Collection of Ten City of Philadelphia Six Per Cent Loan Bonds Issued to Jewish Organizations and Individuals

Collection of ten interest-bearing bearer bonds issued by the City of Philadelphia. Each bond is elaborately printed and features illustrations of Philadelphia City Hall, early locomotives, a wharf, George Washington, a cobbler, and Benjamin Franklin. Issued in various denominations from $100 to $9,000, the bonds were issued to Jewish organizations and individuals in Philadelphia between 1854 and 1872. Notable recipients include Joseph L. Moss, Isaac J. Phillips (Treasurer of the United Hebrew Beneficent Society), S. Tobias, S. M. Etting, Philip Nathans, and Har Nevah Lodge No. 12 (B'nai B'rith). Two bonds are issued to Henry Myer Phillips, a prominent Philadelphia attorney and one of Pennsylvania's first Jewish congressmen, and his companion, Constant Guillon.

Associated People/Businesses

• Phillips, Henry, Jr.

Geography

• Philadelphia

Subjects

• Bonds
• Finance
• Numismatics

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 14