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Incorporated in 1825, the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company began its operation at 134 Walnut Street, which was also the dwelling house of one of its incorporators, Jonathan Smith. The company issued both perpetual and temporary insurance coverage. Its first perpetual policy, dated March 7, 1825...
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| Collection: | Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company Records |
| Collection Number: | 3142 |
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| 520 | |a Incorporated in 1825, the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company began its operation at 134 Walnut Street, which was also the dwelling house of one of its incorporators, Jonathan Smith. The company issued both perpetual and temporary insurance coverage. Its first perpetual policy, dated March 7, 1825, insured a brick house and card manufactory located at 86 South Front Street, Philadelphia, for $2,000. Dated one month earlier, Temporary Policy No. 1 was issued to cover the contents of a South Front Street auction store, which were recorded as "goods usually kept in Dry Goods Stores, including Household Furniture and Linen, Cotton in Bales, . . . Flour, Indigo, . . . and Earthenware." The amount of the policy was $10,000. This collection consists of the surveys, numbered 1349 through 20973, made of the insured buildings. The earliest, Survey No. 1349, dates from 1830 and is a record of Peter Pierce's two story brick dwelling located on the "east side of Fourth Street between German and Shippen Streets in the Southwark area of Philadelphia. Issued in 1892, Survey No. 20973 also records a brick two story private dwelling located in Center City and insured for $1,000. The information noted on the surveys includes overall dimensions, materials used in construction, number of rooms and windows, and other significant architectural features such as balconies. Outbuildings are often included in the surveys, and some surveys include floor plans. Related paperwork accompanies some of the surveys, including cancellation slips, extended coverage endorsements and correspondence. | ||
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