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Attendance given from 9 A. M. to 3 P M. On 7th day, (Saturday) from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. and from 2 to sun-set.
Rates of Pilotage for the Port of Philadelphia. Inwards-Up to 12 feet, at 20 shillings per foot. Above 12 feet, at 25 shillings per foot. Outwards-Up to 12 feet, at 15 shillings per foot. Above 12 feet, at 20 shillings per foot. And ten dollars extra, from the 20th of November un- til the 10th of March, inclusive, is paid by all vessels of 75 tons burthen and upwards.
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Foreign bottoms pay 2 dollars 67 cents in addition to the above.
AUTHORISED INSPECTORS OF LUMBER, FLOUR; &C.
Of Lumber, C. Bartling, (head inspector) ; Jacob Zig- ler, Laven Sneed, Abel Evans, Jacob Wayne, John C. Kelsey, John Douglass, Joseph Maxfield.
Of Staves. Abraham Mitchell.
Of Salt Provisions. Benjamin Reynolds ; John Ashton, deputy inspector.
Of Butter and Lard. William F. Stokes,
Of Bark. Frederick Piper.
Of Flour. Peter Christian, head inspector ; Christian Strack, George Danenhower, deputy inspectors.
Regulator of Weights and Measures. John Meer. Regulator of Dry Measures. Simeon Geyer.
Measurers of Corn, Salt, and Coal. Daniel Trump, head Measurer; William Chapman, Ezekiel Starrat, John Scott, Samuel Smith, Charles Oakiord, George Burk, James Archer, William Clossin, Charles Calla- ghan, William Oakford, Garret Lynch, Daniel Newman, Charles Fleming and William Nelson.
Superintendant of the Powder Magazine. John Keehmle.
Inspector of Powder. Andrew Nelson.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Robert Waln, president; Thomas W. Francis, Robert Ralston, vice presidents ; Robert Smith, treasurer ; John Vaughan secretary.
A committee of five members is appointed every month, to whom all differences, of which the chamber is re- quired to take cognizance, are referred for adjustment. Applications to the committee to be made through the secretary.
POST OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MAILS FOR 1814.
EASTERN MAIL .- New York, Connecticut, Massa- chusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire states, arrive daily, at 6 A. M. and close half past 12 P. M.
Rhode Island state, arrive Tuesday, Thursday and Sa- turday, at 6 A M. and close Monday, Wednesday and Fri- day, half past 12 P. M.
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Mendham, Boonetown, Hackett'stown, Rockaway, Bas . kinridge, Fiemington, New Hampton, Middletown, Point, Allentown, Freehold, Shrewsbury, Cranbury and West- field (N. J.) arrive Tuesday, at 6 A. M. and close Mon- day, half past 12 P. M.
Morristown, Sparta and Newtown (N. J.) arrive Tues- day, Thursday and Saturday, at 6 A. M. and close Mon- day, Wednesday and Friday, half past 12 P M.
Newtown, Attleborough and Hulmesville ( Pa. ) arrive Wednesday, at 6 A. M. and close Monday, half past 12 P. M.
SOUTHERN MAIL .- Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina states, arrive daily at 1 P. M. and close half past 6 A. M.
Georgia state, arrive Sunday, Tuesday and Friday, at 1 p. M. and close Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, half past 6 A. M.
New Orleans, Mississippi Territory and Tennessee state, arrive Wednesday, at 1 p. M. and close Thursday and Saturday, half past 6 A. M.
New Orleans only, via Fort Stoddart, arrives Friday, at 1 p. M. and closes Thursday, half past 6 A. M.
Mails for part of Ohio, South and West of Chilicothe, via Washington City and Marietta, arrive Monday, at 1 P. M. and close Wednesday, half past 6 A. M.
London Grove, Chatham, New Garden, Cochransville and Strasburgh, (Lan. Cy. Pa.) arrive Wednesday, at 6 A. M. and close Saturday, half past 6 A. M.
LANCASTER and Harrisburg (Pa.) mails, and inter- mediate offices, arrive daily at 4 P. M. and close daily 6 A. M.
Great Western Mail, via Pittsburg, for Ohio and Ken- tucky states, Indiana Territory, and Upper Louisiana, from 15th April to 1st December, arrives Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday, at 4 p.M. and closes Monday, Wednes- day and. Friday, 6 A. M.
Ditto from 1st December to 15th April, arrive Mon- day, Wednesday and Friday, at 4 P. M. and close Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, 6 A. M.
Mails via Columbia, ( Pa.) for York and Adams coun- ties, arrive Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4 P. M. and close Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, sun-set.
Mails via Dowingstown, ( Pa.) for West Chester, Ken- netts Square, New London Cross Roads, Oxford C. cy. and White Horse, L. Cy. ( Pa) arrive Wednesday, at 4 P. M. and close Tuesday, 6 A. M.
READING (Pa.) Mail, and intermediate offices, ar- rive Tuesday and Friday, at 7 A. M. and close Tuesday and Friday, 2 P. M.
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Mails via Reading ( Pa. ) for Northumberland, Lycom- ing and Centre counties ( Pa) arrive Tuesday, at 7 A. M. and close Tuesday, 2 P. M.
Mails via Reading, ( Pa.) for Berks and Dauphin coun- ties, ( Pa) arrive Friday, at 7 AM and close Friday, 2 PM.
Mails via Lancaster ( Pa.) for Mifflin and Huntingdon counties. (Pa.) arrive Thursday, at 4 p. M. and close Sa- turday, 6 A. M.
EASTON (Pa.) Mail, and intermediate offices, arrive Tuesday and Friday, at 7 A. M. and close Tuesday and Friday, 3 p. M.
Mails via Easton (Pa) for Northampton, Luzerne and Wayne counties (Pa.) Sussex county (N. J.) and Gen- nessee (N. Y.) arrive Tuesday, at 7 A. M. and close Tues- day, S P. M.
BETHLEHEM ( Fa.) Mail, Montgomery Square, Al- lentown, Nazareth and Lausanne (Pa.) arrive Tuesday and Friday, at 7 A. M. and close Tues. and Friday, 2 P. M.
BRIDGETOWN (West N. J.) and intermediate of- fices, arrive Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 3 p. H. and close Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 3 P. M.
Mails via Bridgetown ( West N. J.) for Cumberland and Cape May counties (N. J.) arrive Friday, at 3 P. M. and close Wednesday, 3 P M.
SALEM (N. J.) Mail, via Woodbury, Swedesborough and Woodstown (N J. ) arrive Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 3 PM and close Monday, Wednesday and Fri- day, 3 P.M.
ATSION, Tuckerton, May's Landing, Somer's Point and Absecom (N. J.) arrive Wednesday, at 11 A M and close Wednesday, S P M.
HADDONFIELD, Mount Holly, New Mills and Bor- dentown ( N. J.) arrive Wednesday, at 4 PM and close Thursday, at 3 P M.
SWIFT SURE Mail, via Jenkintown, (Pa ) Somerset C. H. and Springfield, (N. J.) arrive Monday, Thursday and Saturday, at 8 A M and close Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, half past 7 A M.
GERMANTOWN ( Pa.) Mail arrive daily, at 8 AM and close daily, 4 P M.
Letters must be left at the post office within the time specified, to insure their going in the Mail of the day, and newspapers half an hour before that time, except newspapers for the western mail, which must be left on the preceding evening by sun-set. As there are several places of the same name in the United States, it is neces- sary that the directions should be particular ; the states should be distinguished, and where it might otherwise be doubtful, the counties. When letters are not for a post town, the nearest post town ought to be mentioned.
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CORPORATION OF THE CITY.
Mayor, John Geyer ; Recorder, Joseph Reed ; Solicitor, Randal! Hutchinson ; Treasurer, George A. Baker ; Clerk of Mayor's Court, Josiah Randall.
Allermen, John Baker, Matthew Lawler, Samuel Cars- web, Abraham Shoemaker, John Inskeep, John Barker, Andrew Pettit, John Douglass, Robert Wharton, George W. Bartram, Jacob Baker, Timothy Matlack.
Select Council, Liberty Brown, president; Thomas Bradford, jun. Clerk. Andrew Bayard, John Read, jun. John Hart, William Rush, James Vanuxem, Joseph Mor- ris, John W. Thompson, Anthony Cuthbert, Stephen Gir- ard, Jonathan Lukens, Thomas Tomkins.
Common Council, Thomas Leiper, president ; Samuel Keemle, Clerk ; Adam Eckfeldt, Seth Craig, Samuel Wetherell, jun. Levi Garrett, Francis Mitchell, Alexan- der Cook, James Harper, jun. Conrad Wile, James Cut- bush, Mark Richards, James H. Cole, I. Wainright, Geo. Summers, Samuel Badger, George Palmer, William Dal- zell, John Malony, John Steel, William -Smiley.
CITY REGULATORS, AND SURVEYORS, William Garrigues. Reading Howell.
GUARDIANS OF THE POOR.
Joseph Howell, president, No. 217 Spruce street, and 107 Chesnut street. Daniel Lammot, treasurer, 11 south Water street, and 94 south Front street. Samuel Ewing, solicitor, 80 Walnut street. John Hutton, secretary, 26 Almond street. Northern Liberties. Henry A. Beck, 248 north Front street. James Hart, 55 Vine street. Peter Hinkle, corner of Callowliill and Lawrence streets. Geo. Ritchie, 447 north Third street. Cornelius Trimmel, cor-' ner of Poplar and Front streets. John Miley, 136 Brown street. Peter Kline, 374 north Third street. William L. Read, 268 north Second street. Peter Hutz. Charles Yetter, 128 Brown street. City. Robert Murphy, 95 north Third street. Sampson Davis, 183 Cherry street. Robert Hamill, 81 Dock street. William Palmer, Tenth below Chesnut street. Henry Barrington, 206 south Fourth st. Thomas De Silver, 152 south Sixth street. Nicodemus Lloyd, corner of 7th and Cherry streets. William Davis. Samuel Jourdan. John Pritchard. John Snyder. Samuel Morrow, corner of Pine and 5th streets. John M'Curdy, 36 Chesnut street. Southwark. John Carpenter, 278 south 2nd street. John Murray, 314 south 2nd street. Willian Myers, 36 Catharine street. George Dawson, $73 south 2nd street. James Smith.
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Charles Culnan, doorkeeper, Walnut between 4th and 5th streets, back of the Presbyterian meeting house.
MANAGERS OF THE ALMS HOUSE AND HOUSE OF EMPLOYMENT.
Reece Morris, 219 north 3d street. Peter Hartzog', 123 Vine street. George Spangler, 250 south Front st. Stephen W. Smith, 17 Pine street. Thomas M. Souder, 312 Market street. Hanson Waters, 24 north Third st. John M'Leod, jun. Front below Federal street. John Harrison.
PHYSICIANS.
District of Southwark. Thomas T. Hewson, 132 Ches- nut street. Samuel Stewart, corner of 5th and Spruce street, City of Philadelphia, and Township of the Northern Liberties. Joseph Parrish, 109 Arch street. Peter Miller, 101 Arch street. Isaac Cathrall, 190 Chesnut street. Tho- mas C. James, 146 south 2nd street. N. Chapman, 206 Chesnut street.
INSPECTORS OF THE PRISON.
Northern Liberties. John Shaw, Charles Souders, Wm. Binder, Conrad Hester. - City. Thomas Wallace, Wmn- Nassau, James Molony, George Bartram, Win. Piersol, Richard Tybout. Southwark. Daniel Bussier, Benjamin Morton, James M. Linnard, John Hoover.
President, George Bartram ; secretary, James M. Liņ- mard ; treasurer, William Piersol.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Ebenezer Ferguson, president ; Doctor Isaac Heylin; secretary ; Hugh Ferguson, treasurer; Doctor Elijah Griffiths, Amos Addis.
OFFICERS
Under the controul of the Board of Health:
Doctor Thomas Mitchell, Lazaretto physician ; capt. William Lake, quarantine master ; James Ph. Puglia, health officer. Port physician, Dr. John S. Dorsey.
George Budd, steward of the Lazaretto; John Allison, clerk ; John Buckingham, messenger.
Office hours, from 9 to 2, and from 3 to 5 o'clock, P. M.
NOTARIES PUBLIC, For the City.
Clement Biddle, George Heyl, Nicholas Diehl, Peter S. Duponceau, Benjamin Nones.
Peter Cabral
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For the County of Philadelphia.
Northern Liberties, John Goodman. Southwark, Rich, ard Renshaw.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.
Northern Liberties. Samuel Wheeler, Frederick Wol- bert, John Goodman, jun. Samuel M'Ferran, Joseph Grice, John Kessler, Frederick Færing, Edward D. Cor- field, Henry Probasco, Thomas Barnes, Charles Carey, jun. William Moulder, John Shaw, Jacob Fitler.
Southwark. Ebenezer Ferguson, Richard Renshaw, Richard Palmer, Joseph Marsh, Alexander Steel, Dan. Bussier, Isaac Hosey.
Moyamensing. John Hunter, Israel Israel, Michael Freytag, George Goodwin.
Germantown. John Huston, John Conrad, Peter Bayn- ton, John Nice. Roxborough Cornelius Holgate.
Lower Dublin. Jonathan Schofield, Joshua Comly, Joshua Jones, Benja nin Walmsley, JJohn Helm jun.
Oxford. Isaac Worrell, John Salter, John H. Worrel. Bristol. Jacob Miller.
Blockley, Francis Johnson, Nathaniel Jones.
Penn Township. John Clifford.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Robert Taylor, John Thompson, Jacob Duey. Clerk, George Honey. Treasurer, Peter Hartzog. Solicitor, John L. Leib.
CONSTABLES.
City. High constables, Jacob Zebley, 26 north 6th st. Jonathan Carson, 91 south 6th street.
George Rutter, Broad near Vine street, Joseph Robi- son, 308. High street, Joseph M. Hattonfield, back of 113 north 2nd street, John M'Masters, 85 Pine street, Jolin M'Lane, Gaskill between 3d and 4th streets, John Hess, 178 north 5th street, Frederick Burkhardt, Broad between Race and Vine streets, William Johnson, 7th above Spruce street, Smith Mills, Pemberton's alley, George Willard, Locust between 10th and 11th streets, Thomas Forrest, George between 10th and 11th streets, John Huffty, 154 south 4th street, Richard Cohill, back 123 Arch street, Henry Armbruster, 69 north 6th street. Southwark. George Weaver, George Sheed, jun. John Thompson.
Northern Liberties. Stephen Walter, Jacob Faunce, amnes Shillingsforth, John Shoewecker.
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INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, &c.
BANKS.
Bank of Pennsylvania.
SOUTH SECOND, W. SIDE, ABOVE WALNUT.
Directors .- Joseph P. Norris, president ; Robert Rals- ton, Godfrey Haga, Thomas Norton, Isaac Wayne, Wil- liam Sansom, Jehu Hollingsworth, jun. Alexander Henry, James C. Fisher, Jonas Preston, Charles Biddle, Louis Clapier, Jacob Ridgway, Joseph Hemphill, Hugh Ely, Elihu Chauncey, Samuel Wetherill jun. Bird Wilson. By the Senate, William Bond, John Binns, Mark Richards. By the House of Representatives, John Jennings, William Humes, G. W. Morgan. Jonathan Smith, cashier.
Discount on 4th days ( Wednesday ) and 7th days ( Sa- turday ). - Dividends, 1st month (January ) and 7th month ( July).
Bank of North America. . 99 CHESNUT, ABOVE THIRD.
Directors-John Morton, president ; George Latimer, Robert Waln, Daniel Smith, Timothy Paxson, Jacob Downing, Joseph S. Lewis, James Read, William Waln, Abraham Kintzing, Henry Nixon, Benjamin R. Morgan, Henry Drinker, cashier.
Discount 2d days, ( Monday ) and 5th days, ( Thurs- day ). Dividends, 1st month ( January ) and 7th month ( July).
Philadelphia Bank.
S. W. CORNER FOURTH AND CHESNUT.
Directors-David Lenox, president ; J. Welsh, L. D. Carpentier, Jacob Sperry, John Bohlen, Augustine Bous- quet, Thomas Ross, Thomas Callender, Thomas W. Francis, William M'Faden, William Weaver, William Phillips, C. J. Burckle, Matthew L. Bevan, Joseph Lea, Joseph Lownes, Frederick Ravesias, David Acheson, Ja- cob Houpt, Sam. Smith, Joseph Clark, Thomas H. Gor- don. Quintin Campbell, cashier.
Discount, 2d days ( Monduys ) and 5th days ( Thurs- days ). Dividends 3d month ( March) and 9th month ( September ).
Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank.
NO. 100 CHESNUT, ABOVE THIRD.
Directors-Joseph Taggert, president ; John Miller, (M. C.) JamesM' Alpin, Seth Craige, George Sheaff, Jas. Sherswood, Samuel Richards, William Levis, Samuel
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Barnes, John B. Wallace, Richard Tybout, Ely Canby, Samuel F. Bradford. Henry Kuhl, cashier.
Discount 3d days ( Tuesdays ) and 6th days ( Fridays.). Dividends 1st month ( January ) and 7th month ( July ).
Stephen Girard's Banking House.
THIRD, OPPOSITE DOCK.
George Simpson, cashier.
Discount 4th days ( Wednesdays ) and 7th days { Sa- turdays ).
State Bank of Camden ( N. f.)
The discount days are 4th day ( Wednesday ) and 7th day ( Saturday ) in every week.
Hours for the transaction of business, from 9 o'clock, A. M. till 3 o'clock p. M.
Notes intended for discount for the accommodation of the citizens of Philadelphia, may be sent to the Banking House, or left at No. 24, Church alley, where a box is provided for the reception of the same, provided they are left at, or before 12 o'clock of the day preceding dis- count day.
Applicants for discount, residing in Philadelphia, will receive answers on each discount day, before 1 o'clock.
Commercial Bank. NO. 102 CHESNUT, ABOVE, THIRD.
Directors-Andrew Bayard, president ; Charles Plea- sants, John Savage, John Hallowell, Henry Sergeant, Henry Lentz, Henry Pratt, George Reinholdt, Richard Dale, John Lisle, John Allen, William Newbold, Edward Carrell. Joseph Williams, cashier.
Discount 3d days ( Tuesdays ) and 6th days ( Fridays ) Dividends 1st month ( January ) and 7th month {July ) .
Mechanics Bank. NO. 9 SOUTH THIRD.
Directors .- Thomas Parker, president ; Ephraim Clark, Ebenezer Betts, Benjamin Thaw, Joseph Price, James Mitchell, Joseph Morris, Samuel Story, William Thackara, Samuel Smith (C.) Thomas T. Stiles, Joseph Burden, James Darrach, Abraham Hilyard, John Mas- sey, Alexander Cook, Jolin Aitken, Edmund Kinsey, William Camm, Joseph Worrell. Samuel Wilcox, cashier.
Discount 3d days ( Tuesdays ) and 6th days ( Fridays ) Dividend 1st month ( January ) and 7th month (July ). Bank of Northern Liberties.
TEMPORARY PLACE OF BUSINESS, 73 VINE ST.
Directors-Jolin Barclay, president; George Gorgas, Jhon Goodman, Joseph Thomas, William Flintham, Wil.
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fiam Milnor, John Taylor, Joseph R. Jenks, Jonathan Knight, James Whitehead, Thomas Latimer, James ' Worth, Thomas Hart, William Allibone, jun. Andrew C. Barclay. David Mandeville, cashier.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Insurance Company of North America. OFFICE 40 WALNUT.
John Inskeep, president ; Alexander Henry, John H. Brown, Andrew Pettit, Jacob S. Waln, Jacob C. Wikoff, John Large, Samuel W. Jones, James Kead, Godfrey Haga, John Stille, Joseph Donath, Edward Smith, Tho- mas Latimer, Thomas Astley Capital 600,000 dollars ; shares 100 dollars. Dividends, Ist month (January) and 7th month (July ).
Phenix Insurance Company. OFFICE 96 S. SECOND.
David Lewis, president ; Paschal Hollingsworth, Paal Beck, jun. Charles Macallester, Joshua M. Wallace, Charles Biddle, Robert Wharton, Benjamin Morris, Al- exander Murray. Capital 600,000 dollars; shares 100 dollars. Dividends, 6th month (June ) and 12th month { December ) .
Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania OFFICE N. E. CORNER OF SECOND AND DOCK.
James S. Cox, president ; Henry Pratt, Joseph Sims, J. Hollingsworth, jun. John G. Wachsmuth, Dan. Smith, Samuel Coates, Henry Nixon, Paul Siemen, George Fox, Charles Wharton, Reeve Lewis, Anthony Stocker. Cap- ital 500,000 dollars ; shares 400 dollars. Dividends, 2d month ( February ) and 8th month ( August ).
Delaware Insurance Company. OFFICE 42 WALNUT.
Samuel Keith, president; William M' Faden, James M'Crea, Trontin Rosmain, Joseph Barnett, John Cook, William Bell, (2d st:) Samuel F .. Howell, James Kitchen, Joseph Lownes, Jonathan Jones, George Taylor, jun. Jonathan Leedom. Capital 500,000 dollars ; shares 100 dollars. Dividends, 6th month ( June ) and 12th month { December ) .
Union Insurance Company. OFFICE 45 WALNUT.
George Latimer, president; James Vanuxem, Stephen Girard, Samuel Hays, Hugh Calhoun, John Bohlen, Leiv-
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is Clapier, Richard Dale, Samuel Richards, Thomas Newbold, Matthew Lawler, Joseph Ball, William Davis. Capital 500,000 dollars ; shares 100 dollars. Dividends, 2d month ( February ) and 8th month ( August ) .
United States Insurance Company. OFFICE 49. WALNUT.
Israel Pleasants, president ; Robert Ritchie, Thomas Callender, Chandler Price, Edward Carroll, M. L. Bevan, John Gibson, Joshua Percival, John Duffield, Henry Ser- geant, Joseph R. Evans, B. B. Howell, Thomas Reilly. Capital 400,000 dollars ; shares 50 dollars. Dividends, 6th month (Fune) and 12th month ( December).
Philadelphia Insurance Company.
OFFICE S. W. CORNER OF WALNUT AND SECOND.
Robert Waln president ; Samuel W. Fisher, Thomas M. Willing, James C. Fisher, John Ashley, John Sa- vage, James Smith, Joseph S. Lewis, William Waln, Henry Hawkins, Abraham Kintzing, William J. Miller, and Thomas W. Francis. Capital 400,000 dollars; shares 100 dollars. Dividends, 6th month (June) and 12th month ( December).
Marine Insurance Company. OFFICE 47 WALNUT.
John Leamy, president ; David Walker, William Maris, George M'Callmont, Condy Raguet, Joseph Peace, John Coulter, William Leedom, William Read, Israci Whe- len, Robert Murdock, and James Paul. Capital 300,000 dollars ; shares 100 dollars. Dividends, 7th month (July) and 1st (January).
American Fire Insurance Company.
Established by law for the sole purpose of making insu- rance against fire, either for a term of years, or for ever.
OFFICE 101 CHESNUT.
Guy Bryan, president ; James Vanuxem, Israel Whelen, John Savage, Thomas M'Euen, Joseph Reed, John Ser- geant, Chandler Price, Manuel Eyre. Edward Fox, trea- surer. Capital 500,000 dollars.
Lancaster and Susquehannah, &c. OFFICE N. W. CORNER WALNUT AND SECONI).
Joseph Carson and Joseph Smith, agents. Capital 300,000 dollars ; 4000 shares at 75 dollars each. Divi- dends, 6th month (June) and 12th month ( December).
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Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire. OFFICE 99 HIGH.
John Morton, Patterson Hartshorne, John Perot, Ja- cob Downing, Joseph P. Norris, Joseph Crukshank, Zaccheus Collins, Jos. S. Lewis, John C. Evans, Isaac Pearson, Joseph S. Norris, Zachariah Poulson. Caleb Carmalt, treasurer.
Mutual Insurance Company for insuring houses from Loss by fire. OFFICE 54 WALNUT.
Robert Wharton, president ; Daniel Smith, Jonathan Smith, Henry Hawkins, James Read, Robert Smith, Jas. C. Fisher, John G Bryant, Samuel F. Bradford, Walter Ker, Thomas M'Euen, Matthew L. Bevan, Joseph Smith. John B. Palmer, treasurer and secretary.
Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives, and granting Annuities. Incorporated March 1812, by a perpetual charter. OFFICE 72 SOUTH SECOND.
Directors-Samuel Yorke, president ; John Bohlen, Ja- cob Sperry, Joshua Longstreth, John Welch, Joseph Peace, Cadwallader Evans, Condy Raguet, James Hemp- hill, John Claxton, Jeremiah Warder, jun. Charles N. Banker, William Schlatter. Jacob Shoemaker, actuary.
TURNPIKE, CANAL AND BRIDGE COMPANIES. Susquehannah and Lehigh Turnpike.
Benjamin R. Morgan, president ; Levi Hollingsworth, William Turnbull, Thomas Stewardson, Godfrey Haga, Samuel Hodgdon, Nathan Beach, Abraham Krieder, Con- rad Krieder, jun. R. Conyngham, Abiel Fellows, Andrew Shiner, and Henry Bowman, managers ; Thomas C. James, treasurer.
Cheltenham and Willow Grove Turnpike.
OFFICE 163 WALNUT (SANSOM'S ROW.)
Robert Wharton, president ; John Hart, Thomas Mor- ris, Thomas M'Euen, David C. Claypoole, Dr. George Gillasispy. Charles Shoemaker, George Rex, Jarrett Spencer, Thomas Fletcher, Thomas Mather, Thomas Biddle, Dr. George De Benneville. Griffith Evans, trea, surer.
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Germantown, &c. Turnpike. OFFICE 212 WALNUT.
Benjamin Chew, president ; John Bohlen, George Rob- erts, William Davy, Samuel W. Fisher, George Fox, Jo- seph P. Norris, John Harland, William Davis, Thomas Newbold, Thomas Norton, Chandler Price, James Van- uxem. Joseph Bullock, treasurer.
Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike. OFFICE 251 HIGH.
Elliston Perot, president ; Richard Thomas, Jacob Downing, Adam Reigart, Caleb North, John Wharton, William Sansom, James C. Fisher, J. H. Brinton, John Hubley, James Taylor, William Davidson and Paul Beck, jun. William Govett, treasurer and secretary.
Bustletown and Smithfield, &c.
Henry Pratt. president ; John Roberts, treasurer ; Jacob Sommer, Joshua Comly, Isaac Worrell, William Magee, Richard Leedom, Moore Wharton, Edward Swift, Joshua Jones, Bernard J. Malfeson, James H. Dundas, John M'Nair, and Phineas Jenks.
Philadelphia, Brandywine, &c. Company.
Edward Tilghman, president ; Charles Lungren, Willi- „am Trimble, John Menough, Peter Harvey, Thomas Gar- rett, Joseph Pennell, Mahlon Parsons, Moses Palmer; Robert Frazer, Nathan Jones, Aaron Palmer, Joseph Gibbons, treasurer and secretary. Election 11th month ( November) 17th.
Chesnut-hill and Spring-house, &c. Company.
Cadwallader Evans, jun. president ; John Johnson jun. John Dager, Isaiah Bell, John H. Warder, John Roberts, Enoch Wheeler, John Bacon; Nicholas Kine, Even Jones, Joseph Mather, Samuel Paul Jones. John Huston, treá- surer. Election 11th month ( November) 14th.
Frankford and Bristol Turnpike.
James C. Fisher, president ; John G. Wachsmuth, Paul Sieman, Robert Smith, George Ludlam, Alexander Martin, Derick Peterson, William J. Miller, Abraham Duffield, John Lardner, William Phillips, Amos Gregg. Joseph L. Inglis, treasurer.
Ridge Turnpike Company.
Gen. Francis Swaine, president ; James Sharswood, Philip Hayner, John Clifford, Aaron Levering, William Rawle, Joseph Sims, Levi Pawling, Alexander Crawford,
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Isaac Maclay, Matthias Harrison, George Bisbing, Tho- mas W. Francis, managers ; Thomas H. White, trcasu- Ycr.
Union Canal Company of Pennsylvania. OFFICE 212 S. THIRD.
Charles G. Paleske, president ; William Meridith, vice- president ; John Sergeant, councellor ; George Simpson, treasurer ; Joseph Watson, auditor.
Schuylkill Permanent Bridge Company. OFFICE 8 N. FOURTH.
Richard Peters, president ; John Perot, Abraham Kint- zing, William Newbold, Joseph Lownes, Charles Biddle, Jacob Downing, George Fox, Richard Rundle, Robert Imlay, Anthony Cuthbert, Thomas Cumpston, John Connelly. Israel Whelen, treasurer.
Lancaster Schuylkill (Upper Ferry ) Bridge Company.
Jon. Williams, president ; C. Evans, jun. Saml. Breck, Abraham Sheridan, Martin Dubs, Samuel Richards, Jas. Whitehead, managers ; Thomas Roberts, treasurer.
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