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DIRECTORS,

DIRECTORS.
Hon. Th0s. y. Fl0r"nce, Charles Dinsee,
George ii. Armstrong, Thomas HaG lrGtied,
Charles Rub'Cam, Eiwa~d He'mboid
George IieImb id, f. EarrDiI B:or-ter,
James Z. Nsall, Eaac L"eCh, j..
THOMAS B. FLOREHCE, President.
EDWARD Il HELMBOLD, Secretary.
LOCAL SURVEYORS
Charles Walter, No. 397 ID street
JnO. NJ. Thornton, corner First street and Virginia
avenue.
James Williams, No. D Four-anda half street.
MARINE SURVEYOR.
Capt. J. p. Levy, No 357 Pennsylvania avenue.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
John ThOmasen.
The business of this Company will compare ia
voraby with the most successful II similar institu
tons IN the United States.
From the lst day OF August, 1855, in five months
up II LEI January, 1856 the premiums received
amounted 10 tie large sum of ofe hundred and eight
thousand, one hundred and i.tfy-one dollars, with
Oay forty six hundred ana sit'y-sx dollars losees
reported.
agem mt, the directors s- justified in soliciting a
share OF public patronage, believing that the seen
rty offered is ample sad that all fair CLAIMS will be
adjusted more accOriingto equity Than legal techni-
caities.
With view-of afording ample indemnity 10 the
public, %. company have deposited with
MESsRS. DUNCAN, SHERMAN, 4 CO., OF
NEW YORK, THEIR BANKERS,
Cash and premium aole5 10 provide an accruing
Trust Find of One Hundred thousand Dollars,
To be held by mem additional! security TO policy
holders fo. thr payment of losses.
The company ispreparcd t0 Is suc policies against
loss OF damage by fire on DWELLINGS, FURNI-
TURE, MILLS, MANUFACTURERS, WARE
HOUSES, all descriptions OF BUILDINGS, and
their cOntent., all kinds Of MERCHANDISE,
transported by VESSELS, STEAMBOATS,, CA
NAL BOATS, RAILROADS, and the usual cor
veyanccS to or from any portion OF EUROPE and
| AMERICA, and on the hulls of STEAM goAr
nav eating the western waters
The rates of premium will be "a low other
companies, and in fixing them every Improvement
in construction and arrangement will be taken into
consideration.
Ali losses speedily adjusted and promptly aid.
Office northwest rner Pennsylvania avenue and
| Seventeenth street, Washington city, ID. G..
Insurance may also be effected at the Home Office,
Northoest corner Walnut aud Second Streets Phila-
deiph,d. Also, at the COmpanys Offices: New York
| A. w. Tn mpsOn, No. 10 Wall street. Boston,
| Oliver Brewster, No State street. Baltimore
| nati-Taylor Anthony. Chareston-J. Fl. Tay.
| lor, No. l2l Z. Fay street New chta1s-Harman
Doane. MontgCmery-Albert w Ilams Mobile
| A. C.. Waugh. PiiisbuIg-T. J. Hunter, no 90
| Water street Savannah A. Wilbur, No. Ill Fay
street. Augusta-G ardey, Whyte Co. Atlanta =
du Lao-Robert Baker. Vicksburg-J. Putnam
Buffalo, Barker. Memphis s-W. Milton
| Detroit Thomas Palmer son. MiIwaukie--A
| Wellington Hart. Welsburg, Virgin -Danforth
| Brown, jr. Erie, Ponnsylvania-AHen A Craig
| Wyoming, Pennsylvania K. u. Smith. LOUIS
| ville--n. h. rmbeiIake. Nashville Joseph Na 81
| Portand-D Robinson, jr. Chicago--E P. Ward
San ancisco William Biggs 81 L0uis-Thos
| r. COurtenay, general agent Tor the southern and
western States. And other principal cities of th,
| United States by authorized officers of the com
| pany. jel4-Iyt