1849 ADVERTOISEMENTS..Business






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Brooklyn Union
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1849  
Spelling of names are as they appear. 

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Insurance

The Long Island Insurance company, capital 200,000 dollars, with a surplus 
Office 41 Fulton street, Brooklyn.
Continues to take risks on Buildings, Merchandise, Machinery and property 
generally at current rates of premium. This company has passed through the 
great New York Fires of 1835 and 1845 and also the recent disastrous 
Brooklyn Fire. They owe their excape from them, with comparatively 
slight losses, to the system whcih they always practise, of limitinmg 
and scattering their risks. 
The Company inform their dealers and the public generally, tht less 
than one third of their business is on risks in the city of Brooklyn.
All losses which the company may sustain, will be adjusted and paid 
promptly as hertofore. 

Directors
B.W. Delamater,                        Smith Woodhull
Henry Young,                            Neziah Wright
Peter C. Cornell,                        George B. Fisk
Daniel Ayres,                             Thomas Birdsall
Frederick Marquand,                   Charles J. Taylor
William M. Bliss,                        George S. Howland.
Mioturn Post                               Daniel A. Robbins
R.V.W. Thorne                            William Chetwood
William S. Packler                       John S. W?y 
W. Horace Brown                        John A. Lott
John H. Prentice                         J. C. Skidmore
Thomas Baylis                            John F. Yelverton
                        Freeman Rawdon
                    
B.W. Delamater, President 
E.C. Finn, Secretary

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The Kings County Mutual Insurance company, NO 42 Fulton street, Brooklyn, 
Opposite Front street.
This company continues to insure upon dwelling houses, stores and other 
buildings, merchandise, household
furniture, wearing apparel, vessels in port and their cargoes, and 
property generally, against loss or damage by fire, on terms as 
faborable as any toher institution, with the advantage to the insured 
of the mutual principle. This company also insures upon all kinds of 
marine risks, which are taken by E.S. Powell, their agent for this 
branch of their business, at their office, No 69 Wall stret, in the 
city of New York, where applications are also received for Fire Insurance. 

                        Trustees

Thomas Carpenter                        Charles M. Olcott
Samuel E. Johnson                       Jeremiah Johnson
John Leggett                                Alden Spooner
Alfred Clapp                                 Adrian Hegeman  
Adonijah Underhill                        John A. Cross
Benajah A. Brewster                    E.S. Powell
Barzillai Ranso                            William H. Cary             
Morris Reynolds                          Thomas Clark
William Burdon                            Richard F. Haviland    
Gardner Wheelwright                    Gerrit Smith
Aaron L. Reid                               John C. Mallory
Mott Bedell                                  Nicholas Luquer 

                                        Thomas Carpenter, President
                                        Adrian Hegeman  Vice President
                                        Stephen Underhill, Secretary


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The North American Fire Ins. Company  - capital 250,000 dollars, 
with a handsome surplus.
Agency office, No. 40 Fulton St., Brooklyn, Principal Office, 
67 Wall street, New York

This company, with a capital and surplus safely invested with good 
securities, offers advantages for the insurance of property in 
this city, what are unsurpassed. 

                            Directors
James W. Otis                            Charles Williams
Thomas Tileston                           William Whitewrigh
James Bogert, Jr.                         Cornelius McCoon
Hugh Auchincloss                        David B. Keeler
 James McBrair                            Moses H. Grinnell
Richard M. Bi??chfor                    Andrew Foster, Jr.
Caleb Swan                                Samuel J. Beals
Thomas W. Gale                         Wyllis Blackstone
Jonathan Thorne                         Henry Parish
Daniel B. Fearing                        William S. Wetmore
                          Joshua J. Henry 
                                                James W. Otis, President
                                                R. W. Bleecker, Secretary

Applications for insurance made at the Agency Office ?0 Fulton st, Brooklyn, 
will he promptly attended to
                         J.E. Underhill, Agent 

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Fire Insurance - Protection Insuranced Co of Hartford, Ct. capital $200,000
This company was incorporated in 1825 with a perpetual charter, and is 
now one of the best established institutions in this country. Its large 
and prosperous business for upwards of twenty years is the best 
guaranty of its character

Directors 

Daniel W. Clark                        A. G. Hazard
William W. Ellsworth                Charles H. Northram
John Warburton                        William A. Ward
William Thrall                            Benjamin W. Greene
Thomas Belknap                       ????? Peck
Ezra Strong                             William Kellogg
Ebezezer Seeley                      Ellery Hills 
                         Lemuel Humphrey
                                            Daniel W. Clark, President
William Conner, Secretary
Risks taken and policies insured at the Agency, No. 31 Fulton street, 
Brooklyn, L.I. on terms as favorable as any other company. 
Charles E. Buckeley, Agent. 
Applications for insurance may be left at the store of F. B. Baylis, 
134 Atlantic street, and at the residence of the agent, 50 Livingston street. 


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FIREMAN'S INSURANCE CO. 59 Wall Street, (late 47) corner of Hanover street,
New York - Capital $204,000 - $46,000 surplus
Continue to insure against loss or damage by fire, dwelling houses, 
ware houses and other buidlings, merchandize, furniture and personal 
property on the most favorable terms. 

                         Directors 

Smith W. Anderson                  Ira Smith                   Paul Curtiss
Oliver T. Hewlett                  W S Herriman                Geo H. Swords
John Wilson                        E H Herrick                 J A Robertson    
Saml M Thompson                    W A F Pentz                 C N S Rowland
Frs T Luqueer                      Corn's Smith                Edward G Falle                
Et??m Townsend                     Robert Speir                John J Phelps
Wm Agnew                           Jacob R Nevius              Titus K Adee
Saml T Skidmore                    Jas Chambers                Abm B Sands 

                Francis T. Luqueer, President
                Niel Gray, Secretary
*** Risks taken in the above office by Stephen Crowell at the Eagle Building, 
30 Fulton st. 

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                Lamberts, 184 Fulton Street, Brooklyn - The attention of the 
public is solicited to the situation and arrangements of the above store, as 
it is the determination to hae it always supplied with the choicest variety 
of Perfumery and Toilet articles and the best quality of medicines, which will 
be sold at much less than the usual prices to wit:
Congress Water, fresh from the spring, $1.25 per dozen for pints; $1.50 per 
dozen for quarts. 
Lubin's Extracts, Imported direct, 50 cts per bottle, etc.  
T.S. Lambert, M.D. Druggist                                                                                                                                                      M L Hine, MD, Chemist, & c

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Farina - Heckers prepared Farina, a very agreeable, light, nutritious 
article of food, easily digested, and admirably adapted for children 
and invalids, for sale by James W. Smith, Chemist and Apothecary, 
Court street, corner of Montague place, 
near the City Hall.   

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Dr. Bridges' Dentrifice - This highly approved Tooth Powder for sale by 
James W. Smith Chemist and Apopthecary,
Court street, corner of Montague place,
near the City Hall. 

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Chinese Goods The subscriber hasjust received direct from Canton, 
a beautiful assortment of Fancy Tables (or Tea Poys) in setts. 
The advantage of getting them from first hands will enable purchasers 
to obtain them at Auction Prices. Samples of the avove are now ready 
for examination at my warerooms.
                            No. 44 Fulton street, Brooklyn
                                            T. Brooks 

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A. M Wilder, 51 Fulton and Wilder & Co., 139 Atlantic st., 
Booksellers and Stationers, are prepared to furnish at 
reasonable prices, School books of all kinds, Misdellaneous books, 
most of the Magazines and the more select portion of the cheap 
publications of the day. A good assortment of Stationery, etc
Bookbinding and printing done to order.

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Just Right for Presents  -  
Silver, Peaqrl Tortoise shell and Velvet Card cases and Books, 
a neat assortment, just completed and for sale at prices reduced 
form former rates by WM Wise, Jr. 
watchmaker and jeweller, 79 Fulton St. 

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Forks and spoons of silver can be found at Forsyth's, 
204 Fulton corner of Clinton street, equal to American half dollars, 
and as cheap as at any establishment in New York.

Just Published - Modern Accomplishments or the March of Intellect, 
by Miss Catherine Sinclair author of Modern Society, Charlie Seymour, & C. 
joust rec'd and for sale by R. Harmer Smith, Phenis Bookstore, 191 Fulton St.


Card Cases - A splendid and large assortment of Shell Cases and of 
beautiful patterns, for sale cheap at J.D. Chase's 187 Fulton St., 
manufacturer of Jewelry, silverware & c. 
N.B. The same store with Mrs. Trumbull.


Krummacher's New Work - The Last Days of Elisha - by Dr. F. W. Krummacher, 
author of "Martyr Lamb," Elijah the Tishbite, " & c. For sale at the 
Phenix Book store, 191 Fulton St.


Feathers - A large quantity of strictly prime and ordinary qualities of 
Feathers, for sale on moderate terms in lots to suit purchasers by 
E. J. Todd, 88 Fulton St.

New Novels Just Published - The Discipline of Life - price twenty five cents. 
Thirty Years since; or the Ruined Family - a tale by P E James esq, 
author of the Whim and its consequences, etc, for sale by Elliott & Co., 
47 Atlantic street

Irving's Life of Columbus, Vol J; also Knisherbocker's History of 
New York and the Sketch Book for sale by E. Harmer Smith
Phenix Book-store 191 Fulton street

Books for schools - A very large assortment for sale by 
R. Harmer Smith 191 Fulton Street. 




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