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PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE CO. CAPITAL-$400,000.
President -R. A. Caldcleugh.
Secretary .- Jonathan Smith.
Directors .- Thomas Ketters, Quintin Campbell, Jo-
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
nathan K. Hassinger, William Montelius, Paul Beck, Jr., William Boyd, Nathan Bunker, Alexander Benson.
MUTUAL ASSURANCE COMPANY.
President .- Daniel Smith.
Secretary .- John C. Stocker.
Trustees .- Thomas Hall, Geo. McCallmont, Chas. Graff, Wm. W. Fisher, Lewis Clapier, John K. Kane, James C. Fisher, Robert M. Lewis, John Markland, Robert Poland, Henry Nixon, Edward S. Burd.
FIRE ASSOCIATION.
President .- William Wagner.
Treasurer and Clerk .- John Greiner.
Trustees .- David Knight, Geo. Esler, Daniel Smith, William Warner, Michael Day, Peter Williamson, Geo. W. Tryon, Peter Fritz, William Abbott, Horatio G. Rowley, Benjamin P. Smith, Joseph Donaldson.
MARINE & FIRE COMPANIES.
FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA. CAPITAL-$600,000.
President .- John C. Smith. Secretary .- Arthur G. Coffin.
Directors .- John Inskeep, Jolın Stille, Andrew Pet- tit, Edward Smith, John A. Brown, Charles A. Harper, William Foster, Alexander Henry, Thomas Astley, Samuel W. Jones, Matthew L. Bevan, John White, Thomas P. Cope, Samuel F. Smith.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL-$500,000.
President .- William Davidson.
Secretary .- Job Bacon.
Directors .- William Lynch, John C. Lowber, Wm . Y. Birch, Timothy Abbott, Manuel Eyre, John Ser- geant, Thomas A. Morgan, Henry White.
FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL-400,000.
President .- C. C. Biddle.
Secretary .- Charles N. Bancker.
Directors .- Thomas T. Wharton, Tobias Wagner, Thomas Hart, Samuel Grant, Thomas C. Rockhill, Jas. Schott, Henry C. Carey, Levi Ellmaker, Fred. Brown.
PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL-$480,000.
President .- David Lewis.
Secretary .- John R. Wucherer.
Directors .- Paul Beck, Jr., Lawrence Lewis, Wm. Phillips, Adolphus Peries, Jno. Goddard, John C. Stock- er, John L. Hodge, Benjamin Morris.
UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL-$300,000.
President .- Lewis Clapier.
Secretary .- Brittin White.
Directors .- John Bohlen, Charles Graff, Austin Montgomery, Saturnius Destouet, James Le Fevre, Jno. Beylard, Jr., Hugh Colhoun, Bankson Taylor, William Lynch, John R. Neff, Richard S. Smith, Joseph Hand.
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MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.
UNITED STATES INSURANCE COMPANY.
CAPITAL-$200,000.
President .- William Young.
Secretary .- Alexander Stewart, Jr.
Directors .- Henry Toland, William M. Walmsley, Joseph Cabot, George Fales, William D. Lewis, John Stewart, Francis R. Wharton, John Diamond, John C. Da Costa, James G. Stacey, James Latimer, Jos. Swift
THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY,
For Insurance on Lives, and granting Annuities, No. 72, South Second-street.
CAPITAL-$500,000.
President .- Thomas Astley.
Actuary .- Joseph Roberts, Jr.
Directors .- Thomas Astley, William Parker, John Moss, Thomas Cadwalader, John Bohlen, Horace Bin- ney, Elihu Chauncey, Hyman Gratz, William Kirk- ham, Benjamin Masden, John B. Newman, Charles Ro- berts, John Sergeant.
This Company effect Insurance on Lives, and grant Annuities, payable half yearly or quarterly, during the life of the Annuitant.
MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.
PHILADELPHIA ARCADE.
President .- Joseph Dugan.
Secretary and Treasurer .- P. A. Browne.
Managers .- Timothy Caldwell, Peter A. Browne, Robert Hare, Gabriel Kern, Jr., Joseph Dugan, James D 2
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MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.
McIntyre, J. R. Ingersoll, Levi Ellmaker, C. Stevenson, George W. Jones, F. M. Drexer, John Phillips.
CHESAPEAKE & DELAWARE CANAL.
President .- Robert M. Lewis.
Directors .- John K. Kane, John Hemphill, William Phillips, John C. Smith, Isaac C. Jones, William Platt, B. W. Richards, H. D. Gilpin, Levin Gale.
NORTHERN LIBERTIES & PENN TOWNSHIP RAIL-ROAD.
President .- Jesse R. Burden.
Treasurer .- George F. Goodman.
Managers .- Augustin Stevenson, John M. Ogden, Thos. Reeves, Jr., John Barclay, Elijah Dallett, Miles N. Carpenter, Erskin Hazard, James McCormack, Jno. L. Woolf, John Keefe.
PHILADELPHIA SAVINGS INSTITUTON. Office 100 Walnut-street.
President .- Peter Fritz.
Treasurer .- Charles Robb.
Secretary .- J. Barrington.
Board of Investment .- R. C. Martin, Joseph Aken, S. J. Curtis, Archibald Robertson, G. W. South, Mor- gan Ash, J. S. Warner, J. W. Leeds, D. Winnebrener, J. J. Robinson.
Deposits of money will be received bearing interest as follows :
Special Deposits for 90 days,
42 per cent.
60
4
''30
3 -
Weekly Deposits of 1 to $10,
6
-
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MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.
GIRARD TRUST OFFICE. Office 163 Chesnut-st.
Treasurer .- Brittin Cooper.
Agent .- Charles Johnson, Sen.
Commissioners .- Joshua Lippincott, Charles Massey, Manuel Eyre, Robert McMullin, J. J. Bovie, Joseph R. Chandler, Henry Troth, Lawrence Lewis, John Swift.
President .- Joshua Lippincott. Secretary .- Morgan Ash.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
President .- Robert Ralston. Vice-Presidents .- Thomas P. Cope, Lewis Clapier. Treasurer .- Robert Smith.
Secretary .- J. Vaughan.
LITTLE SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION, Rail Road & Coal Company.
President .- William H. Keating. Treasurer & Secretary .- Samuel Bradford. Managers .- M. S. Richards, J. Heister, T. Sergeant, E. R. Biddle, E. Chauncey, H. J. Williams.
DANVILLE & POTTSVILLE RAIL-ROAD CO.
President .- Thomas M. Pettit.
Secretary .- George Taylor. Treasurer .- Samuel H. Carpenter.
Managers .- John White, Thomas Biddle, L. Lewis, B. W. Richards, Joseph M. Sanderson, J. Preston, M. Newkirk, Charles H. Baker, John M. Hood, Joseph McIlvaine.
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SCHEDULE OF REAL ESTATE, &C.
SAVING FUND SOCIETY.
President .- Thomas Hall.
Treasurer .- George Billington.
Managers .- C. C. Biddle, Richd. Peters, Jr., Danl. B. Smith, J. J. Vander Kemp, Lawrence Lewis, John C. Lowber, John R. Neff, Thomas Fassitt, A. G. Ralston, Quintin Campbell, George Vaux, John A. Brown, Fran- cis R. Wharton, F. G. Smith, Samuel Grant, T. H. White, Wm. Davidson, William Smith, P. H. Nicklin, Sansom Perot, Jolın Bacon, J. Browne Smith, W. D. Lewis, Thomas Biddle.
PHILADELPHIA & TRENTON RAIL-ROAD.
President .- John Savage.
Treasurer & Secretary .- T. G. Kennedy.
Managers .- John Savage, Simon Gratz, G. Rundle, J.McIlvaine, J. T. Knight, F. G. Wolbert, Jas. Worth, T. G. Kennedy, J. Reeside, C. G. Childs, C. Lombarts, Wm. F. Swift.
LANCASTER & SCHUYLKILL BRIDGE.
President .--- Jacob Ridgway.
Treasurer .- Thomas P. Roberts.
Managers .- Samuel Richards, Thomas Biddle, H. J. Williams, Henry Nixon, Charles Roberts, Thos. Hart.
SCHEDULE
Of Real Estate belonging to the city of Philadelphia.
1. The Market-Houses in High street, from the De- laware to Eighth street, eighth in number; and those in Second street, from Pine to Cedar street, two in num- ber.
2. Five Public Squares, viz. Washington, Franklin, Penn, Logan, and Rittenhouse Squares.
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SCHEDULE OF REAL ESTATE, &c.
3. The Independence Square, 510 feet in length from Chesnut to Walnut street, and 3973 feet in breadth from Delaware Fifth to Sixth street, together with the State-House and City Hall at the south-west corner of Chesnut and Fifth streets, and the lots on which they are erected.
4. The public wharves and landings on the River Delaware, viz. Vine street wharf, which is leased to Mr. John Ford, for three years, commencing March 1, 1831, at an annual rent of $1150, payable quarterly.
Sassafras street wharf, rented January 1, 1829, to Captain Wilmon Whildin, for four years, at a rent ori- ginally of $877 per annum, but from which a reduction was made by resolution of Councils September 8, 1830, of $127 per annum, so that the rent now remains at $750 per annum.
Mulberry street wharf, leased July 24, 1826, to The Philadelphia, Dover, and Norfolk Steam-boat and Trans- portation Company, for ten years from that date, at an annual rent of $1600, payable quarterly.
High street wharf, under lease to Isaac Reeves and Isaiah Toy, for two years from February 15, 1831, at an annual rent of $1200, payable quarterly. In this lease a right of landing free of charge on the outer end and south side of said wharf is reserved for boats bring- ing produce for market and fresh fish as therein speci- ed.
Chesnut street wharf leased to James Le Fevre for steam-boats, &c., August 15, 1825, for ten years from that date, at an annual rent of $2000, payable quarterly
Walnut street wharf not leased.
The Drawbridge wharf, occupied by the city as a wood wharf. Near this wharf is situated the following real estate owned by the city and leased from them, viz. the house on the Drawbridge commonly called "The
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SCHEDULE OF REAL ESTATE, &C.
Fish House," leased to Spencer Dewees for five years, from April 1, 1828, at an annual rent of $615, payable quarterly.
A lot on Water street north of the Drawbridge, leas- ed to Gabriel Kern, Jr. and George A. Snyder, Septem- ber 25, 1818, for twenty-one years from that date, at an annual rent of $250, payable semi-annually. On this lot Messrs. Kern & Snyder have erected a three storied brick store.
A lot commonly called "The Drawbridge Lot," bounded by Delaware Front street, Dock street, Spruce street, and Little Dock street ; containing in breadth on the west side of Delaware Front street, from Dock to Spruce street, 102 feet ; in length on Spruce street 2773 feet, and on Dock street 220 9-12 feet to Little Dock street.
Spruce street dock leased March 31, 1832, to Messrs. Henry Lelar & Son, for one year from that date, at a rent of $350 per annum, payable quarterly.
Pine street wharf, leased June 13, 1832, to Samuel Neall & James Barrett, for one year from that date, at a rent of $130 per annum, payable quarterly.
Cedar street wharf, leased to William Champion for three years from May 1, 1832, at $160 per annum, payable quarterly.
5. The public wharves and landings on the River Schuylkill. At the ends of some of the streets no im- provements are made. The following are improved and rented, viz. Sassafras street wharf leased to William Bethell for three years from March 11, 1831, at a rent of $200 per annum.
Spruce street wharf, leased to Joseph Burr, for two years from April 1, 1831, at a yearly rent of $205.
Lombard street landing, leased June 19, 1832, to Alexander Murphy, for one year, for $70. This lease
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SCHEDULE OF REAL ESTATE, &C.
was assigned, August 8, 1832, with the consent of the city, to Jesse R. Burden and others, Commissioners for building a new prison, &c.
6. Other city property on the River Schuylkill, with- in the city proper, viz.
A lot adjoining High street on the north, extending from the River Schuylkill, east along High street, 592 feet, exclusive of Ashton street, to Schuylkill Front st., thence north along Schuylkill Front street 306 feet to Filbert street, thence west along Filbert street 550 feet, exclusive of Ashton street, to the River Schuylkill.
A lot on Schuylkill, bounded south by Chesnut street, and extending from the River Schuylkill along the north line of Chesnut street east 564 feet, exclusive of Ashton street, to Schuylkill Front street; thence along the west line of Schuylkill Front street 359 feet north; thence west 594 feet, exclusive of Ashton street, to the River Schuylkill. Beach street is laid out through this lot.
7. Other city property within the bounds of the city proper, and not before enumerated, viz.
Sundry lots on the south side or Lombard street, be- tween Ninth and Tenth streets, extending southward 78 feet in depth, and let on ground rent forever as follows :
Two lots to. Charles Johnson, Jr., May 1, 1827, at an annual ground rent for both lots of $95, payable se- mi-annually.
Two lots let to Richard C. Dickinson, May 1, 1827, at an annual ground rent for both lots of $90, payable semi-annually.
Two lots let to Samuel Thackara, May 1, 1829, at an annual ground rent for both lots of $95, payable se- mi-annually.
Six lots let to Bowlby & Weaver, July 1, 1829, at an annual ground rent, for the whole, of $216 per an- num, payable semi-annually.
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SCHEDULE OF REAL ESTATE, &C.
The ten remaining lots, comprising the residue of the front between Ninth and Tenth streets, were let on ground rent, and the ground rent has been extinguish- ed by the tenants.
A lot on the south side of Lombard street, extending in front from Tenth to Eleventh street, and in depth 78 feet. On this lot is erected the city carpenter's shop, and the lot is occupied by the City Commissioners as a place of deposite for paving stone, lumber, &c.
A lot of ground on the south side of Cherry street, between Ninth and Tenth streets, 40 feet front, by 144 feet in depth. On this lot are erected the office and work-shops for the use of the city water works.
A lot of ground on the east side of Schuylkill Sixth street, between High and Chesnut streets, containing in front or breadth, on said Sixth street, 40 feet, and ex- tending in length or depth, eastward, 198 feet. On this lot the city stables are erected.
A lot of ground at the south-west corner of Schuyl- kill Second street and Ash alley, in the square between High and Chesnut streets, 130 feet in breadth on Schuylkill Second street, extending westward 180 feet to Aspen alley. No building on this lot.
Two lots of ground on the east side of Schuylkill Front street, the first, at the distance of 25 feet 6 inches north of Chesnut street, is in breadth 343 feet, and in length, eastward, 180 feet, to Aspen alley; the second, at the distance of 60 feet north of Chesnut street, is in breadth 83 feet 7 inches, and in length, eastward, 180 feet, to Aspen alley. No buildings on either of these lots.
Two lots of ground situate on the north side of Ches- nut street, between Schuylkill Front and Second streets ; the first containing in Front or breadth on Schuylkill Front street, 25 feet 6 inches, and in length or depth
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SCHEDULE OF REAL ESTATE, &c.
along the north line of Chesnut street, 188 feet, to As- pen alley; and the second, containing in front or breadth on the west side of Schuylkill Second street, 25 feet 6 inches, and in length or depth along the north line of Chesnut street, 188 feet to Aspen alley.
Two lots of ground situate on the west side of Schuylkill Second street, extending westward to Schuyl- kill Front street; one of them adjoining the south side of Vine street, in breadth, southward, 102 feet; the oth- er, at the distance of 204 feet south of Vine street, in' breadth, southward, 112 feet. These lots are vested in the corporation, to be used as burial grounds for stran- gers.
8. City property out of the bounds of the city pro- per, as follows. A lot of ground situate in Blockley township, on the north side of High street continued, west of Schuylkill; in length, westward, 1540 feet from low water mark at the River Schuylkill, and in breadth, at the east end, 510 feet, and continuing that breadth about 500 feet, and then about 430 feet in breadth for the remainder of its length; containing in the whole about 15 acres. On this ground is a stone house, oc- cupied as a tavern, several other dwelling houses, shops, &c., all under lease from the corporation, for a term of years, as follows :
Dwelling house or tavern, and lot adjoining, leased February 22, 1825, to Christian Young, for ten years from July 1, 1824, at a yearly rent of $225, payable semi-annually.
Three lots leased July 1, 1824, to David Hoopes, for ten years from that date, for the yearly rent, in the whole, of $31 50, payable half yearly.
Six lots, leased July 7, 1824, to John Warner, for ten years from July 1, 1824, at an annual rent, for the whole, of $72, payable half yearly.
E
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SCHEDULE OF REAL ESTATE, &c.
Two back lots, leased July 16, 1824, to Robt. Shaw, for ten years from July 1, 1824; and two other lots, leased to him on the same day, for the same term, at the yearly rent, for the whole, of $71, payable half yearly.
One lot, leased August 1, 1824, to Benj. Pugh, for ten years from July 1, 1824, at a yearly rent of $11 50, payable half yearly.
Two lots, leased June 30, 1824, to Charles C. Ro- binson, for ten years from July 1, 1824, at a yearly rent of $21, payable half yearly.
A lot of ground situate in Penn Township, and ad- joining the Vineyard town plat, containing two acres, appropriated for a public burial ground, in lieu of the lot on Lombard street from Ninth to Tenth street.
The estate at " Fair Mount," on which are erected the engine house and other works for supplying the city with water. This estate contains in front, on Callow- hill street, 450 feet, to the Bridge Company's ground, thence north, along the line of said ground, 82 feet, to Morris street, thence westwardly, about 300 feet, to the river Schuylkill, thence along the Schuylkill, north- wardly, about 890 feet, to Francis street, thence east- wardly, along Francis street, 1216 feet, to the north- west corner of Moliere's lot, on John and Francis sts., then commencing at the south-east corner of Moliere and John streets, and running along John street, 961 feet, to the south-east corner of John and Biddle streets, thence along Biddle street, 400 feet, to a corner of ground belonging to Jones and others, and thence southwardly, along said ground, about 90 feet, to the place of beginning.
The said estate also comprises a lot situate at the north-east corner of Callowhill street and Schuylkill Se- cond street, containing in front or breadth on the. said
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GIRARD LEGACY.
Callowhill street one hundred feet, and extending in length or depth northward, at right angles with the said Callowhill street, on the west side thereof, along the said Schuylkill Second street, eighty-three feet, and on the east side thereof sixty-seven feet.
SCHEDULE
Of Real Estate devised to the Corporation of the City of Philadelphia, by Stephen Girard.
Annual Rent.
House No. 164 South Second street,
$505 00
No. 1623
-
505 00
No. 162
-
505 00
66 No. 160}
505 00
corner of Union and Comptroller streets, 305 00
No. 5 Comptroller street, -
255 00
No. 3 - 255 00
corner of Spruce and Comptroller streets, 305 00
No. 12 Comptroller street,
205 00
No. 10
-
205 00
No. 8
.
205 00
No. 6
-
205 00
No. 4
205 00
No. 2
205 00
No. 66 Spruce street, -
405 00
No. 1 Harmony street,
-
225 00
46 No. 2
215 00
No. 3
-
.
205 00
No. 70 South Third street,
705 00
16 No. 68
.
605 00
No. 46
.
455 00
No. 44
.
455 00
No. 100 Chesnut street,
-
1605 00
No. 102
1805 00
-
.
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GIRARD LEGACY.
Annual Rent.
House No. 104 Chesnut street,
$1605 00
No. 161
. 1205 00
No. 163
. 1205 00
No. 1633
- 1205 00
No. 15 South Third street, -
450 00
No. 11 « 66
665 00
No. 5 South Twelfth street, vacant.
No. 3 “
corner of Twelfth and Market street, 708 00
No. 1 South Eleventh street, -
505 00
No. 3
505 00
No. 5 "
505 00
No. 21 North Front street, -
400 00
No. 25
-
No. 27
-
No. 29
-
No. 31 66
corner of Jones' alley and Front street, 400 00 Back building of do. 100 00
No. - Jones' alley,
72 00
.6 No. - .
72 00
No. 17
120 00
No. 19
125 00
No. -
72 00
No. 20 North Front street,
-
1600 00
No. 22 “
-
1600 00
Nos. 24 & 26
-
3000 00
66 No. 28
No. 29 North Water street,
.
550 00
No. 27
400 00
No. 25
450 00
No. 23
-
" Nos. 13 and 15
2000 00
No. 11
66
800 00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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GIRARD LEGACY.
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Annual Rent.
House No. 9 North Wharves,
$1000 00
s. No. 20 North Water street,
300 00
No. 24
-
48 00
No. 9
66
Bar-Room on Bickley's wharf,
1200 00
Counting Room
100 00
Sail Loft,
165 00
Two Rooms, 66
. 250 00
Five Rooms,
.
240 00
No. - Schriver's court,
165 00
No. 56 North Eighth street, -
205 00
No. 7 North Wharves and wharf,
1000 00
K No. 11 -
-
No. 12
-
-
& No. 13
-
.
No. 26 North Water street, .
No. 28 ¥
No. 209 Coates street, vacant.
No. 211
-
257 50
No. 213
.
-
257 50
66 No. 215
-
-
257 50
No. 217
.
.
257 50
66 No. 219
257 50
No. 221
257 50
S
No. 223
-
-
257 50
66 No. 225
257 50
No. 227
257 50
No. 229
.
.
257 50
No. 231
-
-
257 50
66
No. 233
257 50
u No. 235
vacant.
North-west corner of Coates and Sixth
streets, -
90 00
Dairy Farm, Moyamensing, 900 00
E 2
+
-
.
-
-
-
-
.
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GIRARD LEGACY.
Annual Rent of the Real Estate devised by Stephen Girard to the City of Philadel- phia, - - $40,122 00
Exclusive of the above are a great many houses in an unfinished state, together with several dwellings and stores untenanted.
Also, various lots of ground in the county of Phila- delphia, amounting to over 610 acres.
INVENTORY OF REAL ESTATE
Forming part of the Capital of the late Bank of Stephen Girard.
COST.
Banking House and Lot, with two dwell-
- $142,438 00 ings, -
Two houses in Franklin Place, - -
10,045 00
29,494 acres of land on the Mahanoy, 167,460 00
5,881 acres of land in Erie, ,
1,383 00
Houses Nos. 63 and 65 Walnut street, and 61 Dock street, 10,666 67
60 acres of Land in Passyunk, -
6,659 81
Lot of land in Spruce street, 569 74
House and Lot in Coates street,
3,000 00
Lot of ground at the corner of Coates and John street, - -
1,800 00 House and lot No. 48 South Third street,
12,000 00
Lot of land in Passyunk, - - street, - -
3,000 00
Stores, Wharf and Dock in North Water
- -
24,222 33
Lot of ground in Schuylkill county, 4,500 00
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GIRARD LEGACY.
SCHEDULE Showing the cost of the Real Estate of the late Stephen Girard, purchased between the years 1795 and 1832, viz:
Cost of the Real Estate in the City and Liberties, including Banking House and Bank estate, - $1,291,198 53
Cost of the Real Estate in Passyunk and Moyamensing townships, 230,944 45
1,522,142 98
Cost of 200,370 arpens or acres of land in Ouachita county, Louisiana, 42,680 91 Cost of 29,4942 acres of coal land in Schuylkill county, 175,246 32 -
Cost of 6,000 acres of land in Erie coun- ty, - -
1,764 25
1,741,834 46
Amount of the personal property which has passed through the hands of Ste- phen Girard's executors, - - 4,577,330 02
Cost of the Real Estate as above, - 1,741,834 46
6,319,164 48
Assessed value of the Real Estate in the city and county of Philadelphia, for the purpose of ascertaining the collateral inheritance tax thereon.
Walnut Ward, -
-
- 167,000 00
Pine Ward, -
-
-
- 119,300 00
Middle Ward, -
. - - 285,776 00 -
Chesnut Ward, - -
. - 69,500 00
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SCOTT LEGACY.
High Street Ward,
- 293,480 00
Passyunk township, - - 94,410 00
Unincorporated part of Penn township,
· 30,000 00
First Ward, Spring Garden, - - 16,500 00
Third Ward, Spring Garden, .
2,400 00
Sixth Ward, Northern Liberties, .
. 88,300 00
Moyamensing township, -
.
· 16,935 00
South Mulberry Ward,
6,000 00
$1,189,631 00
STATEMENT OF JOHN SCOTT'S LEGACY,
To be appropriated as Premiums for Useful Inventions
Original amount, .
-
-
$4,000 00
Increase, . -
1,010 55
$,5010 55
Annual Income.
Interest on $4,000 U. S. 3 per cent. Stock, $120 00
Do. on $500 State 5 per cent Stock, 25 00
$145 00
Expenditures for 1829, 1830, and 1831.
James Mease,
-
$20 00
F. Hopkinson,
.
20 00
John Hughes,
20 00
H. Habermehl,
36 00
Wm. Pinchin,
40 00
A. Dubrielle,
.
6
.
.
20 00
James Webster,
€
-
20 00
M. P. Mitchell,
-
.
20 00
.
.
-
-
.
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SCOTT LEGACY.
J. Mease,
-
-
.
-
27 31
E. Whiting,
-
-
-
-
20 00
Joseph Jennings,
20 00
F. H. Smith,
20 00
J. P. Merrihew, -
.
.
-
- 20 00
$303 31
STATEMENT OF JOHN SCOTT'S LEGACY, To be applied to the same purpose as Dr. Franklin's Legacy.
Amount received, December, 1817,
-
$3,000 00
Amount received, July, 1820,
70 78
$3,070 78
Amount to credit of the Legacy, January, 1832, $4,927 03, for part of which the following bonds were in the hands of the treasurer.
Amount
Amount of Princi- of Princi- pal and Interest. 254 80 pal.
Enoch Thorn and J. Reeves, 208 W. Sutton and W. Vanhook, 208 Levi Smith and I. Brown, 208
254 80
254 80
J. Devinney and J. A. Niskeg, 208 Wm. Garrett and R How, 208
331 00
254 80
Isaac Brown and J. C. Gardy, 208
254 80
J. Cornman and R. Bender,
260
331 50
A. Hookey and C. Cooper, Geo. Beatty and P. Duffy,
234
292 50
331 50
Daniel Jewell, J. Feinour, Sr. & J. Feinour, Jr. 260 Wm. J. Mullin, J. G. Devinney, Jos. Chew and Jeffrey Chew, 234 D. Devinney & D. Derringer, 260
292 50
331 50
$2,756
$3,439 30
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.
-
Principals. Wm. F. Thorn, William Deal, William Brown, C. D. Devinney, George How, John F. James, W. E. Cromwell, F. L. Cooper, A. D Tarr,
Sureties.
208
254 80
86
WILLS LEGACY.
STATEMENT · Of the Fund bequeathed by JAMES WILLS to provide a Hospital for the Indigent Blind and Lame.
Stocks, at par value, -
-
-
$98,907 29
Cash, -
-
.
-
6,789 06
Real Estate, - - .
2,700 00
$108,396 35
This fund is charged with the payment of two hun- dred dollars per annum to Rachel Wise during her na- tural life.
STATEMENT
Of the Fund to supply the Poor with Fuel.
City 5 per cent. Stock, par value,, - $5,000 00 United States 3 per cent. Stock, par value, 1932 88 Four Shares Pennsylvania Bank Stock, 1,600 00
S. Girard's Legacy,
10,000 00
$18,532 88
The above Fund arises from the following Legacies. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, March, 1804, $2,278 59
John Bleakley, January, 1804, 2,666 66
Elias Boudinot, 13,000 acres of land.
Masonic Lodge, July, 1793, - - 1,533 57
W. Ricketts, August, 1793, -
- 631 00
Fees from Mayor's Court, February, 1800, 307 50
S. Girard, February, 1830, - 10,000 00 -
$17,417 32
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FRANKLIN LEGACY.
STATEMENT Of the Account of Dr. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN's Legacy. Amount of the Legacy received May, 1798, $4,444 44 Amount of the Credit of the Legacy, Jan'ry
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