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DIRECTORS.
Hon. Thos. B. ference, Charles Dingee,
George IA Armstrong, Thomas Manderfield,
Charles Gubicam, Edward R. Helmbold,
Grorse llelmbold, r. Carroll Brewster,
James E Neall, Isaac Leech. Jr.
THOMAS p. FLORENCE, President.
EDWARD r. HELMBOLD, Secretary.
LOCAL SURVEYORS.
Charles Waiter, No. 397 ID street
Jno NJ. Thornton, corner First street and Virgins
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
voraby with the most successful OF similar insilu
lions In the UniIed States
From the LIST day OF August, 1855 in five months
up Il LIST January, 1856, the premiums received
amounted 10 the large sum of one bun4fed anu eight
thousand, one hundred and fifty-one dollars, with
only forty six hundred anI si1'y-six dollars losses
reported.
With the+e evidences Of success and GOOD mar.
a.em.nt, The directors feel justified in soliciting
share Ofpuoiic patronage, believing that the secu-
riiy offered is am DE and that all .air clam will be
adjusted more accordingto equity han legal tcchni-
Caluies.
With view o. affrdng ample indemnify to the
public, the company have deposited with
MESSRS DUNCAN. SHERMAN, e CO, OF
NEW YORK, THEIR BANKERS,
Cash and p:emium Rotes TO provide an accrung
Trust Fund Of One Hundred thousand DoLcrs,
To bs held by them tditinaal security to policy
holders for the payment of losses.
The company isprepared to iszue policies against
loss or damage by fire ON DWELLINGS, FURNI-
TURE, MILLS, MANUFACr RrES, WARE
HOUSES, all descriptions OF BUILDINGS, and
their contents, or al kinds Of Nj RCHANDISE,
transported by VESSELS, GTFAMBORTS, CA
Nal B)hTS, FAIL ,OADS, and thn usual cor.
veyances to Or from any portion of EUROPE aud
AMERICA, and on the huis Of STEAM BOATS
nav eating the western vaters
The rates Of p:emiGm will b. aS NV "a other
cOmi anies, aai in fHIHZ them every improvement
In constr ucu0n aud arrangement VIII be taken ILto
constellation.
All losses specify adjusted and promptly aid.
Office northwest C rner Pennsylva MA avenue and
Seventeenth street, Washington city, &c.
Insurance may also be effected at TIRE Home Office,
Northrces corner 'pGLnut G'd Second Streets Phila
PhiG. Also, at the Conn., aHy's offices: New York-
w. Tn mpsOn, No. 10 Wal street. Boston
Oliver B'ewster, No SAFE street. Baltim nc
B. II. Richardson, No. - Baltimore street. Circin.
nati-Taylor Anthony. Charleston-J II. Tay-
lor, No. l2l x. Bay street New Crl' aas-Iia' ma q
DOanc. M0ntgOmery-hlbertW w Hams. Mobile
A. g. Waugh. Pitt tsburg-T. J. Hunter, No. 81
Wafer street Savannah A. Wilbur, No Ill Bay
Marcus 4. Bell. Trenton-NaTr 4 Cocks. Fond
du Lac-Robert Baker. Vcksburg-J. Putnam.
buffalo, Barker. Memphis w. f Milton.
DetroIt-ThOmas Palmer Sun MiIwankin-A.
Wellington Hart. Wellsburg, virg ria - -Daafouh
Brown, Jr. Erie, Pennsyvania-ArenA A. e.! aig
Wyoming, Pennsy vania r. Smith. Lculs
ville--H II. II. rimbe lake. Na.hvilIe- joseph Na <h
PoItand-D Robinson, jr. Chca1o-E p. Ward
Sar + ancisco-W William Bigys. 81. LOuis-Thos
E. Courtenay, genera! agent i0r the sGurhrrn aud
western States. And in other principal citirs Of the
United States by authorized officers Of the com
pany. je l4-1yt