City of Philadelphia Six Per Cent Loan Bond

One of ten interest-bearing bearer bonds issued by the City of Philadelphia. This particular bond, dated September 15, 1854, is issued "in trust for K. Goldberg, Joseph Cohen, R. Brunswick, S. Hamerschlay and M. Reese" of Har Nevah Lodge No. 12. The bonds feature illustrations of Philadelphia City Hall, early locomotives, a wharf, George Washington, a cobbler, and Benjamin Franklin. The bond bears the signatures of the City Controller and Treasurer. This collection of bonds were issued to various Jewish organizations and individuals in Philadelphia between the 1850s and 1872, and includes bonds issued to prominent figures such as Joseph L. Moss, Isaac J. Phillips, S. Tobias, S. M. Etting, Philip Nathans, and Aaron J. Seligman. Two bonds are issued to Henry Myer Phillips and Constant Guillon.

Associated People/Businesses

• Guillon, Constant
• Phillips, Henry M. (Henry Myer), 1811-1884
• Phillips, Henry M.

Geography

• Philadelphia

Subjects

• Bonds
• Municipal finance

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 14