City of Philadelphia Six Per Cent Loan Bonds (1850s-1872)

Collection of ten interest-bearing bearer bonds issued by the City of Philadelphia between the 1850s and 1872. Each bond features illustrations of Philadelphia City Hall, early locomotives, a wharf, George Washington, a cobbler, and Benjamin Franklin. The bonds were issued in varying amounts, ranging from $100 to $9,000, to Jewish organizations and individuals in Philadelphia. One bond, dated April 1, 1861, is specifically made out to "Har Nevah Lodge No. 12 in trust for K. Goldberg, Joseph Cohen, R. Brunswick, S. Hamerschlay, and M. Reese". Other notable recipients include prominent figures such as Joseph L. Moss, Isaac J. Phillips (Treasurer of the United Hebrew Beneficent Society), S. Tobias, S. M. Etting, Philip Nathans, Aaron J. Seligman, and Henry Myer Phillips (a congressman and leading authority on colonial currency). Two bonds were issued to Henry Myer Phillips and his companion, Constant Guillon.

Associated People/Businesses

• Goldberg, K.
• Cohen, Joseph
• Brunswick, R.
• Hamerschlay, S.
• Reese, M.
• Goldberg, K. and other children

Geography

• Philadelphia

Subjects

• Bonds
• Municipal finance
• Jewish way of life

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 14