Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-06
4,6eS &C

DIRECTORS.
Hon. Thos. B. Florence, Charles Dingee,
George H. Armstrong, Thoma, Manderfie,d
Charles Rubcam, Edward r. Helmbnld
George Helmbold, F. Carroll brewster
James Neal, Isaac Leoch. Jr.
THOMAS B. FLORENCE, President.
EDWARD X. HELMBOLD, Secretary.
LOCAL SURVEYORS.
Charles Walter, No. 397 ID street.
Jno NJ. Thornton, corner First street and Virginia
avenue.
James Williams, No % Fourand.a a half street.
MARINE SURVEYOR.
Capt J. P. Levy, No. 474 Pennsylvania avenue.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
John Thomason.
The business Of this Company will compare "a
voraby with the most succe -ful of similar in .itu.
tons In the United States
From the lst day of August, 1855 in five months,
mp t LET January, 1886, the premiums received
amounted 10 the large sum OF one hundred ann eight
thousand, Que hundred and fify-one dollars, with
only forty si1 hundred ant six y six dollars Losses
reported.
Win the.9 evidences OF success and good man.
agement, the directors te justified in soliciting a
share Ofpubiic patronage, believing that the spcu
my offered ID ample and that all fair claims will be
adjusted more accordingto equity tLan legal techni
caties.
With view OF affording ample indemnify to the
pubic, the company have deposited with
MESSRS. DUNCAN, SHERMAN, 4 CO., OF
NEW YORK, THsIR BANKERS,
Cs.h and premium notes TO provide an accrung
Trust Fund of One Hundred thousand Dollcrs
TO be held by them iditOual security 10 policy
hoders for the payment of losses.
The company is prepared 10 Issue policies against
loss or Gamage by fire on DWELLINGS, FURNI-
TURS, MILLS, MANUFACTt RITES, WARE
BCU5ES, all descriptions Of BUILDINGS, and
their content-, or ali kinds Of MERCHANDISE,
transported by VESSELS, STEAMBOATS,, Ca
NAL BJATs, EAILsOADJ, and the usual con.
veyances to or hom any portion OF EUROPE and
AMERICA, aad on the hulls Of STEAMBOATS,
navigating the western waters
The iates Of premium will be "a low as other
comI anies, and in fixing them every improvc ment
in construction and arrangement will be taken INTO
consider alton.
I'LL losses speedily adjusted and promptly "a aid.
Office northwest rner Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street, Washington city, ID. e..
Insurance may also be efected at the Home Office,
NorthUeS corner Walnut and Second Streets, Phila-
detPhia Also, at the Company's offices: New York
w. Th mp5On, No. 10 Wall street. BOsiOL-
Oliver Brewster, No Safe street. Batmue-
d. II. Ric ardsOu, No. II paltim street. Cipcin-
Bau-Tayior Aa'hOny. Cha-leston-J. ii. Law.
or, No. III II. Bay street New Orl.als-Harmau
Doane. MOntgOmery-Albert w ,llIams. Mobile
Ha.er street savannah- A. Wilbur, No Ill Bay
street. Augusta-G'ard.y Whyte Co. Atlanta
Marcus A, Bell. Trenton-Narr 4 Cocks. Fond
du La.-RObert Baker. Vicks sb1rg-J. Putnam.
Buffaio-A Barker. Memphis-W. Il. Milton.
Detroit-Thomas Pa mer 4 Son Milwaukie-A.
Brown, jr. Erie, Pennsy. .vana-AlIen A. C,aig.
Wyoming, Pennsy vania-R. e. Smith. Louis
vie-H. H. timbetlake Nashville Joseph Nash.
Portand-D R0basun, jr. Chicaso-E p. Ward
San F anciscO-W William Bygs. st. LOus-T hos
Z. COurtcLay, genera agent Tor the southern ard
United Safes by authorized officers of The COM
pany. je l4-1yt