co. John Steele, of Lan- caster county. Robert C. Hall, of Carlisle, Pa. Moses Wills, of Co- lumbus, N. J.
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.
Joseph Trotter,
Gideon Scull,
Directors. Benjamin Jones, Jr.
William E. Hacker,
William V. Anderson, John Farnum,
Robert M. Lewis,
Henry Chester, George N. Baker,
William Geisse. James Martin, William J. Lieper.
PHILADELPHIA BANK,
South-west Fourth and Chesnut. Incorporated 1804 .- Capital $2,000,000 .- Paid in $1,800,000. SAMUEL F. SMITH, President. JOHN B. TREVOR, Cashier.
Directors.
Samuel F. Smith, John Welsh,
Samuel W. Jones,
Joseph R. Evans,
William Phillips, Joshua Longstreth, William Worrell,
Robert Patterson,
Quintin Campbell, Richard D. Wood,
John Duncan, John W. Claghorn, Henry C. Corbit.
Discount-Mondays and Thursdays .- EDWARD HURST, Notary.
GIRARD BANK, Assignees' Office, 82 Walnut. Chartered 1822-Extended, and Capital increased, 1836. Capital $5,000,000, all paid.
Directors.
W. D. LEWIS, Cashier.
Charles S. Boker, Johnston McLanahan, Heury Welsh, John R. Vogdes, .
David S. Brown, Benjamin S. Burling, William H. Hart,
Charles Humphreys, Stephen Baldwin, George A. Graham,
Henry J. Boller, Charles Rugan, E. D. Wolfe.
EDWARD HURST, Notary.
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FARMERS' AND MECHANICS' BANK,
Chestnut Street, West of Fourth, (North side.) Incorporated 1824 .- Capital $1,250,000 .- Discount-Tuesdays and Fridays. JOSEPH TAGERT, President. WILLIAM PATTON, JR., Cashier. Directors.
J. Tagert, Henry White,
Robert Toland, H. F. Hollingshead, John Ashhurst,
William S. Hansell, Seth Craige, Isaac R. Davis,
J. Pemberton Hutcli- Adolph E. Borie, Andrew R. Chambers.
SCHUYLKILL BANK, S. E. Sixth and High. . . . . Chartered 1814 .- Capital $1,000,000. JOHN PRICE WETHERILL, President. -
Directors.
John P. Wetherill, Owen Sheridan,
Christian Brower, Jacob L. Sharpe,
Robert Hare, Jr.
Richard Dempsey,
Robert Burkhart, William Yardley, Jr.,
Charles Stokes, John Gethin,
Edmund Pryor,
John Faussett, George Abbott,
Election-First Monday in November. BRANCH-PORT CARBON, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY.
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, James C. Hand,
John Grigg,
William S. Boyd,
Morris S. Hallowell, Thomas T. Lea.
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. WILLIAM RICHARDSON, President. M. W. WOODWARD, Cashier.
Directors.
William Richardson, John Phillips, John Farr,
John Ross,
Curwen Stoddart,
John Welsh, Jr.
Jesse Godley,
Thomas Snowden,
Daniel S. Miller,
Edward Roberts,
E. L. Moss, David Scull.
N. Randolph,
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, James Twaddell, John R. Worrell, L. M. Troutman,
Lewis Ryan, Morris Patterson,
William Camin,
John Cooper. John Wright,
William A. Everly Joseph Yeager, Wlliam A. Blanchard, Robert Allen.
EDWARD HURST, Notary.
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Henry Sloan, John Dickson,
Paul Farnum, Francis Tete, inson.
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.
BENJAMIN P. SMITH, Cashier.
Directors.
James Dundas, William Lynch,
Robert S. Johnson, Matthew Conrad,
Joseph Jones,
George Fides,
Samuel Brooks, William Musser,
William Gill,
Isaac Dunton,
Daniel Haddock, Jr.
William Wainright.
C. P. Wayne, .. .
EDWARD HURST, Notary.
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, Joshua Lippincott, William HI. Hart,
Isaac W. Norris,
Charles J. Sutter, James Starr,
Joseph T. Mather,
Dexter Stone.
ITenry M. Naglee, Watson Jenks.
Joseph Jeanes.
William Reynolds,
Robt. B. Kirkpatrick,
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. Directors.
J. B. Mitchell,
Wm. R. Thompson, E. D. Wolfe,
Charles Leland,
Richard C. See, G. D. Rosengarten,
Alexander Symington, Lewis Cooper.
William M. Collins, B. W. Tingley, Frederick Lennig.
GEORGE GUIER, Notary.
STATE BANK AT CAMDEN, N. J.
Office, 12 Church Alley, Philadelphia,
Chartered 1912 .- Capital $300.000 .- Discount-Wednesdays and Saturdays. JOHN GILL, President. ROBERT W. OGDEN, Cashier. Directors.
John Gill, . John R Parrv. Samuel C. Champion, Charles Stratton. Joseph W. Cooper, Samuel R. Lippincott, Richard Fetters. Philadelphia. John Oliver Boyd, Joseph Porter, Gillies Dallett.
James Good, John M. Taylor, Buyamin Jones,
A. M.CALLA, Camden, N. J., Notary.
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WILLIAM THAW, Cashier.
James H. Hart. Archibald Wright,
Elhanan W. Keyser, John C. Dacosta,
MOYAMENSING BANK,
South-east corner of Second and Chestnut streets.
Chartered 1832 .- Capital $250,000 .- Discount-Wednesdays and Saturdays. PETER A. KEYSER, President. JAMES C. DONNELL, Cashier.
Directors.
George Follin, Gideon G. Westcott, Churchill Houston, Frederick Klett,
Frederick Stoever,
John M' Allister,
S. R. Simmons, Jolın Riehle,
Amb. W. Thompson,
J. S. Woodward, P. A. Keyser,
Joseph Ripka,
Augustine Stevenson. EDWARD HURST, Notary.
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.
Directors.
Elijah Dallett,
James H. Stroup,
Gabriel Knecht, David Woelpper,
Lawrence Shuster,
James M'Clure, John Dallett, William P. Sharpless,
Daniel Deal,
Robert M. Huston, Joseph S. Medara,
George H. Miller,
Elihu Pickering. - GEORGE GUIER, Notary.
SOUTHWARK BANK.
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South Second street, below Cedar, (West side.) Chartered 1825 .- Capital $250,000 .- Discount-Mondays and Thursdays. T. SPARKS, President. JOSEPH S. SMITII, Cashier.
Directors.
Thomas Sparks, Lewis Clark,
Samuel Castner,
Louis Roberts,
James Spencer,
Peter Williamson,
Benjamin Tevis,
John C. Karlsher,
John Baker,
Walter Thompson, Edward C. Knight,
D. H. Flickwir,
Robert Clark. JOHN W. NESBITT, Notary.
KENSINGTON BANK,
Re-chartered for fifteen years from November, 1836 .- Capital $250,000. Discount -- Tuesdays and Fridays. JONATHAN WAINWRIGHT, President. Directors.
CHARLES KEEN, Cashier,
Jonathan Wainwright, Samuel T. Bodine,
Joseph Baker,
Alexander Peterson,
John E. Keen, Charles Kurlbaum,
Charles Edwards,
Jacob P. Donaldson,
William Whiteman, George Landell,
John M. Brown, Hugh Smith, N. L. Andrew McBride. JOHN S. PAINTER, Notary.
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MANUFACTURERS' AND MECHANICS' BENEFICIAL SAVINGS INSTITUTION OF THE NORTHERN LIBERTIES. Office, No. 346 North Second street, below Green street. Capital authorized, $250,000. Shares $25. WILLIAM BINDER, President.
CHARLES LEHMAN, Sec. and Treas. Trustees.
Caleb Maule, William Binder.
William Binder, C. Lehman, Franklin Lee,
Directors. J. S. Zorns, John T. Smith,
George Ireland,
George Mecke, John Kohler,
A. J. Bueknor,
Henry Deringer,
E. D. Martin, Daniel Reiff,
John Manderson.
THE PHILADELPHIA SAVING FUND SOCIETY.
Incorporated February 25, 1819 .-- Open for Deposites and Payments on Mondays and Thurs- days only, between the hours of 9 A. M. and 1 P. M., and 3 and 7 P. M. Office, 68 Walnut street, above Third. CLEMENT C. BIDDLE, President.
GEORGE GREINER, Treasurer.
Managers.
J. J. Vanderkemp,
Francis Gurney Smith, John Bacon,
Charles Vezin,
Lawrence Lewis,
Samuel Grant,
Nathan Dunn,
George Campbell,
John R. Neff,
Thomas II. White, Thomas C. Rockhill, Lewis Waln,
Quintin Campbell,
William Davidson, Tobias Wagner,
Jacob R. Smith,
John A. Brown
William Smith, John Keating,
William Platt,
Caleb Cope,
Samuel W. Jones, James Dundas,
H. J. Williams.
Interest-Four per cent. per annum.
THE PHILADELPHIA LOAN COMPANY.
Office 7 South Fifth street.
WILLIAM MORRIS, President.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
FIRE AND MARINE .- Charters Perpetual.
NORTH AMERICA .- Office on the S. W. corner of Walnut and Dock streets. Chartered 1794. Capital $300,000. Shares $5. Dividends January and July. JOHN C. SMITHI, President. ARTHUR G. COFFIN, Secretary.
Directors.
John C. Smith, John A. Brown,
Charles Taylor, John R. Neff,
Alexander Henry, John White,
Samuel F. Smith, Richard D. Wood,
Samuel W. Jones,
Thomas P. Cope,
Ambrose White, William Welsh.
Jacob M. Thomas,
MARINE. INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Office, 4 Merchants' Exchange. Chartered 1794. Capital 8500,000. Shares $400. Dividends February and August. SIMEON TOBY, President. WILLIAM HARPER, Secretary. Directors.
Simeon Toby, William S. Smith, Gustavus Colhoun, Tobias Wagner, James Markoe,
John B. Budd,
Charles S. Boker, James Cox,
Peter Bousquet. George Trott, Jr .. John Stewart.
John M. Scott, Charles Macalister,
Edward Smith, Samuel Brooks,
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PHILADELPHIA .- Office, S. W. corner of Second and Walnut streets. Chartered 1804. Capital $250,000. Shares $50. Dividends June and December. . CHARLES H. BAKER, President. WILLIAM BOLLER, Secretary. Directors.
Charles H. Baker, John McAllister, Jr., Richard P. Lardner,
Samuel F. Fisher,
Alexander Elmslie, Charles Perot, Joseph Perot,
C. Henry Fisher,
Robert M. Lewis, Francis Hoskins,
John H. Wicht,
George B. Reese.
UNION .- Office, No. 6 Merchants' Exchange. Chartered 1804. Capital $300,000. Shares $60. Dividends January and July. RICHARD S. SMITH, President. GEORGE LEWIS, Secretary.
Directors.
Richard S. Smith, Francis Tete,
Joseph Dugan,
Timothy M. Bryan,
John Bohlen,
Saturnius Destouett,
Richard Willing,
Charles Dutilh,
Charles Graff,
James Le Fevre,
Adolphus E. Boric, Joseph Swift.
William Lynch,
PHOENIX .- Office, No. 52 Walnut street. Chartered 1803. Capital 8480,000. Shares $80. Dividends June and December. JOHN R. WUCHERER, President. DAVID LEWIS, Secretary.
Directors.
John R. Wucherer,
John L. Hodge,
Robert Toland, Thomas C. Rockhill,
John Goddard,
William Phillips,
Adolphus Peries, Alexander Symington.
MARINE .- Office No. 50 Walnut street. Chartered 1809. Capital $300,000. Shares 860. Dividends January and July.
JACOB SULGER, JR., President. JOHN RUTHERFORD, JR .. Secretary. Directors.
Jacob Sulger, Jr.,
Erskine Hazard,
John Darrieux,
Jonathan Patterson,
Isaac W. Norris,
Patrick Haves, Joseph B. Smith,
John T. Lewis,
John Latour,
Alexander Benson,
John Farr, William C'ummings.
Benjamin Chew,
DELAWARE .- Office 3 Merchants' Exchange. Chartered 1804. Capital $200,000. Shares $40. Dividends June and December.
JOSHUA EMLEN, President. JOIIN DONNALDSON, Secretary. Directors.
Joshua Emlen,
Isaac Harvey, Jr.,
George F. Randolph, Frederick Fraley,
Samuel Keith,
Joshua Longstreth,
'T'hos. G. Hollinsworth, Edmund Wilcox,
Benjamin Jones,
Joseph R. Evans,
John W. Odenheimer, John McCawley.
John Cook,
William Boyd,
John Devereux,
THE DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital authorized by law, $250,000. Office S. E. Third and Dock. WILLIAM MARTIN, President. WILLIAM D. SHERRERD, Secretary.
Directors.
Win. Eyre, Jr., Del. Co., Wm. Folwell, Philad. John S. Newlin, do. Samuel Edwards, Del. Co., Jonathan Thomas, do.
Edmund A. Souder,
Dr. R. M. Huston, Robert Burton,
Thomas Cave,
James C. Hand,
Joseph II. Seal,
John R. Penrose.
John Garrett,
Charles Kelly, do. lohn Hinckson, do. Edw. Darlington, do.
John C. Davis, Hugh Craig,
H. Jones Brooke,
George Serril!,
Davis B. Stacey.
Henry Lawrence, J. G. Johnson,
Theophilus Paulding,
William Hav.
Zachariah Poulson,
Lawrence Lewis,
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY .- Office N. E. corner Merchants' Exchange Chartered 1831. Capital $120,000. Shares $30. Dividends January and July. WILLIAM CRAIG, President.
JOSHUA P. HAVEN, Secretary Directors.
William Craig, Elijah Dallet, T. P. Richardson,
A. J. Lewis, Pearson Serrill, Stephen Baldwin,
S. A. Lewis,
Robert F. Walsh,
Jonathan Palmer,
John M. Kennedy.
FIRE. MUTUAL ASSURANCE .- Office No. 54 Walnut street. Chartered 1786. RICHARD WILLING, Pres't.
Richard Willing, Robert Toland, J. J. Vanderkemp,
Robert M. Lewis,
George McCalmont,
Thomas Biddle,
J. K. Mitchell, M. D., William Platt.
AMERICAN .- Office 72 Walnut street. Chartered 1810. Capital $500,000. WILLIAM DAVIDSON, President. FREDERICK FRALEY, Secretary.
Directors.
William Davidson, William Lynch,
Thomas Allibone, John Welch, Jr.
John Sergeant,
Timothy Abbott,
Manuel Eyre,
Joseph R. Massey, John MI. Barclay. James Hutchinson, Surveyor.
PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE .- Office 134 Walnut street. Chartered 1825. Capital $400,000. Charter perpetual.
QUINTIN CAMPBELL, President.
BEATON SMITH, Secretary.
Directors.
Quintin Campbell, William Boyd,
William Montelius,
Isaac Hazlehurst,
Paul Beck, Jr., Alexander Beuson,
James Le Fevre, Thomas Robins.
Robert A. Caldcleugh,
ROBERT O'NEIL, Surveyor, 17 S. Penn Square.
FRANKLIN .- Office 1633 Chestnut street. Chartered 1829. Capital $100,000. Shares $100.
CHARLES N. BANCKER, President. CHARLES G. BANCKER, Secretary. Directors.
Charles N. Bancker, Tobias Wagner,
Thomas Hart, Samuel Grant,
George W. Richards, Adolph E. Borie, Jacob R. Smith, David S. Brown.
Thomas I. Wharton, Mordecai D. Lewis,
CITIZEN'S MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA. Perpetual Charter. Office 152 Walnut street.
JAMES TODD, President. James Todd, George II. Burgin,
DANIEL B. POULTNEY, Secretary.
Mason Hutchins, Robert Allen.
Robert E. Jones, James P. Parke,
William S. Torr, Benjamin Crispin,
Benjamin Orn,
WASHINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY .- Office 48 Walnut street.
CHARLES S. RICHE, President.
I. KIMBALL, Secretary.
B. S. Burlin, John Dallett,
Charles S. Riche, Isaac Loyd, Jr, Charles Rugan, John C. Da Costa, S. Morris Waln, Wm. S. Neilson,
. John Mason, Edw. W. Robinson,
Directors. Robert Souter, Jr, Henry Charles Bohles, Thomas Wattson, J. B. Mellvaine.
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LAWRENCE LEWIS, Sec. and Treasurer. Trustees.
Thomas C. Rockhill, John J. Ridgway,
George Cadwalader, Edward S. Burd,
Joseph Dugan,
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Jacob Brown, William M. Hansell.
Capital $200,000.
SOUTHWARK FIRE INSURANCE .- Office No. 74 Walnut streek Chartered 1834. Perpetual. Capital authorized by law, $400,000. Dividends January and July.
GEORGE M. HICKLING, President. Directors.
JOHN McCOLLOM, Secretary.
G. M. Hickling, John J. Krider,
Levi Taylor, Francis Russell,
F. A. Raybold, , Benj. Jones, Jr.
Thomas G. Connor, : :
SPRING GARDEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY .-- Ofice N. W. corner Sixth and Wood. Incorporated 1835. Capital $400,000. Shares $50. Dividends January and July. LAWRENCE SHUSTER, President. LEWIS KRUMBHAAR, Secretary.
Directors.
Lawrence Shuster, Elijah Dallett,
Joseph Wood, P. L. Laguerenne,
Curwin Stoddart, Abraham R. Perkins.
George M Troutman, Robert L. Loughead, Samuel Townsend, Charles Stokes,
SOUTHERN INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY. GEORGE K. CHILDS, President. WILLIAM W. SMITH, Cashier.
Directors.
G. K. Childs, Z. Locke, H. Hopkins, Joseph Murray,
W. Drinkhouse,
Stephen H. Simmons,
Robert Patton, Lemuel Hazzard,
John Allen,
Charles G. Borhek, Joseph Feinour, Jr.
GLOBE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY .- Office 435 North Second.
Capital $100,000.
JAMES MARSH, President.
James Marsh, John Haines,
Elisha R. Johnston, Jacob Harman, Jr.
Osmon Reed, Elijah Tyson,
Bowers Lowber, John Seiser.
Peter Fisher,
PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS .- Office Franklin Institute, South Seventh. THOMAS CAVE, President.
WMI. FENNELL, Register. 1
. JOHN C. CRESSON. Superintendent. JOHN P. MURTA, Clerk.
PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE RELIEF OF DISABLED FIREMEN CHARLES SCHAFFER, President.
GEORGE W. TRYON, Vice-President,
M. L. GORDON, Secretary.
EDMUND A. SOUDER, Treasurer. ANDREW BUTLER, Assistant Secretary. Trustees.
Charles Schaffer, Joseph Reakirt, Alexander Henry,
James Dalzell,
George W. Tryon,
Mordecai L. Gordon, Andrew Butler,
George K. Childs, John Rutherford, Jr.
John Donnally, Jacob Esher,
James W. Martien, William Rowland, Jr. James Page, John Allen, Robert Clark.
Edmund A. Souder, Benjamin Matthias,
William P. Smith,
COMMITTEE OF RELIEF. James W. Martien. Thomas C. Jones. John Rutherford, Jr.
Jacob Esher, William P. Smith,
Andrew Butler, Benjamin Matthias,
Robert E. Nuttle,
Thomas C. Jones.
GEORGE/ WIEGAND, Inspector.
Directors. JONATHAN ALDEN, Cashier.
William Campbell,
Peter Williamson, Alexander Symington,
Uriah Hunt. Robert Coburn.
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY .- Office 5 Merchants' Exchange. Stock and Mutual Insurance Company for Marine, Fire, and Inland Navigation. C. N. BUCK, President. Directors.
C. N. Buck, John A. Barclay, Daniel Lammot, William Young,
John Bohlen,
Charles J. Du Pont,
Joseph Ripka, Francis G. Smith.
THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY FOR INSURANCES ON LIVES AND GRANTING ANNUITIES .- Office 66 Walnut street. Chartered 1812. Perpetual. Capital 8500,000. Shares $100. Dividends January and July. HYMAN GRATZ, President. SEARS C. WALKER, Actuary.
Directors.
Hyman Gratz, Charles Taylor,
Edwin M. Lewis, I. P. Hutchinson,
William Parker,
Henry J. Williams,
John Moss, Samuel F. Smith,
J. K. Mitchell, M. D., R. MI. Patterson, M. D., William Kirkham, Charles Dutilh.
THE GIRARD LIFE INSURANCE, ANNUITY AND TRUST COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA .- Office No. 159 Chestnut street. Incorporated 1836. Capital $300,000. Churter perpetual.
B. W. RICHARDS, President.
JOHN F. JAMES, Treasurer and Actuary. Managers.
B. W. Richards, Armon Davis,
Wm. R. Hanson, S. Wagner, (York, Pa.)
Timothy Abbott, Thomas Ridgway,
Wm. Folwell,
Joseph Yeager,
David Williamson, John S. Newlin,
PHILADELPHIA CONTRIBUTIONSHIP FOR THE INSURANCE OF HOUSES FROM LOSS BY FIRE .- No. 96 South Fourth street. Chartered 1752. JAMES S. SMITH, Treasurer and Secretary. Directors. Zachariah Poulson, Horace Binney, William Smith,
Joseph Price, Lewis Waln,
Charles Willing, M. D.
Joshua Longstreth,
William H. Hart,
J. P. Hutchinson,
Alexander Lardner, William Morrison.
FIRE ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA .- Office No. 34 North Fifth street, between High and Mulberry. Instituted on the 15th of September, 1817, for the purpose of insuring houses from loss or damage by fire, in the City and County of Philadelphia. Incorporated March 27, 1820. Re-incorporated April 3d, 1833. GEORGE W. TRYON, President. ANDREW BUTLER, Sec. and Treasurer. Trustces.
George Esler, John Allen, Howe Keith,
William Warner,
Peter A. Keyser, 1 Jacob E. Tomkins,
Jacob Esher, Jacob S. Miller, Charles Schæffer,
William II. Hamilton,
Robert Warnock, Jacob B. Lancaster.
COUNTY FIRE .- Office 218 North Third street. Charter perpetual. Dividends January and July. AUGUSTINE STEVENSON, President. JACOB F. HOECKLEY, Secretary.
Augustine Stevenson, Henry Crilly, Samuel Williams, Joseph Reakirt, Samuel Bonnell,
Robert V. Massey,
Directors. John Taylor, Osmon Reed,
Michael Mc Gill, John Farr.
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John Bohlen,
John J. Smith, Jr., Robert Pearsall,
George N. Baker, George W. Tucker.
Alex. W. Johnston,
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BOARD OF HEALTH, 1843-44.
CITY .- James Hutchinson, No. 58 South Twelfth street.
Samuel W. Weer, No. 147 North Twelfth street and No. 68 Chestnut street. Mark M. Reeve, M. D., No. 133 North Twelfth street.
John A. Elkinton, M. D., No. 102 North Fifth street.
William S. Smith, No. 131 Pine street.
John Lindsay, No. 8 Belmont Place.
SOUTHWARK .- William G. Alexander, No. 314 South Front street.
NORTHERN LIBERTIES .- S Benjamin E. Carpenter, No. 215 Coates street. Richard L. Lloyd, No. 359 North Sixth street.
SPRING GARDEN .- Nathan L. Hatfield, M. D., N. E. corner of Franklin and Button- wood streets.
MOYAMENSING .- John D. Hoffner, No. 229 South Sixth street, below Shippen. KENSINGTON .- Isaac Boileau, No. 538 North Second street.
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD.
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President-James Hutchinson.
Secretary-Benjamin E. Carpenter.
Treasurer-William S. Smith.
Solicitor-J. A. Phillips, No. 56 South Sixth street.
Clerk of the Board-Samuel P. Marks, N. W. corner of Locust and Eleventh streets. Steward of Lazaretto-John E. Matthieu.
Matron of City Hospital-Mrs. P. Altemus, Hospital.
Messenger-Charles F. Thiesen, No 9 Moyamensing Road.
Assistant Messenger-John Tudor, Schuylkill Second street, above Spruce.
Runner-David Brown, No 10 Bonsall street.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
HEALTH OFFICER-Peter Rambo, Queen street, above Frankford Road, Kensington. PORT PHYSICIAN-Isaac N. Marselis, M. D., N. E. corner of Catharine and Second streets. LAZARETTO PHYSICIAN-Jesse W. Griffits, M. D., Lazaretto.
QUARANTINE MASTER .- Alexander McKeever, Lazaretto.
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 weeks.
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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GOVERNMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
1 DAVID R. PORTER, Governor. CHARLES MCCLURE, Secretary of State. JOB MANN, Treasurer. OVID F. JOHNSON, Attorney General.
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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JOHN TYLER, President.
WM. P. MANGUM, Acting Vice-President.
ABEL P. UPSHUR, Secretary of State.
JOHN C. SPENCER, Secretary of the Treasury. (Vacant.) Secretary of War.
(Vacant.) Secretary of the Navy.
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE, Postmaster General. (Vacant.) Attorney General.
MINISTERS AND CONSULS FROM FOREIGN POWERS RESIDENT AT PHILADELPHIA.
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