City of Philadelphia Six Percent Loan Bonds (1855-1872)

Collection of nine out of ten interest-bearing bearer bonds issued by the City of Philadelphia. Dated between May 22, 1855, and 1872, these bonds were issued in varying amounts from $100 to $9,000 to Jewish organizations and individuals in Philadelphia. The bonds feature illustrations of Philadelphia City Hall, early locomotives, a wharf, George Washington, a cobbler, and Benjamin Franklin. Each bond bears the signatures of the City Controller and Treasurer. Among the bondholders were prominent Philadelphians including Joseph L. Moss, Isaac J. Phillips (Treasurer of the United Hebrew Beneficent Society), S. Tobias, S. M. Etting, Philip Nathans, and Henry Myer Phillips.

Associated People/Businesses

  • Phillips, Isaac J.
  • United Hebrew Beneficent Society of Philadelphia

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 14