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DIRECTORS,

DIRECTORS.
Hon. Thos. B. Florence, Charles Dineee,
George III. Armstrong Thomas Mandrrfield.
Charles Rubcam, Edward R. Helmbold,
George Helmbold, r. Carroll Brewster,
James E Nea, Isaac Leech. Jr.
THOMAS B. FLORENCE, President.
EDWARD r. HELMBOLD, Secretary.
LOCAL SURVEYORS.
Charles Walter, no. 1877 ID street.
jno N. Thornton, corner First street and Virginia
avenue.
James Williams, No. % Four-and.a half street.
MARINE SURVEYOR.
Cant j. P. Levy, No. 474 Pennsylvania avenue.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
John ThOmason.
The business of this Company will compare IA
vo'abiy with the most successful of sima ar insi,u
tiOns In the Uniied States.
From the lst day of August, 1855, in hve months,
up t let January, 1856, the premiums received
amounted TO the large sum of one hundred and eight
thousand, one hundred and fify-one dollars, with
only forty six hundred ant sixysix dolIats losses
reported. ....
With the evidences Of success and good man.
acement the directors feel justified in soliciting
share pubic patronage, believing that the secu-
riy offered Is ample and tha, all fair claims viii be
adjusted more accordiDgto to equity lhan legal techni
caliiies.
With a view Of aTcrding ampls indemnify to the
public the company have deposited with
MESSRs DUNCAN, SHERMAN, ( CO, OF
NEW YORK, THEIR BANKERS,
Cash aud premium notes to provide an accruing
Trust Fund Of One Hundred thousand Dollars,
To be held by them idtiODal security to policy
holders for the payment Of losses.
The company isprepared to sue policies against
loss or damage by fire on DWELLINGS, FURNf-
TURE, MILLS, MANUFACTURERS, WARE
HOUSES, all descriptions OF BUILDINGS, and
their contents, or all kinds of MERCHANDISE,
transported by VESSELS, STEAMBOATS,, CA
NAL B)ATS, HAlLROADS, and the usual con-.
veyances 10 or from any portion Of EUROPE and
AMERICA, and on the hulis Of STEAMBOATS,
nav eating the western waters. s,,3s 3 g-.
Tiic IaIes Of PREMIUM viii be as Tow a other
conn anies and in fixing them every improvement
In construction aud arrangement Will be taken
consideration.
All losses speedily adjusted and promptly aid.
Office northwest C rner Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street, Washington city, ID. G.
IssurGnce may also be Effected at the Home Office,
Northuex corner Wulntd and Second Streets, PhiLa-
A w. Tn mps0n, No. 10 Wall street. Boston,
Cliver brewster, No State street. Baltimore
Is. H. RicL ardson, No. u baltimore street. Cincin-
rau-Tayor Anthony. ChaVlestGn--y. II. Tay.
lor, No. l2l r. Bay street. New Oreaas-Ha,man
Doaae. MOntgomeTy-AlbertW w lIams. Mobile
A. q. Waugh. Piltsburg-T J Hunter, no. 80
Wa:er street savannah- A. Wilbur, No. Ill Bay
street. Augus'a-GirardPy, Whyte 4 Co. Atlanta
Marcus A. Bell. Trenton-NaTr h Cccks Fond
du Lao-Rober, Baker. Vicksburg-J. Putnam.
Bufaio-A Barker. Memphs-W. E. Milton.
Detroit-ThOmas Palmer a son. Milsaukie-A.
Brown, jr. Erie, PennsyIvahia-Alen A. Craig
Wyoming, Pennsy vania-R. e. Smith. Louis
viile-H. n. Iimbe lake. Ma hvillc-J Joseph ash
Pori and-D. Robinson, jr. Chicago-E p. Ward
San ancisco-Wil.iam Biggs. Si Louis hos
i. Courieray, general agent Tor the southern and
United ates by authorized officers Of the COM
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