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Delaware State Reporter

Location

Dover, Delaware, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1855

Page

4

Naval Service Appropriations Act for 1855 56 Funding

Legislative act detailing naval budget allocations for pay of officers and seamen, civil establishment wages, provisions, ordnance, ship construction, and station improvements. Includes authorizations for navigational and hydrographic work, trials, and post office mail transport contracts.

Post Office Transportation Funds Authorized 1855

The act appropriates sums for mail transport in 1855 including two steamship contracts from New York to Bremen and Havre totaling 350000 dollars, air transport Charleston Havana 50000 dollars, and mail across the Isthmus of Panama 120000 dollars. Also lists payments for mail routes to New York to New Orleans Charleston Savannah Havana Chagres and California Oregon with detailed totals. Approved March 3 1855.

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Caution on Imposters in Armitage Lightning Rods and Matches

Caution warns against imposters selling Armitage patent electro and lightning rods with forged agency forms. Claims genuine rods by Henry Simpson certify agents. warns many frauds selling useless rods with pewter or lead points. Also promotes Jin Donnelly safety matches with square upright wooden boxes and extended shipment benefits.

Philadelphia Henry M’murtrie James McClintock Walter R. Johnson Jin Donnelly North Fourth Street Philadelhia Donnelly Fourth St Phillada

Protector and insurance notices in 19th century ad pages

An advertisement promotes The Protector a fur chest cover against consumption and respiratory ailments distributed by Harcourt Bradley & Co with global reach. It also details the Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance Company offering life and fire coverage with strong capital, named officers, and local Philadelphia agents.

Astley Cooper Bart A. C America United States Canadas South America West Indies England Europe Harcott, Bradley & Co London Manchester Cooper Harcourt, Bradley & CO Ann Street Nassau Street New York U.S Wood Street Cheapside Market Street CAL Insurance Company Liver Pool Fire and Life John J. Palmer David S. Kennedy Adam Norris North America Life Assurance Jayne Chesnut St Philadelphia Wood, Fuller & Wells C. H. Fisher Thomas Allibone Bank of Penn’a Adolph E. Borie Bank of Commerce B. B. Comnegts Philadelphia Bank Pemberton Hutchinson W. Welch Thomas & Martin James. Kent Santee & Co David S. Brown & Co Morris Waln & C O N- Trotter & Co Samuel Copecland Bernard Fears Walnut Street Samuel Jackson University of Pennnslvania Thomas Nolloway Corner Ann N. Y W. J. Langley Hantsviile Yadkin County North Carolina Professor Halloway Langley R. Durant New Orleans Professor Melloway Ann and Nassau Sts N.Y Tay Messrs. Wright & Co Cairhs Street Paris New BR Durant Lear Seth & Hance Baltioore, Canby & Fiatch Bilthmore B Sun

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