Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-09
Invested as follows.
1855 Sc


DIRECTORS.
hon. Thes B. Flnrence, Charles Dingee,
George II. Armstrong, Thomas Manderfeia,
Charles Rubcam, Edward r. Helmbold,
George Helmbold, r. Carroll Brewster,
James E. Neall. I.aac Leech, Jr.
THOMAS d. FLORENCE, President.
EDWARD L. HELMBOLD, Secretary.
LOCAL SURVEYORS.
Charles Waiter, No. 397 d street.
avenue
James Williams, No. % Fouranda half street.
MARINE SURVEYOR.
Capt J. P. Levy, No. 474 Pennsylvania avenue.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
John Thomason.
The business Of this Company will compare "a
vorab.y with the most successful Of similar insti,u
tons IN the United States
From the lst day of August, 1855 in five months,
up T. LIST January, 1856, the premiums received
amounted TO the large sum Of one hundred eizh,
hOrsand, one hundred aGd fifiy-OEe dollars, with
only forty six hundred and siXiy dollars losses
reported.
With these evidences Of success and good man.
agemen, the directors feel justified in soliciting
share o public patronage, believing that the
rty offered is pie and that all fair claims will be
adjusted more accordngto equity than legal techni-
cali'ies.
With view of afFarding ample Indemnity to the
pubic, the company have deposited with
MESSRS DUNCAN, SHERMAN, 4 CO., OF
NEW YORK, THEIR BANKERS,
Cash and premium soies to provide an accruns
Trust Fund of One Hundred thousand Dollars
To be held by them as iditiona security to policy
holders for the payment of losses.
The company is prepared to issue policies against
loss or damage by fire en- DWELLINGS, FURNI-
TU3E, MILLS, MANUFACr' ,RIES, WARE
HOUSES, all descriptions or BUILDINGS, and
their content, or all kinds OF MERCHANDISE,
transported by VESSELS, STEAMBOATS,, Ca
NAL b lATs, NAIL LOADS, and the usual cor.
veyances to or from any portion of EUROPE and
AMERICA, and on the hulls OF STEAM BOATS
navigating The western waters
Tne rates Of premium will b. a. low a. other
CONG GAMES, and i'm fixing them evefv imprnv. men
IN construction and arrangement will be taken into
consideration.
All losses spec lily adjusted and promptly raid.
Office northwest c rner Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street, Washington city, II. c.
Insurance may also be effected at the Home Office,
North,rex corner Walnut and Second Streets PhiLa-
dcphid. Also, at the Company's Offices New York
A w. tn mp.on, No 10 Wall street. BosioL-
oliver Brewster, No STATE street. Baltimore
b. Ii. Richardson, No. p baltimore street. Crcin-
nati-Taylor Anthony. Cha-lestOn-J. III. 1ay-
lOr, No. i2l <. Fay street New 0rleans-Ila man
Doane. Montgomery-albertW w l!Iams. Mobile
A. c. Waugh. Piitsburg-T. J. Hunter, No. 80
Water street Savannah A. Wilbur, No. III Bay
street. Augusta-6rardey, Whyte d Co. Atlanta
Marcus A. Bell. Trenton-Narr & Cccks. Fond
du La:-Robert A. Baker. Vicksburg-J. Putnam.
Buffao-lA Barker. Memphis-W. E. Milton.
DeuOlt-ihGmas Palmer 4 Son Milu aukie-A.
Wellington Hart. Wellsburg, Vlrgna-Danforth
Brown, jr. Erie, Pennsylvania-AllenA A. c, aig.
Wyoming, Pennsy vana-R. G. Smith. LOUIS
vile--iI. H. Imbe lake. Nashvile- Joseph n a sh.
PO;tand-D Robinson, jr Chicago-E p. Ward
San f. ancisco William Biggs 81. Louis-Th1s.
z. CourteEay, general agent iOr the southern and
western States And in other principal cities Of the
United Safes by authorized officers Of the COM
pany. je l4-lyt