EXHIBIT 23.6
JAMES D. WOLFENSOHN
INCORPORATED
599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
PHONE: (212) 909-8100
FAX: (212) 909-8158
October 31, 1995
Board of Directors
The Chase Manhattan Corporation
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, New York 10081
Re: Joint Proxy Statement of
Chemical Banking Corporation and
The Chase Manhattan Corporation
and Registration Statement on
Form S-4 of Chemical Banking Corporation
Gentlemen and Madame:
We hereby consent to the use of our opinion letter dated
October 31, 1995 to the Board of Directors of The Chase Manhattan
Corporation as Annex V to the Joint Proxy Statement referred to above included
in the above mentioned Registration Statement and to the references therein to
our opinion. In giving this consent, we do not admit and we hereby disclaim
that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, nor do we
thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such Registration
Statement within the meaning of the term "experts" as used in the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder.
JAMES D. WOLFENSOHN INCORPORATED
By: /s/ JAMES D. WOLFENSOHN INCORPORATED
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