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EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
Christ Church, St. Peters' and St. James'-The Right Reverend Bishop Write, Rector Rew'd Dr. Aber- crombie, and Rev'd Mr. Kemper Assistant Ministers. St. Paul's Church-Rev'd Mr. Allen, Rector.
St John's Church (N. L.) Rev'd Mr. Boyd, Rector.
Swedish Lutheran Church .- Rev'd Dr. Collin, Rector.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES. St. Mary's Church-Rev'd Dr Hogan, Pastor.
St. Augustine Church-Rev'd Mr Hurley, Pastor. Holy Trinity Church-Rev'd Dr. Rolofs, Pastor.
German Lutheran Church-Rev'd Doctor Schaffer, Pastor.
German Reformed Church-Rev'd Mr. Helfenstein, Pastor.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John-Rev'd Mr. Mayer, Pastor.
Friends' Meeting. Free Quakers.
First Presbyterian Church-Rev'd Doctor Wilson, Pastor.
Second Presbyterian Church-Reverend Doctor Jane- way, Pastor.
Third Presbyterian Church-Reverend Doctor Ely, Pastor.
Fourth Presbyterian Church-Reverend Mr. Potts, Pastor.
Fifth Presbyterian Church-Reverend Mr. Skinner, Pastor.
Sixth Presbyterian Church-Reverend Doctor Neil, Pastor.
Associate Reformed Scotch Presbyterian Church- Reverend Mr. M'Cartee, Pastor.
First Refermed Dutch Church, (Crown street)- Reverend Doctor Brodhead, Pastor.
- Seventh Presbyterian Church, or Tabernacle-Rev'd Mr. Engles, Pastor.
First Presbyterian Church (N. L.)-Reverend Mr. Patterson, Pastor.
First Reformed Dutch Church of Spring Garden- Reverend Mr. Hoff, Pastor.
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German Reformed Church (N. L.) -- Reverend Mr. F. W. Vandersloot, Pastor.
Associate Church --- Reverend Doctor Banks, Pastor. First Reformed Presbyterian Church-Reverend Dr. Wiley, Pastor.
First Baptist Church-Reverend Doctor Holcombe, Pastor.
Second Baptist Church (N. L.)-Reverend Mr. M'Laughlin Pastor.
Third Baptist Church-Reverend Mr. Peckworth, Pastor.
Sansom street Baptist Church -- Reverend Doctor Staughton, Pastor.
New Market street Baptist Church-Reverend Mr. Griffin, Pastor
German Baptist Reformed Church-Reverend Mr: Keyser, Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
St. George's, Ebenezer, Salem and Nazareth-Rev'd Mr. Smith, Rector.
Union Methodist Church-Reverend Mr. Burch, Pastor.
St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church-Reverend Mr. Rusling, Pastor.
Moravian Church, or United Brethren-Reverend Mr. Van Vleck, Pastor.
Universalist Churches First and Second-Reverend Mr. Kneeland, Pastor
Unitarian Church.
New Jerusalem Church-Reverend Mr. Carll, Pastor.
Christian Church-Mr. Dickenson, Elder.
Hebrew Synagogue.
AFRICAN CHURCHES.
St. Thomas's Episcopal Church.
First African Presbyterian Church-Reverend Mr. Gloucester, Pastor.
First African Baptist Church-Reverend Mr. Sim- mons, Pastor.
African Methodist Church-Reverend Richard Allen, Pastor.
African Union Methodist Church.
Banking Institutions.
Bank of the United States -- Chesnut street, between Fourth and Fifth, south side. Incorporated 1816, to endure until 1836. Capital $35,000,000, divided into 350,000 shares of $100 each. Dividends declared January and July Discount days, Tuesdays and Fri- days. Annual election, 1st Monday in January. Open daily, except Sundays. 1st January, 4th July and Christ- mas, from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. Notary, C. C. Biddle. Public Directors-Langdon Cheeves, President, Nicho- las Biddle, John Connelly, Charles E. Dudley, of New York, James Wilson of Maryland .- Directors for 1822. Thomas M. Willing. Samuel Wetherill, Silas E. Weir, James C. Fisher, i homas P. Cope, Henry Pratt, John Coulter, Robert Flemming, Joshua Lippincott, John Bohlen, Daniel W Coxe, R. M. Whitney, Charles Bru- giere, Simon Magwood, of South Carolina, William Patterson, of Maryland, Robert Gilmor, jun. of Mary- land, Cornelius Ray, of New-York, Benj. W. Rogers, of New York, David Sears, of Massachusetts, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, of Massachusetts.
Langdon Cheeves, president- Chos. Wilson, cashier -James Andrews, assistant cushier.
List of Branches .- Portsmouth, N. H Boston, Provi- dence, R. I. Middletown, Conn. New York, Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk, Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, Augusta, New Orleans, Fayetteville, Pittsburg, Chilli- cothe, Lexington, Louisville.
Bank of North America-No. 99, Chesnut street .- Capital $834,000 Directors, Henry Nixon, esq. presi- dent, John Morton. George Latimer, Daniel Smith, James Read, Timothy Paxson, Henry Nixon, George Fox, George M"('allmont, Charles M. Alester, Joseph Peace, Jacob S. Waln, George Roberts-Henry Drink- er, cashier. 'Open daily, except Sundays, Good-Friday, Christmas day, 1st January. and 4th July, from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. Discount days Mondays and Thursdays. Election 2d Monday in January, annually ; notary, Peter Lohra. Dividends, January and July.
Bank of Pennsylvania-86 south Second. Joseph Parker Norris, president-Directors on the part of the State, William K. Korrey, Thomas Leiper, Matthew Carey, James Smith, Chandler Price, Abraham L. Pen- nock-Directors, Godfrey Haga, William Sansom, Charles Buddle, Louis Clapier, Jacob Ridgway, George
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Vaux, Anthony Stocker, Francis Wisely, John Hecke- welder, Jonas Preston, William Brown, James Robert- son, Jonah Thompson, Matthew C. Ralston, Peter Wa- ger, Mark Richards, Isaac Wayne, Thomas Boude- Elihu Chauncey, cashier. Incorporated 1793, renewed 1803, to endure until 1833. Capital S2,500,000, divided into 6250 shares, at $400 eaclı, all of which has been paid in. Dividends, January and July. Discount days, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Annual election, first Monday in February. Notary Peter Lohra. Open daily, except Sundays, 1st January, 4th July, and Christ- mas, from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M.
Bank of the Northern Liberties-77 Vine street, be- low Third, north side. Directors, John Barclay, presi- dent ; Andrew C. Barclay, Samuel Grant, George Gor- gas, Thomas Hart. sh R. Jenks, Jonathan Knight,
Thomas Latimer, Gas Loyd, jun. William Milnor, Isaac W. Norris, James Paul, John Taylor, Joseph Thomas, James Whitehead-D. Mandeville, cashier. Incorporated 9th May, 1814, to endure until 1st April, 1825. Capital 500,000 dollars, on which $250,000 has been paid -$25 paid on each share. Dividends 1st Monday of May and November. Discount days Tues- days and Fridays. Notary, John Goodman. Annual Election, 3d Monday of November .- Open daily, except Sundays, Christmas and 4th of July, from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M .- Transfer books close 14 days preceding the 1st Monday of May and November .- Dividends payable 10 days after declared.
Camden Bank, New Jersey .- Capital $600,000. Di- rectors, Richard M. Cooper, president ; Benjamin Mas- den, Joseph Lea, H. F Hollingshead, Samuel Spackman, Joshua Longstreth, Isaac C. Jones, Thomas Fassitt, Joshua Lippincott, N. J. Samuel C. Champion, James Matlack, Bowman Hendry, Isaac Hewlings, Joseph Falkinberge, Joseph Matlack, Joseph Ogden, Thomas Newbold, Joseph Rogers, Isaac Wilkins, James Saun- ders-William Hillegas, cashier. Office 21 Church alley. Dividends payable after 15th of April and after 15th of October.
Commercial Bank of Pennsylvania-No. 102, Ches- nut street. Directors, Andrew Bayard, president; R. Dale, S. Archer, John C. Smith, John M'Crea, Charles N. Bancker, Charles Perry, William L Hodge. Caleb P. Wayne, Edward Hallowell, Samuel G. Wright, John Lisle, Lawrence Lewis-Joseph Williams, cashier. Capital 1,000.000 dollars, divided into 2000 shares. Dividends declared May and November. Discount days Tuesdays and Fridays. Notary, George Heyl. Closed Sundays, Christmas, New Year and 4th of July. Election 3d Monday in November.
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Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank-157 Chesnut street. Incorporated in 1809. Chartered until 1824. Capital and amount paid in $1,250,000, divided into 25,000 shares at $50 each. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays. Annual election, last Saturday in January. Notary, Benjamin Nones. Open every day, Sundays, Christ- mas, and New Years excepted. Directors, Joseph Tagert, president ; Seth Craige, William W. Fisher, \Villiam Gerhard, Charles A. Harper, William, E. Howell, Joseph Howell, James M'Alpin, John M'Cauley, George Pepper, Samuel Richards, James Sharswood, George Sheaff-Henry Kuhl, cashier.
Girard's (Stephen) Banking House-Formerly the U. S. Bank, Third street, opposite Dock. George Simpson, cashier. Open daily, except Sundays, Christ- mas, and 4th of July, from 9 A. M. till 3 P. M. Days of discount Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Mechanics' Bank-9 south Third. Directors, John Rogers, president ; Ephraim Clark, Joseph Burden, Jonathan Sleeper, William Montelius, Thomas Earp, Alexander Cook, John Stroup, jun. Stetson Lobdell, William Thackara, Henry Horn, William Young, Da- vid Woelpper-Thomas Fitch, cashier. Incorporated 9th May, 1814, to endure until 1st April, 1825. Capital $1,000,000, divided into 20,000 shares at $50 eachı. Dividends declared first Mondays in May and Novem- ber. Discount days, Tuesdays, & Fridays-Benj. Nones, notary. Open daily, except Sundays, 1st January, 4th July, and Christmas.
Philadelphia Bank-SW corner Fourth and Chesnut. -State Directors, John L. Clark, Andrew Fisher, Alexander M'Caraher, D. H. Miller, Robert Patterson, Joseph Watson .- Directors, John Read, president ; Charles Biddle, Lewis D. Carpentier, John A. Dutilh, Joseph R Evans, Charles Graff, Samuel W. Jones, C. Newbold, junr. John M. Price, William Phillips, Jacob Sperry, Samuel Smith, Benjamin Stille, Edward Twells, J. Welsh, Wm. Yardley-Q. Campbell, cash- ier. Incorporated 1803, to endure until 1824. Capital 1,800,000 dollars, divided into 18,000 shares at 100 dol- lars each. Dividends declared March and September. Discount days, Mondays and Thursdays. Annual elec- tion second Monday in February. 'N. Diehl, jun. notary. Open daily, except Sunday, 4th July, Christmas and 1st January.
Schuylkill Bank-S. E. corner High and Sixth. Di- rectors, William Meredith, president; Simon Gratz, John Horner, Aaron Denman, John Dubarry, Thomas M. Souder, Robert A. Caldcleugh, Edward Smith, John Bennet, William Paxson, Joseph Montgomery, George Thomson, Daniel Lammot-Hosea J. Levis, cashier.
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Incorporated 9th May, 1814, to endure until 1st April, 1825. Capital $1,000,000, divided into 20,000 shares. Dividends declared 1st Monday in May and November. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays. Annual election Sd Monday in November. Benjamin Nones, notary. Open daily, except Sundays, Christmas, Ist January, Good Friday, and 4th July.
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Insurance Companies.
American Fire Insurance Company-Office 101 Chesnut. Capital $500,000, divided into 5000 shares, on each of which $40 has been paid. Dividends declar- ed first Monday in April and October. Annual election first Monday in May. Directors, Chandler Price, president ; Jolin Sergeant, John Savage, Samuel Weth- erill, William Lynch, Joseph Reed, Manuel Eyre, Guy Bryan, William Davidson-Edward Fox, secretary.
Delaware Insurance Company-Office south-east corner of Walnut and Second. Directors, Samuel Keith, president ; William Bell, William Boyd, Joseph Barnett, John Cook, Thomas P. Cope, Joseph R. Evans, Isaac Harvey, jun. Benjamin Jones, James Kitchen, Joshua Longstreth, William M Faden, Thomas A. Mor- gan, Fournier Rostain, Joshua Emlen. Dividends first Mondays in June and December. Choice of Directors 2d Monday in December. First incorporation in 1803 -second in 1813-expires in 1835. 5000 shares at 40 dollars per share-200,000 dollars. Open every day- Sundays, 4th July and Christmas day excepted.
Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania- Office NE corner of Second and Dock-Annual elec- tion in January-Capital 500,000 dollars. Shares 400 dollars. Dividends declared 1st Feb. and 1st of Aug. Directors, Danl. Smith, president ; John C. Wachsmuch, Henry Pratt, Joseph Sims, Samuel Coates, Henry Nix- on, Paul Siemen, George Fox, Anthony Stocker, Charles M'Alester, John Markoe, Gustavus Colhoun, John Cox.
Marine Insurance Company-Office 47 Walnut- Directors, John Leamy, president ; James Paul, Joseph Peace, John Coulter, Samuel N. Lewis, George M'Call- mont, William Read, Elihu Chauncey, Stephen Russell, Isaac W. Norris, John B. Newman, Henry Hollings- worth, Peter Hahn. Capital 300,000 dollars-Shares 100 dollars-Dividends July and January-Election 3d Monday in January, meet once in every fortnight.
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Mutual Assurance Company-For insuring houses from loss by Fire, in and near Philadelphia-Office 54 Walnut street-Trustees, Robert Wharton, president ; Daniel Smith, Robert Smith, James C. Fisher, Walter Kerr, Thomas M'Enen, Thomas Hale, John C. Stocker, Robert M. Lewis, George M'Callmont, John Markland, John Wharton, John C. Smith -- John B. Palmer, secre- tary and treasurer.
Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities-Incorporated March, 1812- Charter perpetual-Capital stock $500,000-Shares $100 each-Dividends first Monday in January and July -- Election third Monday in January-Office 173 Chesnut-Open every day from 9 to 3 o'clock. Direc- tors, Robert M. Patterson, president ; John Sperry, Jo- seph Peace, John Bohlen, Jeremiah Warder, jun. Charles N. Banker, Charles M'Alester, William Parker, Wil - liam Boyd, Hyman Gratz, John C. Montgomery, Wil- liam MeIlvaine, Dexter Stone; Jacob Shoemaker, ac- tuary.
Philadelphia Contributionshift -- For the Insurance of Houses from loss by fire, commonly called the Hand-in- Hand Insurance Company, 25 Dock street, where in- surance will continue to be made, without limit as to time, on the usual terms, by application to Joseph S. Lewis -- Incorporated 1768 -- Annual election, 2d Mon- day of April. Directors, John Morton, Joseph Watson, Joseph P. Norris, Joshua Longstreth, Zachariah Poul- son, Zacheus Collins, Joseph Crukshank, Jonah Thomp- son, Joseph Price, Benjamin R. Morgan, Thomas Mor- ris, George Fox; secretary and treasurer, Joseph S. Lewis; surveyor, John C. Evans. Monthly meeting, first Tuesday in every month.
Philadelphia Insurance Company-Office SW corner Second and Walnut streets. Directors, Thomas M. Willing, president ; John Ashley, Jaines C. Fisher, John Savage, William Waln, Joseph S. Lewis, James Smith, Elliston Perot, William J. Miller, George Harrison, William W. Fisher, Richard Willing, Samuel Volans. Capital 400,000 dollars-Shares 100 dollars-Dividends June and December.
Phenix Insurance Company-Office 96 south Se- cond street-Directors, David Lewis, president; Paul Beck, jun. Paschall Hollingsworth, John Goddard, John C. Smith, Lawrence Lewis, John C. Stocker, Henry Toland, Jolın A. Dutilh. Capital 480,000 dollars-Shares 30 dollars-Dividends June and December.
Union Insurance Company -- Office 45 Walnut- Directors, George Latimer, president ; Charles Graff, Richard Dale, Matthew Lawler, Lewis Clapier, John
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Bohlen, Stephen Girard, Hugh Colhoun, William Da- vis, Samuel Hays, William Lynch, Bankson Taylor, and Augustin Montgomery-Secretary, John Roberts- Capital 300,000 dollars, in 5000 shares of 60 dollars eachı. Days of declaring dividend, 1st Monday of January and July. Election 2d Monday in January.
United States Insurance Company -- Office 49 W'al- nut -- Directors, Chandler Price, president ; William L. Hodge, James Latimer, Caleb Newbold, jun. Henry Sergeant, Benjamin B. Howell, Matthew L. Bevan, J. Emlen, Jonah Thompson, Robert Toland, John Diamond, William Jones, W. M. Walmsley ; Alexander Stewart, jun. secretary. Capital 400,000 dollars-Shares 50 dol- lars-Dividends, June and December.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
Custom House.
Between 112 and 120 south Second street, below Dock -Office hours from 9 o'clock, A. M. till 2, P. M.
General John Steele, Collector -- Andrew Epplee, Deputy Collector-Samuel Clark, Naval Officer -- Ro- bert Heysham, Deputy Naval Officer-James Glent- worth, Surveyor-James Glentworth, jun. Deputy Sur- veyor-John Steele, jun. Weigher-Samuel Ross, Defru- ty Weigher-Robert Milnor, Gauger-James S. Huber, and Joseph Abbott, Measurers of Salt and Coal-Samuel Ross, and Thomas Stewart, Appraisers-Andrew Gey- er, Inspector and keeper of the Public Stores.
Inspector's Office, 3 Walnut street.
Inspectors-J. P. Schoot, Peter Ozeas, Andrew Jack- son, Benjamin Thomas, (captain of Revenue barge, Robert Hopkins, Frederick Shull-At Marcus Hook, Thomas Cash, Benjamin Ashmead, James Stuart, Charles Anderson, Henry Huber, David Rose-At the Lazaretto, John R. Dickson, John Brown, Jacob Zeblev Job Whipple, John Davis, J. W. Durant, W. Delzell, Chambers Gaw, Gilbert Gaw, H. Huddy, John Reed, and J. Robinson.
> Directions for finding the different offices in the Custom House-The desk of the Clerks, &c. are num- bered from 1 to 11, and the business done at each desk, as follows:
Desk, No. 1-Entrance and Clearance of Vessels fron and to foreign ports, and for preparing ship's papers.
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No. 2-Cathier, and for the Entrance and clear- ance of Vessels coastwise. .
No. 3-Examination of Inward Entries, calcula- tions of Duties and Drawbacks.
No. 4-Record of Imports.
No. 5-Bonds for Duties taken and Permits is- sued.
No. 6-Debentures paid, &c.
No. 7-Exports and Debenture.
No. 8-Record of Exports.
No. 9-Miscellaneous.
No. 10-Miscellaneous.
No. 11-Protections, &c.
Surveyor's office, down stairs.
SHIP BROKERS.
Allen & Vallette, 115 south Second, opposite the Cus- tom House
John H. Barnes, 117 south Second, opposite the Cus- tom House
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
For the City-Peter S. Duponceau, Peter Lohra, Nicholas Diehl, George Heyl, Benjamin Nones, and Clement C. Biddle.
For Southwark-Richard Renshaw.
For the Northern Liberties-John Goodman.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Robert Ralston, President-Thomas M. Willing, Henry Pratt, vice-presidents-Robert Smith, treasurer -John Vaughan, secretary.
The stated meetings of the Chamber are held on the Hrst Monday of each month, at seven o'clock in the evening. At the January meeting the officers are elected. To a Committee (appointed every month,) of five members, all differences, of which the Chamber is required to take cognizance, are referred for adjust- ment. Applications to the Committee to be made through the Secretary. Instituted in 1801.
WARDENS OF THE PORT.
Appointed annually in April-office next to No. 20, Walnut street. David Maffet, Master Warden-Paul Cox, Stephen Girard, Joseph Reynolds, William Newbold, William
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West, and Charles Penrose, Wardens-Thomas Jack- son, Clerk-Captain Henry Kenyon, Quarter Master of' " the Port of Philadelphia, 41 north Eighth-William Hawks, Harbour Master.
Attendance given from 9 o'clock, A M to 3 P M-On Saturday, from 9 o'clock, A M to 1 PM and from 2 o'clock to sunset.
Surveyors of. Damaged Ships and their Cargoes. John Mease, William Hawks, and Arthur Stotesbury.
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Fire Engine, and Hose Com- panies.
Amicable Fire Engine Company-Instituted 1769- Engine stands in Fifth above Market-Stated meetings on the 3d Thursday evening of each month, at Bardier's Inn, North street, near Fifth.
Assistance Fire Engine Company-Instituted, 28th December, 1789-Engine house adjoining St. John's church, in Sassafras street.
Columbia Hose Company-Instituted May 1st, 1806 -Hose house situated in Cherry between Seventh and Eighth streets, on Thomas M'Euen, esqr's. lo :- Present officers, John B. Johnson, president ; Jolun Hornketh, vice president ; Henry Ball, secretary ; Adam Dialogue, treasurer-Directors, William P. Keller, Samuel Rulon, John Heimer jr. Isaac Frowert, Joseph Hansell, Jere- miah Bamford-Electing commitee, William D. Haslet, William P. Keller, George Denniston, Jeremiah Bam- ford, James Smith-Delegates in Fire Association, Hen- ry Ball, Adam Dialogue-There is a room over the Hose house in which the company hold their meetings.
The Delaware Fire Company-Instituted in May, 1761. Engine house situated in Hartung's court, run- ning from 2d to 3d, and between Market and Arch.
Diligent Fire Engine Company-Engine house situa- ted in Ninth below Market.
Fame Fire Company-Instituted 29th day of March, 1764, and was called the Queen Charlotte Fire Compa- ny in Philadelphia, and after the Revolution, changed to the name of Fame, which name it has had ever since. Stated meetings second Saturday in every other month. Annual election for officers in January.
Fame Hose Company-At an annual election for offi- cers, held January 3, 1822, the following were duly
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elected to serve for the ensuing year, viz : president, Thomas C. Price ; secretary, Charles S. Cope-Direc- tors, L. M. Price, George Wevill, Robert M. Auners; John M'Donnell, Joseph Little, E. Hollingshead-Fi- nance Committee, James W. Morse, chairman ; Isaac A. Hayes, Charles S. Cope-Electing committee, L. M. Price, G. Wevill, J. W. Morse-Date of Institution, January 1, 1818-Hose house, situated in Fifth street near Chesnut, on the lot belonging to the Philadelphia Library company.
Good Intent Fire Engine-Instituted 1820-Engine house situated at the corner of Prince street and Frank- ford road, Kensington.
Good Intent Fire Hose Company-Instituted March 8th, 1804-Hose house situated in 4th below Chesnut --- Hold their stated meetings at the Resolution Hose house, on the 1st Tuesday evening of every monthi-Officers elected 1st Tuesday in January.
Harmony Fire Company-Instituted 1784. Stated meetings are held on the second Monday in each month, at Harmony Hall, south Fifth below Market.
Hope Hose Company-Hose house north end south Second street market-Meet the first Thursday in every month, at the New Market Hall.
Humane Hose Company-Hose house situate in Vine street between 2d & 3d. Stated meetings first Monday in every month, in the room over the United States en- gine house.
Northern Liberty Fire Company No. 1-Instituted May 1st, 1756. Situated on Pool's Bridge, Northern Liberties, east side.
Pennsylvania Fire Company-Engine house in Fifth below Chesnut, on Philadelphia Library lot.
Perseverance Hose Company-Instituted August 6th, 1805. Hose house north side Race street above Fifth.
Phenix Hose Company-Instituted August 25th, 1817. Stated meetings on the first Thursday in every month. Hose house situated in Zane street, between 7th and 8th.
Resolution Engine Company-Instituted in 1793- The Engine house in Sixth street, under the Shakspeare buildings-President, William G. Govett ; vice-presi- dent, Thomas Morrell ; treasurer, Joseph O. Evans ; secretary, Samuel M. Sykes-Engineers, captain, Thomas Morrell ; lieutenant, Joseph O. Evans ; trea- surer, James M Levan ; secretary, Samuel M. Barring- ton.
Southwark Hose Company-Instituted May 6th, 1806. The stated meetings of the Company are held on the 3d Thursday in each month. Election for offi- cers held at the stated meetings in May and Novem- ber. Hose house, south end south Second street mar- ket.
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United States Fire Engine-The Engine house is situated near the junction of 4th street and the Old York road, and between Vine and Callowhill streets- lias a convenient room over it for meeting in, which the company is desirous of renting to Fire Companies, Ar- bitrators, or Societies.
Vigilant Fire Company-Instituted January 2d, 1760. Engine house situated in Race, between Front and 2d.
Washington Fire Company-Instituted January, 1798 -Engine house situated in Spruce street between 9th and 10th. Monthly meetings held at the house of Mrs. Waltman, in Locust above 11th, the first Wednesday evening in every month. Annual election held the first Wednesday in January. President, William P. Smith, esq .; treasurer, Dr. George H. Beamer ; secretary, Charles H. Smith.
Societies.
. Academy of Natural Sciences-Officers for 1822- President, William Maclure ; vice presidents, Z Collins, George Ord ; corresponding secretary, Reuben Haines ; recording secretary, William H Keating; treasurer, Jacob Gilliams ; librarian, Jacob Peirce ; curators, T Say, C A Lesueur, I Hays, M D and John P Wetherill ; auditors, I H Dulles, I Lea and R E Griffith, M D.
Accountant's Society-In the year 1821, a number of gentlemen taking into consideration the difficulties that arise to those who wish to procure accountants of talent and integrity-as well as to those young men who being every way competent and trust-worthy, may wish to obtain clerkships ; did agree to form themselves into a Society, to be called " the Accountants' Society of Penn- sylvania," the objects of which are as follows :
1st. To improve, and be improved in the art of book- keeping .- 2d. To procure clerks and clerkships as aforesaid .- Sd. To help, aid, and assist each other in distress .- 4th. To seminate among the members of this institution a knowledge of such matters and things, re- lating to trade and business, as shall, or may be useful to a complete book-keeper, or an accomplished merchant.
At a meeting of said Society, held November 12th, 1821, the following were elected officers for the year 1822-President, D. Mandeville, esq .; vice-presidents, Samuel Webb, Samuel W Keen, Samuel H Carpenter -Secretaries, recording, Robert Patteson, correspond- ing, James E Moore; treasurer, William Prichett ; profª We. Jord - Bennett, A M ; assistants, W E Gar-
rett. C
P Cullen ; committee of correspon-
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