LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 11 DDQ13b47blb< \n \' ^' !>^„ .^-^ '^ ^^ ; o • '^^ t^-' 1; ^-^ v^ vOO, K^^ "'^- vOO^ V' V ^cr.,<^" J. rP^ .^ V ^^'"^ ^> -^;^^ %^: '^. ^i .^..;,^-^ V :« -> . ^ **..^'^'' ,'>^"'^.- = v^-^"*. ,5- .^^^^-^• x^^. :f ->^..-^-: ',^% <\ oc ii? = 4-7- WEALTH AND BIOGRAPHY WEALTHY CITIZENS NEW YORK CITY, COMPRISINO AN ALPHABETICAL ARRANGEMENT OF PERSONS ESTIMATED TO WORTH $100,000, AND UPWARDS. BE WITH THE SUMS APPENDED TO EACH NAME; BEIHO USEFUt TO BANKS, MERCHANTS. AND OTHERS. ; SIXTH EDITION, ENLARGED TO TEN TIMES THE ORIGINAL MATTER, AND NOW CONTAINING BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL AND GENEALOGICAL NOTICES or THK PRINCIPAL PERSONS IN THIS CATALOGUE. ALSO, A VALUABLE TABLE OF STATISTICS. ■^§m NEW YORK: COMPILED WITH MUCH CARE AND PUBLISHED AT THE SUN OFFICE 1845. PREFACE to THE SIXTH EDITION. To render this publication more interesting to the general reader, we have procured from various unlhentic sources, brief genealogic»i and historical or biographical notices of some ol the n)ore remarkable men and families in this community, into whose hands wealth has concen- trated. We have endeavored to do equal and exact justice to the parties, and have deemed that we have been rendering an especial service to those, n>ore particularly, who by honest and la- borious industry have rais<;d themselves from the obscure and humble walks of life, to great WHallii and consideration. If there be, by any possibility, any erroneous statements, we pledge ourselves to correct them in oiir next edition. Our aim has been to wound the feelings of no one. but to do strict justice to all. and to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth. This edition has been carefully revised, and almost every i)iographical notice eulircly re writti n so as to remove whatever errors and objectionable remarks had crept into the I'ormer editions. It has been found necessary to exclude several names, while new names to the amount of nearly one-third the whole number in the book have been added to this edition. There has been added also a large quantity of interesting biographical and historical matter, as derived from the con- sultation of books and living authorities; so that the work may now be regarded as curapUte and accurate as its nature and scops admits. New York, January, 1845. Entered according to Actof Congress, in the year one thousand eight htindred and forty-five, By AtOSES Y. BEACH, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of New York. WEALTH AND WEALTHY CITIZENS OF NEW YORK. ^ few years he paid his creditors, and by business tact, .L . -r .. T» .iMnnnnn integrity, and industry, has amassed his wealth. He Abeel John H. . . . . $10U,UUO retired from business several years since. Mr. AUey In partnership with Garrit A. Dunscomb, constitu- is an example of a man of strong mind pushing his ting the firm of John H. Abeel & Co. iron merchants, way through the world without the benefits ot educa- one of the oldest houses in the city. tion and under many difaculties. Adams John 300,000 Alstyne John SOO.flOO Qf Irish descent, who by industry and int^rity as Of the firm of Alstyne & Dykers, rich brokers in « merchant in the dry goods line, has acquired a re- Wall street, spectable fortune, which he enjoys with the respect of . -r, ^ innnnn all who know him. He is President of the Fulton Ames Barret lUU.UW fia\nk. He married a daughter of John Glover, da Formerly of the firm of Ames & Witherell, iron- ceased, some twenty years since, by whom he has re- dealers. A new England man^--made all his money ceived some property. See Mrs. JFisher. and retired from business. He was in business at Addison Thomas ... - 150,000 t^i^ South. A distinguished pencil-case maker ; a pioneer in Amos Estate of - - - - 200,0(K) this, and made his money by industry. The present a„j„„-„„„ r>„„„„f innono ever-pointed pencil-case was first made by hii, and Andariese Barnet .... 1UU,UU« owes its form to his ingenuity. An excellent Tailor and a very amiable man, Adee George ... - - 100,000 Anderson Abel T. .... 200,000 Son of William below, and a partner of the firm of A respectable lawyer, who inherited most of his Adee, Timpson & Co. property from his father, who acquired his fortunein _ onnnnn the manufacture of boots and shoes. Adee William -..--. 200000 -.nnnr.t, - An auctioneer, and formerly senior partner in the Anderson Henry J. - - .- . 100,600 firm of Adee, Timpson & Co. From Westchester Co. The respected Professor of Mathematics in Co - Began life as a dry goods merchant, and has now re- lumbia College. tired from business. A very worthy man who has ^„„ „fj_ made all his money by active industry, and the most Andrew Henry - - - iuu,uuu honorable and upright course in business. Native of Scotland, made his fortune in the Carpet trade, was prominent in the Whig ranks, and sent to Ainslie Robert - . - - . 100,000 the Assembly of this state some years since ; a very Formerly a merchant, and worth this sum by.his good citizen, wife, a daughter of Robert Lennox, deceased. Anthon Charles - . ,. .- 100,000 ., T a r. i^n nnn ^ brother of John, and professor of Latin language Akerleyb. Dr. ISU.OUU and literature in Columbia CoUege. Mr. Anthon has^ Formerly an eminent Physician, who distinguish published many works^; the one most widely known ed himself wh#n the yeUow fever was raging. ^Now ^^ Anthon's Classical Dictionary. Mr. Anthon ha. a retired ^^ popular reputation as a scholar, and is a most learned man. In his Classical Dictionary, and other works, A Hon .«? fpnhpn Ant) ono he has been charged with having made too free use of Auenotepnen - - - - - 4UU,UUU the labors of others. A man who without money, without family con- „„„ ^^^ nexions, and without eaucation, has made his way Anthon John ..---- dUO,OU» to independence in fortune, and to high public sta- ^^. ^^-^ respectable and learned phy- ■ail-lofts m the city. In h 8 business he was indus- % t " "I'^i:!: iijiz^ \= <, /hI^tib an^ rharips; »; years, and afterwards a Senator of the State, and a I'f " °5,?i,'^°'^tiSrL^f°hSr of 'a riclf^^^ ward the success of tbisgreat enterprise. Mr. Allen Appleton Daniel ... - iUU,um) is an energetic and decided man, always adopting a Qf the firm of D. Appleton & Co., booksellers and policy of hi 8 own, aad carrying it out with gieat self- publishers reliance. He is just, butnot generous; and in mind . i„u,. t „«„o„j . - inn noA and manners rude »nd unpoulhed. At -he time of Appleby Leonard - - - : 10U,U0O difficulty in the New York Life Insurance and Trust Arcularlus George - - - - 300,000 Co., he was made the President. „ „ ^ ^ .^^ v x, xx. Born of German parents, and, with his brother Allow <3aiil n'^n c\c\(\ Phillip, obtained his wealth as a baker, in which bu- „; . '. ,' „ ." " " -^^"j""" siness he has been famous for many years, and in The mtimate tnend of S. Allen and the two consult which he still continues. He is a man much respect- each other on every matter of interest to either. He ed for his numerous good qualities. Gen. Henry A. waa born in Providence, R. I., where he learnt the late Commissary General of the state, is one of his trade of Cabinet maker, and subsequently carried on sons. the business at Charleston, S. C, where he faUed « ,j . OKn nnn through the sole fault of hispartner. Mr. Alley came Arnold AarOJl - - - - - -bU.UUU to this city and undertook a commission business in An Englishman who brought money with him from cotton and domestic goods. His creditors at Charles- England, and has been in the retail dry goods busi- ton having confidence in^him were his fiist patrons, ness in Canal street, and now in partnership withbi» and amohg them Mordecai Cohen, a rich Jew, enti- son in-law Constable, an Englishman also. 2 Arthur John .;."" = 100,000 tined to be the commercial emporium of the Northern Asninwall Wm TT Ann nfifi Z^"^^' T** '°, ¥ suppUed with commodities from AspmwaU wm, a. 400,000 New York, and the same vessel was also to convey Of the firm of Howiand & Aspinwall, shipping- mer- supplies to the Russian trading settlements farther chants. The father of Mr. AspinwaU has Ion? been north, and receive furs in exchange. With the furs known as an intelligent and shrewd broker, and is of irom the Russian posts, and from Astoria, she was to an ancient and honorable family. Mr. Aspinwall has proceed to Canton, then the best market for furs, and a beautiful seat on Staten Island, and his residence in return home with teas, silks, and nankeens. In the this city is very valuable. projection of this magnificent enterpiize, Astor antici- r, ^ T u T u r,- ««o ^«„ 1'*'^'^ ^^^^ *^^ settlement would prove a biU of costs Aator John Jacob - . . . 25,000,000 for the first two years, and that no considerable protits John Jacob Astor is classed, by those who know '"[ould be received in less than ten years. At the ex- him best, not only amono the richest but also among pifation of twenty years he counted on receiving a. the truly great men of the world. The talent which ?^illion of dollars annual profits. The Tonquin, the in another age, and in another state of society, was ^ ?*' ?"d the Lark, the third vessel, dispatched for exercised in the art of war, is now to a great extent -^^toria, were lost, yet notwithstanding, the enterprise engaged in the peaceful occupations of the counting- ^ould not have failed, had not Astoria been sold to room. War has been a great field for the develope- l^^ agents of the British North West Fur Company, ■' ^nt of great talents. But commerce affords scope 'lirough the treachery of one of Mr. Astor's partners. ror a greater variety of talent, and is a field on which the most gigantic genius, and the most soaring ambi- tion may expend themselves in unlimited conquests. In this department of human action Astor has dis- played a great mind. Landing on our shores as a common steerage passenger— a poor uneducated boy —a stranger to the language and the people— he has by the sole aid of his own industry, accumulated a fortune scarcely second to that of any individual a Scotchman named McDougal. Astoria had'to &^ >^ gle through many difficulties in consequence of being captured during the late war, and just as peace was declared, and as it was to be restored, it was wrench- ed from Mr. Astor's hands by the treachery of his partner. From the time of the establishment of the American Fur Company, Mr. Astor became largely engaged in commerce. His ships fi-eighted with furs for France, Eng'.and, Germany and Russia— and with the globe, and has executed projects that have become P'^hries, ginseng, and dollars for China, now plough- identified with the history of his country, and which ed every sea, to receive these products of the New will perpetuate his name to the latest age. He was World and exchange them for the valuable commodi- born in July, 1763, in the village of Waldorp, near "®^ °^ ^^^ Old. Mr. Astoi's instructions to his cap- Heidelberg,.in the Duchy of Baden, Germany. His '^^'^^ "^^re minute and exceedingly paracular. He father was a very worthy man and held the office of evinced almost as intimate a knowledge of the vari- bailiff". At the age of eighteen young Astor, on the °"* markets in which he traded, as though he had eve of leaving his home for a foreign land, resolved P^^'^ ? resident at each respective mart. In the dis- to be honest and industrious, mid never to gamble. "^In tribution of his cargoes at home, and in exchanging- March, 1784, he landed at Baltimore, a steerage pas- ^'^ commodities with the natives, Mr. Astor exercised •enger, having sailed from London in November, and * minute inspection even to the smallest details, and been detained by the ice three months. On his voy- seemed to possess an almost intuitive knowledge of age he became acquainted with a fellow countryman '^® market, not only in the United States, but also in of his, a furrier, who induced Mr. Astor to learn this panada. Yet Mr. Astor did not bestow at his counting- art. The main portion of Mr. Astor's property at this time consisted of seven flutes from his brother's man- ufactory, at London, which, with a few other articles of merchandize, he sold, and invested the small pro- ceeds in furs, and commenced learning the fur-trade. He was soon after engaged as clerk lin the fur esta blishment of Robert Bowne, the first cousin of Wal- ter's father, (see Walter Bowhe,) a good old quaker, who prized Mr. Astor very much for his house more than half the time most merchants fe"§l compelled to give their concerns. It has been re- marked of him, by one of his intimate friends, a man of some eminence, that Mr. Astor, was capable of commanding an army of 500,000 men. During a good portion of Mr. Astor's active life, he resided in a large house in the lower part of Broadway, and lived in a style of princely magnificence, attended by servants from some of the various nations with which he trad- dustry and fidehty. Subsequently, by the aid of a few %^' ^"'i among them some from the Empire of the thousands from his brother Harry, a rich Bowery Celestials. His house was furnished with the richest butcher, he engaged in business for himsell', associa- P^^^'^' and his apartments adorned with works of art, ted with the late Cornelius Heyer. Afterwards he be- ^°iong which was a Cupid by Mignard, which was came associated with Mr. Smith, the father of Gerrit regarded as a work of rare merit, and for which Astor Smith. At the close of the revolutionary war, Oswe- P^^*^ ^ princely sum. go, Niagara, Detroit, and other posts beino- in pos- Notwithstanding the magnitude and success of Mr. session of a foreign power, a serious emban-assment ^^^°^'^ business operations, yet the greatest source of was thrown in the way of the fur trade. Soon after *^'® wealth has resulted from the increased value of Mr. Astor entered the business, in 1794-5, by a treaty ^^^^ estate consequent on the continued growth of these posts were surrendered, when, contemplatin' *^ ^^^7- ^^ ^n early day he foresaw the future the grand opportimity then ofl"ered to him, he said" greatness of this commercial emporium of the " Now I will make my fortune in the fur-trade.'' Western Continent, and was wont to convert two- His prediction was verified. Astor, with an industry thirds of his annual gains into real estate, not one and sagacity unparalelled, improved his opportunity ^°°^ °^ which he ever mortgaged. It has been his and after the lapse of six years, during the first year P°hcy to invest in mortgages on the best property of- of the present century, he had amassed somethin"- ^^red, and in case of fore-closure, which has often like $250,000 dollars. By the natural course of accu° happened, he has bought the property in at much less mulation, this sum, at the present time, would have ^^^^ '** ^®al value. In this mode, together with the amounted to $6,000,000— but in Mr. Astor's hands it continuaUy increasing value of real estate, in this has increased to more than four times that amount *''*^y' ^^ ^*® multiplied his wealth far beyond the nat- Nine years later, at the a^e of forty-fiye, Mr. Astor ^^^ accumulation by the ordinary interest, and hence founded the American Fur Company, for the purpose ^°° ^^^ '"-'^ °^ ^^ property. Mr. Astor has vast tracts of competing with the powerful British associations of land in Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, and other part which were in a fair way to monopolize the traffic in °^ ^^^ West, the prospective value of which is Tery furs throughout the Northern and South t^'estern'sor- SXeat. The greater portion of his property is in real tions of our continent. The outposts of this newcoto- ^^ate and mortgages in this city. Could Mr. Astor's pany stretched into new and hitherto untrodden fields property be kept unbroken and under its present ma and secured the richest spoils of beaver, otter, an J nagement, it would become the largest individual es- buffalo. It had indeed previously as well as noW tate ever known on the globe. The estimates of the been the poUcy of Mr. Astor to extend his conquests ■ '^alue of his property given above is moderate ; those into new territories. The projection and establish- knowing his affairs best placing it at $30,000,000 ; ment of this company did not satisfy his gj'-antic in- teUect. His grand project of the Astoria Settlement •was now formed. It was his design to establish a se- ries of forts along the Pacific Ocean, and on the Co- ^d some as high even as $50,000,000. His income on a moderete estimate must be $2,000,000 a year, or $166,000 a month, which is about $41,500 a week; 60 a day, $240 an hour, and $4 a minute. Mr. lombia River, in connexion with our government, and -^^^'or has made a donation of $350,000 for a library ttus monopolize the fur trade west of the Rocky in this city, the interest of which is to be expended in Mountams. The first post, Astoria, was established employing agents to purchase books, and in the erec- in 1810, by a party of sixty men under the command ^^°^ °f a buUding. Mr. Cogswell, late editor of the of Mr. W. P. Hunt. This settlement, which was des- N. Y. Review, is the agent and librarian. Mr. Astor has two s^ns, Wm. B. and one who has been imbe • cile from his birth ; one of his daughters became the Countess of Rumpff, and lately deceased at Paris, an- other (deceased) was married to Mr. Bristed, an Eng- lishman, author of a work on the Resources of ftme- rica, and now a clergyman at Bristol, R. I. A grand- son Charles Bristed is at Cambridge, England. AstorWin.B. 5,000 000 The son of John Jacob, and holding a power of at- torney for the transaction of all his father's business, and exercising generally a superintendence over that immense property of which he undoubtedly expects to be the principal heir. Yet Wm. B. has received much of his property from his deceased uncle, Henry Astor, long celebrated as a butcher in the Bowery, in which business he accumulated his wealth. The amount received from his uncle did not exceed half a million, yet by fortunate investments, chiefly in real estate, and by donations from his father, who has given him the Astor House, it has increased to this extraordinary amount. Austen David 400,000 A distinguished auctioneer, who made money at a time when auctioneers reaped their $50,000 a year profit. By his marriage with a sister of Johnflaiif, gerty, he receivA, no doubt, an accession to his for- tune. At the present time auctioneers, like all others, can reap but slow profits, and that by careful indus - try, and close attention to business. Mr. Austen is an excellent business man, and a most estimable citizen. Aymar Benjamin ... - 300,000 f This, and the next below, his brother, are English dscent, and self-made men, though of humble origin. They are very enterprizing merchants, and bear ex- cellent characters as gentlemen and citizens. They have been principally engaged in West India com- merce. Aymar John Q. .... 200,000 The brother mentioned above. B Bache Robert 200,000 A rich Distiller, residing in Brooklyn. Baldwin J. G. 200,000 Banks David 100 000 A Law Book seller, of the firm of Gould, Banks & Co., ex-alderman of the fifth ward, now President of the Harlem Rail Road Co., and an influential man in the Democratic party. Married the daughter of Paul B, Lloyd, and acquired all his money by industry and integrity in his business. Banks David 300 000 A retired West India merchant of an English family, and married a daughter of Robert Lennox, by whom ke received a large property. BanyerMrs 100,000 Sister of Peter A Jay, deceased. Bard William ----- 100,000 Is a Son of Dr. Samuel Bard, and fully retains the reputation of an honorable sire. Barclay George . x - - 150,000 Estimable son of the venerable Colonel Barclay, British Consul, deceased. Barnum Phineas Taylor - - 150,000 The proprietor of the American Museum, and guar- dian of the celebrated Tom Thumb^ was born in Dan- bury, Ct., where he was it one tijn,^eng»fff d as a lot- tery dealer, and merchant, and dffew'ards f ditor and proprietor of an influentisl n'wspaper, entitled the Herald of Freedom, which, beina: free with the fail- ings of orthodox pretenders, and making some rather severe strictures on Judge Daggett, then of the Su- preme Court, brought down the ire of that venerable sinner, and Barnum was imorisoned fdf libel. The day of his liberation was celebrated by a grand gala scene and oration, and the martyr to universalism was nominated by his friends for Governor. Soon af- terwurdshecame to this city, and soon became known as the exhihitor of JoiceHeth. Subsoqupntly ob- taining possession of the American Museum, he be- came the proprietor, and meeting with Tom Thumb, he ha» made his fortune mainly by means of that ju- venile wonder. Mr. Barnum is now in Europe, ex- hibiting Tom Thumb, by whom he is coining money. Barrow Dr. 100,000 Barsalou Victor 190,000 A Frenchman, and Importer of Wines and Branr dies. BarstowH. W. - . - - 100,000 Battelle Joseph .... 150,000 Of a Connecticut family, and of the firm of Eggles- ton & Battelle, iron merchants. Mr. Battelle has made a profitable use of his capital. Beach M. Y. 250,000 Moses Yale Beach waobom in Wallirgf rd, * onu., a conne tion on his mother's side of Elihu Yale, Esq., founder of v ale College, and for many years Governor of the East India Company. 1 1 an early age he wa» ppren iced to the C.ibinet making business, in Hart- ford, Connecticut, where, by over work, and work- ing nights, managed to save, by th" time h» had at- tained his eighteenth year, $400, with which he pur- chased of his employer the remainder^ f his time, and commenced business on his own account in Massa- chusetts Soon after he ir arried. and has since then, passed through the rough and varied scenes of a bu- siness life. Si'on after the commencement of the Sun newspaper, he purceased Mr. Wisner's interest, being one-half, paying for the experiment $5200 As soon as he found this to be a safe and permanent bu- siness, he bought out his partner, for which he paid $19,000. From this point, his star, or rather Sun, has been steadily in the ascendant, and now we find him the publisher of n,e most extensively cirr ul^ted news- paper uponthe globe, and the principal stockholder in four Banks, a 1 in good standing, and proi=perf'Us, be- sides doing und^r his own name a large amount of bankin?. for assistance in his unparalelled business, he has the services of five sons, brought up in active life under his own eye, and who may yet prove "chips of the old block." Beekman Henry .... 200,000 Descendant of Gov. W. Beekman, about 220 years since Dutch Governor of South Fort, on the Dela ware. If any of the Dutch noblesse of the very earli- est colonizations at New Amsterdam (now New York) remain, here is one who, like all the intermediate linKs from the Governor down, have nobly upheld the renown and rank of their ancestors. The Beek- mans, however, have never been numerous. Two others of the family follow. Governor Beekman was one of those stalwart men, who, as early as 1653, de- manded of the Holland government a liberal charter for this city, and it was given. Beekman James W. 100 000 Of the same family, and married a daughter of Dr. PhiUip Milledoler, ex-President of Brunswick Col- lege. Beekman John .... 150,000 Beekman S. D. Dr. - - - - 150,000 Received the greater portion of his fortune by wife, daughter of Gov. Clinton, formerly Vice Pi hi* resi- BettsGeo. "W. 100,000 A native of Norwalk, Cf., and one of the pioi eera of the Carpet business in this city, in which business he still continues. Mr. Beits is esteemed as one of our most worthy < itizens. 100,000 100 000 Betts Samuel R. (Judge) Belmont Alt giiBtus - - . A native of Germany, and agent of the Rothschilds, and a Banker. Bininger Abrm. (Estate of) Blnsse Lewis - 300,000 - 150 000 From Prance, came to this country with $50,000, and married a lady who kept a Boarding School at Bloomingdale, and subsequently opened a school in Beach street. Bfshop Japhet - - - - 200,000 A hardware dealer, and married a daughter of David N. Wolfe Blackbume Henry . - - - 200,000 Blackwell Drayton ... - 200,000 A brother of widow Howell,- and son of Mr. Black- wlfU, who established the first foundry in the city, which was at the corner of Canal street and Broadway, and a store at Coenties Slip, and was succeeded hy one of his sons, who is now deceased. F e made a fortune, and bought Blackwell's islnad, and hence its name. Drayton studied law under Mayor RadcliflTe, but has never practised. BlatchfordR M. - - - - 200 000 A lawyer and agent of the Bank of England. He has been distinguished as a politician of the Whig party. His father was a clergyman at Bridgeport, Ct. where ,?^hrDther (now deceased) was also settled a few yea^" since. Mj. Blatchford graduated at Union Col- lege. fileeckerJ.W. 200,000 Of an ancient New York family. Bloodgood Estate of - ■> - 250,000 Bloodgood Thomas - - - - 100,000 Of an ancient family of New Amsterdam, who then ^elt their names " Bloetgood." Boardman David Estate of - - 200,000 Bogardus Robert, . . - . 150.000 The Rev. Everardus Bogardus was a great name in the time of our Dutch ancestors. Whether a de- scendant from Gen. Bobeit B , an eminent counsel- lor, ve know not — but his native shrewdness and perseverance needed no ancestral dignities for his advancement. " Gas stock," 'tis said, consummated his fortune. Bogart Eugene - - - - 150,000 Descended from a Hugenot. Anterior to the Ameri- can Revolution, Cornelius was a large land owner and merchant, leaving his business to his two son-, Henry C. and Nicholas C., who were among the largest mer- chants of their day ; their business w"ith London being very extensive. N. C. married a daughter of Myndert Schuyler, an eminent merchant of this city, and duiing the Revolutionary war moved to Tappan, Rockland Co. Andre was confined in his house, and Washing- ton and other ofiicers often visited him. He left two sons, Cornelius N. and David S. The former died a bachelor, and the latter was graduated at Columbia College in 1790, and settled as a Clergyman at Southampton, L. I., from 1798 to 1813, and then at Hempstead until 1826, when he came to this city, and died in 1839. One of his sons, Alwyn, is a physician in this city, and a daughter, Elizabeth, is distinguished as an authoress. The wife of David S. was a daugh- ter of Jonas Pratt. Her brother Ebenezer, was taken a prisoner during the Revolutionary war, and carried to London, where he married a sister of Sir Benjamin West's wife, the daughter of Mrs. Wright, celebrated for her skill in wax modelling. Another brother. Col. Richard, was the officer who received the gallant Montgomery in his arms while expiring, at the siege of Quebec, Dec. 31, 1775. Eugene is the son of David S., and early entered into mercantile pursuits, in which he has attained his wealth, by the most honorable course of dealing. He married a daughter of David Beck, Esq., of this city. He has retired from business, leaving the brothers, Alex. A. and Orlando M., to suc- ceed him in the frm of Bogart & Brothers, Commis- sion Merchants. Bogert Henry H. - - - - 100,000 Of an ancient Dutch family, and one of the firm of Bogert & Kneeland, cotton and liquor brokers, and commission merchants. Boffert James, 300,000 Of the same family, and residing in Brooklyn. Bogert James Jr. .... 300000 Bolton Curiis 250,000 From Georgia, where he has a plantation, and in this city a merchant. Bonnf-foux Laurent .... 100,000 A lynx-eyed, clear-headed FMach gentleman— a second Cassimir Perrier, in the ability with which be conducts bis private banking institution, and in the good sense with which he discourses upon the currency of ttie country. Bonnett Peter - - . - - 150,000 Boorman James ... - 500,000 Of the firm of Boorman, Johnston fc Co., exten- sive iron merchants. He is president of the council of the University, and out of his liberality has endow- ed a professorship. An adopted daughter married Jo- siah Wheeler, a lawyer. Bouchaud Joseph - - - - 200,000 A French resident, who has become rich as an im- porter of French goods. Bowne Walter 150 000 Of an ancient and very numerous Quaker family of L. I. John) who was bom at Matlock, in Derby- shire, England, in 1627, with his father, Thomas, and' a sister, came to Boston in 1649, and in' 1651 they set- tled in Flushinsf . John married a daughter of Robert Field, of Flushing, a sister of the wife of Capt. John Underbill, and in 1661 built the house there, which has been occupied by his descendants until recently, when it passed into the possession ofrfames Parsons, whose mother was the daughter John Bowne, the fourth, a lineal descendant of the first John, and is now occupied by Mr. Parsons. In this house, George Fox, in 1672, was entertained by Mr. Bowne, and his wife, who early became quakers. In 1662 Bowne was imprisoned for three months, and then sent to Holland for trial, by the notorious Governor Stuyvesant, on the charge of " procuring lodgings, for, and frequent- ing the Conventicles of the obstinate sect of Quakers. '^'' He was acquitted in Holland, and a severe reprimand administered to the Governor. Walter is the son of James, whose father, Samuel, was the grandson of John. Walter was elected Mayor of this city in 1828, which olfice he held for five successive years. Subse- quently he was a State Senator, and was one of the U. S. commissioners for the erection of the Custom House. Mr. Bowne was, in early life, " an out-door under writer," and has been a merchant, in which line he has amassed much wealth in addition to his inheritance. His investments in real estate in this city have added much to his fortune. Mr. Bowne is universally respected for his integrity and virtues, and has ever been an influential man. Mary Frank- lin, the first wife of De Witt Clinton, was a descend- ant of the Bo wnes. Walter married Elizabeth South- gate, by whom he has two children; Nathan, who married Eliza Repelye, and Mary, the wife of John W. Lawrence, of Flushing. We think wc might with safety add §100,000 to the present estimate. Bowen James 100,000* Boyd James 150,000 Of the firm of James Boyd & Co., ship brokers and' commission merchants. An honest and s rupulously exact mercant le man, and unobtrusive gentleman. Bradford William - - - - 100,000 A descendant of the Puritan Bradford, who came over in the May-Flower. He was in the Dry Goods business in this city, and commenced poor. A fortu- nate investment in Delaware and Hudson Canal Stock, enabled him to retire from business. Bradhurst J M. 200 000 Made his money at the drug business, and has been commissioner of the alms house. Bradhurst Samuel ... - 100,000 Has been Alderman of the Twelfth Ward. A son of J. M., and married a daughter of Thomas C. Pearsall, deceased, by whom he received the greater portion of his property. Brandegee Jacob .... 700,000 — Native of Louisiana, and he has been largely enga- ged in the trade between New Orleans and New York. He has immense possessions in New Orleans, and owns a large property in Lafayette Place. He has resided in this city several years. Brandreth Benjamin - - - 150,000 The celebrated manufacturer and vender of Bran- dreth's piUs. He resides mostly at Sing-Sing, wher« he has a splendid seat. A capital yood fellow. Brevoort Henry Jr. - Of an old New York family. His parents owned X BmaU farm of about 11 acres, bounded on the south by Tenth-street, in former days the produce of which they sold daily in the market. This little farm, then of comparative little value, has now risen to be of immense value, being- situated in the court-part of the city, and hence the great wealth of Henry. He also married a rich southern lady. Mr. Brevoort is a gen- tleman of accomplished education, and is now to a considerable extent an operate i- in WaU-street. Brevoort Henry .... 300,000 Of another branch of the same family. He was formerly in the hardware business, but receiving a le- gacy from a relative, made a fortunate investment at and near " Cato's." He has been twice Alderman of the Twelfth Ward, sent by the democratic party. Bridge L. K. 200,000 Oil merchant. Bridge Lewis 100,000 A successor and son-in-law of Samnel Judd, oil merchant. Bronson Arthur Estate of - - 400 000 I A son of Dr. Bronson, of Ct., who was distin- Ij guished in that State as a financier, and was a large [f " owner of the stock in the Bridgeport Bank. Arthur I; was a large operator in stocks and real estate. W Bronson Isaac (estate) - - - 1,500,000 A native of Connecticut, where he resided princi- pally at Greenfield HiU, a very extensive and highly cultivated estate. He was surgeon in General Wash- ington's staff during the Revolutionary war, and became afterwards a successful financier and banker, being principal owner of the Bridgeport and i- air fild Co. Banks. Mr. Bronson died in 1838 possessed of a very fine estate, consisting chiefly of monied •ecurities. Bronson Frederick - - - . 250,000 Son of Isaac Bronson, a wealthy capitalist. Bronson Silas 150 000 A merchant retired from business, and owns the Franklin House. He is from Ct., and distantly rela- ted to Arthur. Brooks S. K. 300,000 Went through bankruptcy three years since ; mar- tied the widow Olney, of Portland, a daughter of Asa Clapp, went into stock, principally Harem and has thus made a large fortune. Is a gentleman of fine taste. , Brooks Sydney .... 500 000 Son of the richest man in New England, Peter C. Brooks, of Boston, brother of the late Governor Brooks, of Mass. Edward Everett married a daugh- ter of Peter C. Brooks, and also Mr. Frothingham, Unitarian Clergyman, at Boston. Sydney Brooks is one of the firm of Davis, Brooks & Co., doing a large Commission business. Brown Geo. W. .... 200,000 s.- Brown James 500,000 Firm of Brown & Co., Baltimore, and Brown Bro- thers & Co , of this city. Originally from the north of Irejand, (of great repute,) highly respectable. Brown Silas- - - - 100,000 Brown Stewart .... 300,000 Bruce George 200 000 A worthy mechanic, who, in company with his brother, from a printer, some years ago, became a type founder. By great industry and care, the pos- session of much natural shrewdness, and judicious operations in real estate, he has rendered himself wealthy, and is now master of a handsome fortune. Bruce J. M. ISOOuO - Bruen Matthias - - - - 700 000 When the great China merchant, Thos. H. Smith, of this city, failed, Bruen, through his son, Geo. W. B., who had married to Smith's daughter, became pos sessed of all Smith's ships, teas, &c. 'as Smith's bonds- man. Government unwisely relinquished the greater part of what was due to the revenues, say $600,000, and this has made through rise of Smith's assets, ,000,000 houses, &c., a vast property for the Bruens, a New- Jersey family, and originally dry goods merchants. George W. lived in Italy and was in the Leghorn line. Bryson David 400 000 An honest upright Irishman, one of the tanners and curriers of the " Swamp," with the Bloodgoods. Has been Alderman of the fourth ward. Buchanan Miss .... 150,000 Daughter of Thomas, (deceased.) Bucklty Henry .... 100,000 > Son of Thomas and inherited a large estate by mar- riage with the daughter of Townsend Macoun, de- ceased, late Mayor of Troy, Buckley Thomas ... - 100>000 English Quaker, merchant, who made a very good adventure, the first impulse to his fortune, when he married a daughter of the rich John Lawrence, de- ceased. Buloid Robert 150 000 ' A most worthy, upright merchant, and made his fortune by a retail Grocery in Broadway, celebrated for its rarest delicacies that can pamper the appetite of epicures, in delicious wines, liqueurs and comfitures. Bunker Wm J. .... 200,000 Of a numerous Nantucket family, of whom Elisha S. is one of the first captains that ever directed a steamboat through Long Island Sound. Wm. J. has long been celebrated as keeper of the Mansion House, one of the largest hotels in the city. In this business he has acquired a great portion of his wealth. Burke Mrs. widow of M. R. - 150,000 Burnham Michael Estate of - 200,000 Butler Benjamin F. - . . - 150000 With native powers of mind, and most unpretend- ing deportment in the profession which he adorns, and respected everywhere for his sincere piety and pure life. Mr. Van Buren saw in him one whose ster- ling name would bring much capital to the democratic ranks. An early alliance of friendship, and the yield- ing temper of Mr. Butler, met with their full rewards in the very lucrative post to which his friend, Mr. Van Buren, finally assigned him as U. S. Distiict At- torney for New York City. Butler Francis 100,000 Of a New York family, and in the paint business of the firm of Butler & Barker. A good fellow. Cammann O, F. .... $100,000 Gempbell George W. - - 100,000 Canr.pbell Jno. - - 200,000 Mr. Campbell, like his father, the late deceased and much respected proprietor of a large Paper establish- ment, made the greater part of his fortune in that line, and has besides acquired much by inheiitance. They are Scotch. He is now of the firm of John CampbeU JiCo. Cirman Richard F. - - - - 250,000 Began life as a poor boy, making packing boxes for merchants, and laboring until ten or eleven o'clock every night. Accumulated some money, and com- menced as a carpenter and builder, in which, by means of his untiring industry, integrity, and talent, he amassed means and reputation sufficient to enable him to make large contracts, in 1836, for rebuilding in the "burnt district." At the time of taking his con- tracts, wages and materials were high, but long before the completion of his work, tlie price of labor and materials had depreciated to such an extent, that he realised an immense profit. He has continued build- ing, and has invested his proceeds in real estate, the value of which has greatly risen since his purchase. He has a beautiful seat at Fort Washington, in the upper part of the island, where he resides in the sum mer. He is now building a village two miles this side of Fort Washington, named CarmanviUe. In 1842 Alderman Carman was elected by the whigs of the twelfth ward, and held his seat for one year. Mr. Car- man is one of those strong-minded men for whom na- ture has done more than education, and is, moreover,' a very liberal and excellent man. No man is mor« lespected. Carnes Francis (estate of hisjdaughters) 200,000 A gentleman, every inch of him— and hut few such specimens of a highly educated merchant. Resided a long while in Paris, where he was held in great con- sideration both among his countrymen and the elite of French society, for his fine taste, classical acquire- ments, polished manners, and ready wit. He is yankee born, of great respectability, and after many ups and downs of life, and locating himself with his accomplished second wife at New York, his two beau- tiful daughters, just grown and wife, have come into the above inheritance, through death of a maternal great uncle. Garow Isaac 400,000 Made his money in the Hardware business. Carroll Isaac - - - . . 150,000 Gary Henry 100,000 A merchant retired. Gary W. H. - - - - 200,000 An untiring shrewd yankee, commenced business by selling combs in a small way. Caswell N. 100,000 Present firm of W. H. Howland & Co. Came to this city a poor boy, and has made Ms money by his own industry. Gatlin George 100,000 The distinguished traveller and Indian Biographer. He received a large inheritance from the estate of his father, Lynde Catlin. Cavanna Augustus - - - - 100,000 Formerly a distinguished hair dresser, and investing his hard earnings in real estate, has, by an increase of its value become rich. CebraJohnY. - - . . 100 000 The ex-alderman of the first ward, and an old and estimable citizen of New York, and though in years not advanced, may be deemed, from his useful public services, apart from his standing as a merchant, one of the fathers of the city. Genter Robert . , . . 200,000 Long a distinguished Shipping Merchant, of a nu merous New York family of great respectability. Chastelain J. .... 100,000 Ghauncey Henry - - - - 200,000 From Maine, and in the Crockery business. Cheesman Dr. 100 000 A distinguished Physician, whose practice is one of the most extensive of any in the U. S. He is descend- ed of a distinguished Quaker family of Long Island, and his uncle died nobly at Quebec, under Montgome- ry. He married a daughter of Willard Hicks, a Qua- ker. Ghesebrongh Margaret - - . 500,000 Widow of Andronicus. Cheseborough Robert ... 250 000 A retired dry good merchant and once President of the Fulton Bank. Chesterman James .... 300 000 Long a distinguished tailor at the corner of John jind Nassau sts. but has lived for some time retired at Harlem. A very worthy and upright man. Childs Samuel, R. (Estate of his wife,) 100,000 Glapp John 200,000 A retired Flour merchant, and made all his money. He is a very close but good man of a quaker family. Is now President of the Mechanics and Traders Bank. Clark Aaron 100 000 Formerly a distinguished lottery dealer, in which business he made his money. He has been Mayor of the city. Clark Chester, 150 000 Resides in Brooklyn, and in business with Mr. Spaulding, constituting the firm of Chester, Clark k Co., Dry Good Jobbers. Clark Mrs. .... 100,000 Widow of Benjamin, from New England, and famed as the Quaker lawyer and friend of Daniel Webster. Clark Ralph 150,000 Clark Richard S. . . - 100,000 Clason Augustus W. - - . 100,000 Clayton Edwin B - - - - 100,000 Formerly a Printer, and now a Paper Merchant. He has been Alderman of the first ward, elected by the whigs. Clinton Mrs. H. (widow of Geo.) - 100,000 Mr^. Hannah Clinton, daughter of Walter Frank- lin, Esq., an eminent Quaker merchant of this city, from L. Island. Her husband was nephew to Vice President Geo. Clinton, and brother of the great Gov- ernor, Dewitt Clinton—" Satis est" for Clinton a, household name— but the rich Franklin brothers, merchants of New-York, deserve a memento for the many noble ways in which they through intercession with the Tory authority and Hessian troops, were en- abled generously to dispense their wealth to their poor miserable, suffering countrymen, the American pris- oners confined in the Sugar House, Provost, fee. during the American Revolution. Mrs. Hannah C. is a sister also of Gov. Dewitt Clinton's first wife, descend- ant of the Bownes, by whom alone Gov. D. C. had issue. Clinton Charles A. (Estate of his wife) 100 000 This oldest son of the ever to be lamented and never to be forgotten Governor Dewitt Clinton, every way worthy of that illustrious man, is happily placed be- yond the reach of the pecuniajy distress which that father heroically succumbed to for the sake of en- riching ungrateful millions with the benefits of those magnificent works of internal improvement which immortalize his name. The estate of Mr. Charles A. Clinton comes through his marriage with a daughter of Jno. Hone. Cobb Oliver ...:,. 100,000 Goddington Jonathan I, - . - 100,000 A merchant, and late worthy Postmaster, and from the first jump of his parentage on this continent, two centuries since, in the person of the famous Wm. Cod- ding-ton, Esq., of England, first of Bostoi., then the founder and first governor of Rhode Island, (1638.) He was the first merchant of New England, built the first brick house in Boston, and at his house at New- port was held the first Quaker meeting. Jonathan is a lineal descendant of Gov. C. and was long a distin- guished merchant of ow city, and like his g/eat pro- genitor, he is a very worthy man, and was the demo- cratic candidate for Mayor at the last election. Coe^Wm. S. - - - - - 100,000 Coit Henry, - - - - - 100,000 GoitHenryA 200,000 Son of Levi Coit, formerly a distinguished mer- chant. The son failed in business, and afterwards married a rich heiress of Philadelphia. Coles Benj. U. (Estate of) - 150,000 The Coles of Long Island and of New York, and probably those of Virginia, are descendants of Mr. Robert Coles and others of that name, (doubtless all brothers,) who settled at Boston, Lynn, &c. about two centuries since, and are among the most ancient and respectable of American names. The ancient Earldom of Enniskillen in Ireland belongs to the family of Coles, but their Irish descendants who came over, brought, we opine, precious little of the moveables thereof with them. Coles Isaac U. 100,000 Of a Long Island family, inherited his money. Coles Oscar 100,000 Of Long Island, and inherited his property from hi* father. He married the daughter of George W. Brown, from whom he expects much. Coles William J. - - - 100 000 Coleman (widow of William) - 100,000 This estate was bravely acquired by her deceased husband, the celebrated Wm. Coleman, the former editor of the Evening Post. Colgate William ... - 300,000 A very worthy man, and made all his money by un ■ tiring industry, in the business of a tallow chandler. Colgate John - - - 250,000 Colgate B. .... 250,000 Collins E. K. 300,000 One of our most distinguished shipping merchants and owners of packet lines. A son of New England, and descended from a family that occupy an illustri- ous page in the annals of those heroic men who reso- lutely resisted puritan persecution. Married a daugh- ter of Aid. Thomas T. Woodruff, an influential demo- crat. Conch William 200,000 A retired grocer, made all his money. Conger Abraham B. - - 200,000 A lawyer. Conger John ... 100,000 An edge-tool manufacturer. Acquired his property at the anvil, at which he now works every day as hard as any man in his employment. Conklin Jonas .... - 100,000 From "Washington County, a dry good merchant, one and of the directors of the Bank of the ;tate of New fork. Conover Stephen .... ir0,000 Of an old Knickerbocker family, and a very worthy man. In the hardware business, in which he has made his money. Contoit John H. .... 250,000 His father, John H., came from France a pastry cook and confeotioner. He supplied some of the first families in the city, and opened a shop in Broadway, between Muri'ay and Warren sts, where he became celebrated for his ice cream. He afterwards invested in real estate, which has now risen immensely in value, and opened the present New York Garden. His son, the present John H., at twenty-one succeeded him, and still keeps open the garden. His principal wealth has resulted from his father's fortunate investments in reai estate. Cooper Francis - - . . 200,000 Been a director of the Mechanics Bank for thirty years, and has been treasurer of the Catholic Cathe- dral. Born in Germany, and early in life made mo- ney as a blacksmith. He has married two rich wives, but has no children. Cooper Peter 100,000 Manufacturer of the celebratad Cooper's refined Ising Glass." Cook Levi 150,000 Corbin Oliver 200,000 Of the firm of Oliver Corbin, & Co., large Grocers, in which he has made all his money. CorliesJohn 100,000 Made money in the crockery business, and by keep- ing boarding house, and now retired to Shrewsbury. Corlies Joseph W. .... 250,000 A rich auctioneer of the firm of Corlies, Haydock & Co., made all his money, and formerly in the crock- ery bxisiness. Of a New Jersey family. Cornell Robt. C. .... 250,000 Of the ancient Cornell family, (originally Comhill or Cornwall,) of Cornwall Hall, Cornbury, L. Island. 7 Their progenitor escaped from the horrid massacre at Throg's Neck, 1643, in which the immortal Anne Hut- chinson, the head of the colony, and most of the others perished. • Cornell "Whitehead J. - . . 100,000 CorneU Peter C. .... 100,000 Corse Barney 100,000 Son of widow Israel Corse, and worth this sum mamly by expectations of his father's estate, and of his wife, the daughter of Samuel Leggett. Corse Israel Jr. 150,000 CaUedthe handsome young Quaker— is amnarried Corse widow of Israel - . . 100,000 Her husband was a leather merchant, and descend- ant of the distinguished Colonel Israel Corse, of the revolution, and native of Long Island. Cof-ssMiss 100,000 Daughter of Israel Corse. Corson . , . . 200,000 Coursen Abraham - - . 200,000 Coster Girard H. .... 100,000 A son of John G. who has cost his father much mo ney, and has acquired this sum in mercantile busi- ness in which he is now engaged, and by his wife, a daughter of the late Edward Prime, the founder of the house of Prime, Ward & King. Cosier John G. (estate of) - - 700,000 Two brothers, John G. and Henry A., the former lately deceased, and the latter twenty years a<'o, are of a respectable family in Amsterdam, and°beo-an here as merchants soon after the revolution, and" by honest industry amassed a great fortune. While Na- poleon held HoUand, they, through confidential cor- respondence were enabled to know how far to push the trade thither, and thus in return importations of gm found so rich a harvest, that their wealth rapidly accumulated from that hour. They were gentlemeri bornand of irreproachable integrity. The millions the two brothers amassed is nearly all melted away before it has barely got into the hands of their chii- r,^^!*' ^r/- ^osack, deceased, made a deep gouge into that of Henry's widow, but where is it .' Henry A. Coster left about f 3,000,000, yet but little of It 13 left. John G. met with heavy losses throuo-h the mstrumentality of his children who were unsuc- cesstul m business. John H., a son, and Mr. Berry- man, a son-in-law, went into business as importers, and lost a large sum. Berryman and his wife ar^ Coster John H 159 OOO The son of John G. mentioned above, and worth this sum by his wife, tne daughter of the late Daniel xioardman. Cotheal David isq^qOO With his brother Henry, of the firm of H. & D Co- theal, Importers of Horns, Hides, Indigo, &c., from South America. He has invested in real estate. Cotheal Henry ..... 100000 The brother of David. Cottinet Francis - . . 200 000 Now one of the oldest and always has been one of the most respectable and prominent of our French importers of silks, &c. He married the accomplished daughter of General Edward Laight, being one of the few instances of the aUiance of respectable French and American families. Cozzens William B. - - . 150 000 Of an ancient New York famUy, formerly kept Tammany HaU, next at West Point, and now of the American Hotel. He is Alderman of the Third Ward, of the American Republican party. Cram Jacob 200,000 A rich distiller ; his daughter was married to Mason, a nephew of John Kemble. Mason on his marriage retired from the stage. 8 Crane Jacob .... Cromwell Charles T. Truly and lineally a descendant of the great Si -Oliyer. Mr. Cromwell belongs in this city, and has gained his fortune in the arduous labors of the legal profession. He married a Miss Brooks, of Bridgeport , Connecticut. Crosby Wm.B. .... 1,000,000 As the great nephew of the rich Col. Henry Rutgers, of the ancient Rutgers family of tliis city, he inherited an immense estate. His wife, through her mother is grand daughter of Gen. Wm. Ford, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Crowe Thomas .... 100,000 An Irish linen merchant, and married a wife worth $75,000, who owns real estate in Duane and Chatham Cruger Mrs. Douglas 400,000 Her father was Geo. Douglass, a Scotch merchant, who hoarded closely. His wine cellar was more ex- tensive than his library. When George used to see people speculating and idle, it distressed him. He would say " People get too many idees in their heads. Why don't they work?" What a blessing he is not alive in this moonshine age of dreamy schem- ing. I'he Crugers were of Bristol, Eng., of which the one that first came out here, " Old Harry," father-in-law of the present judge Thos. Oakley, of the Superior Court, had been Mayor. Mrs. Cruger is the sister of Geo. and Wm. Douglass, which see. Her husband is a lawyer. CryderJohn - - - 100,000 Cushman Don Alonzo - - - 200,000 Resides in Chelsea. Made his money in the dry good business. From Connecticut. Cutting P. B. 150,000 The Rev. Mr. Cutting, his grandfather, was the principal of a famous Grammar School at Hempstead, before the American Revolution, and from him the illustrious Dr. Samuel L. Mitchell received his first lessons, as did also many of the-ons of the gentlemen of Long Island of those times. His son WiUiam married a Livingston, and by this and that hourly source of accumulating wealth, the Fulton steam ferry boats established by him — ^they have become extremely rich. He is a lawyer in part- nership with F. R. Tillou. Cutting Mrs (widow of William) And the mother of F. B. Cutting. $100,000 Dart Russell Dash John B. 200,000 A retired Hard Ware merchant. Dater Phillip 400,000 Dutch, of New Jersey, and probably son or nephew of Abraham D., an iron master, who owned a conside- rable forge on the Ramapo, in Rockland county. New York, of the celebrated firm of Lee, Dater & Co., Wholesale Grocers. DavisCbas. A. - - - - 200 000 Originally, on his father's side, it is said of aPortu- piese family, through a Portuguese lady saved miracu- lously from the earthquake of Lisbon, to become the betrothed wife of the grandfather of Charles A., who was then British Consul at that Capital. Mr. Davi-i is the author of the N. Y. seiies of Jack Dovroing's letters, and of the firm of Davis, Brooks & Co., Commission Merchants. He married a niece of Mrs. Howell, and resides with his wife's aunt. Davis Charles 100,000 A nephew of Charles A. Davis, the Major Jack Downing, and a partner of the same firm. Charles married a very rich heiress, 100,000 Dawson WiUiam .... 200,000 100,000 ^® ^"^ English gentleman in the Broker line, and if not worth this sum himself, will inherit it through his wife, the daughte;' of Peter A. Jay. DayMahlon 125,000 Long a bookseller in Franklin Square. Dehon Theodore .... 150000 A partner of the firm of Davis, Brooks & Co., and his sister is married to Sydney Brooks. Dehon is a bachelor. Deforest Alfred .... 100,000 A nephew of Benjamin, below. Deforest Benjamin - - . - 400 000 Of a numerous Connecticut family, from the vicinity of Bridgeport, and has been very successfully engaged as a Commission Merchant, and in the West India and South America Shipping business, in which he has ac- quired all his wealth. He, together with his two sons, constitute the firm of B. Deforest & Co. Deforest George ... - 100,000 A son-in-law of Benjamin, above. Deforest Lockwood - - - - 400,000 From Bridgeport, and a cousin of Benjamin. He began business in Bridgeport a poor boy, and subse- quently continued it in this city with his son William W. His business has been the same with that of Ben- jamin. Deforest William W. - - - 150,000 The son of Lockwood, and of the firm of W. W. - Deforest & Co., Commission and West India and South America Shipping Merchants. Dekay George .... 100,000 Of an ancient New York family, and while yet a youth, was in high command as a commodore in the naval service of Buenos Ayres, where he gained lau- rels, and liberal pay and prize money by his courage and nautical skill. On his return home, he married daughter and child of the lamented Dr. Drake, the poet. The wife of Dr. Drake was the daughter of Mr. Eckford. Another daughter of Mr. E. married Dr. James E. Dekay, brother of the commodore. Delafield Edward Dr. - - - 150,000 An eminent Physician, who has reaped a fortune in his profession. His father was once wealthy, but failed. He received an accession to his fortune, by his wife, the grand daughter of the late Gen. William Floyd. His brother Jolin has been an immense ope- rator in Stocks, and his brother Joseph is a man of considerable scientific attainments, and professor at West Point. Delano Franklin H. - - - - 500,000 Firm of Grinnell, Minturn & Co. Married a daugh- ter of Wm.B. Astor, recently a generous, sensible fellow, of most pleasant manners, came from Ne\r Bedford some years since, and cemmenced as clerk with the above, where he is now a partner. Delaplaine Elijah .... 100,000 Brother of John F., below. The father was of French extraction, who married a Long Island qua- keress, and was a hardware merchant. Elij ',■ 1 made the bulk of his fortune in connexion with th e 'U^iness of his brother, who was at one time a larg jmpopter and wholesale dealer. Delaplaine John P. - - - - . 150,000 His father was a very rich old New Yorker, and John F. has made money as an Importer and Com- mission Merchant. He married a daughter of the rich Isaac Clason, deceased. Delmonico (widow of John) - - 200,000 Her husband, with his brother Peter, established the celebrated French and Italian Restaurant. No paral- lel case of an Italian reaping such a fortune, has ever occurred in the history of this city. But if the best of fare and choice wines, and unceasing politeness to their guests merits fortune, they eminently deserve what they have earned. The Delmonicos are native* j of that part of Switzerland winch borders on Italy. \ They may be said to have first introduced into our city a taste for those fashionable comforts which can 200,000 9 no where dse be found but in the cuisine of a French Bestaurateur. John bought a beautiful place on Long Island, where his widow and children resides. His paintings, mostly scripture pieces, are very extensive and valuable. Delmonico Peter ... - 100,000 Peter, with a nephew, succeeds John in the business of the Restaurant. Deluze Louis P. - - . . 100 000 A Frenchman, and of the firm of Deluze & Lois Volz, Importers of French and German Goods. Demaray David ... - 100,000 Acquired his wealth by industry and close appli- cation to the Grocery business on the west side of the city. Stock holder and director in the North Eiver Bank. 300 000 Bulkey & Co. Long distin- Deming Bersilla Of the firm of Deming guished as manufacturers of Cabinet Ware, and have made large sums by sales in the southern market. Demilt Samuel . - . . 200,000 Of an old family, very respectable and wealthy Long been celebrated as a Watch and Clock maker. Was rich thirty years ago. Deioing Frederick 300 000 President of the Union Bank, and has long been rich by virtue of the laws of inheritance. Denison Ashbel . . - . 100,000 A Grocer, of the firm of Denison & Belden, made his money. Denison Charles .... 150,000 The brother of Lyman, and resides in East Chester. Came here as cabin boy from Connecticut. Denison Lvman - - - - 150 000 Among the oldest grocers in the city, and with his brother Charles in the business, very worthy men, and made all their money. Depeyster J. W. (estate of John "Watts) 400,000 A soldier under Buonaparte, a w;ell known Ger- man merchant of ihe hignest standing and character. DeR^amHenry C. - - - - 100 000 Of a Dutch or German family, and of the firm of De Rham& Moore, Commission Merchants in the for- eign business. De Ruyter John D, - - - - 150,000 Of an old New York family. Has never been in business. Desbrosses James Estate of - - 600,000 De Witt Peter 100,000 A Lawyer, of an old Dutch family. He is very conversant with titles, Dickinson Charles (estate of) - 500,000 Donaldson James ... - 300,000 With his brother Robert, Scotchmen, and long Commission Merchants, in which business they ac quired most of their property. James received some- thing by his wife, a daughter of Robert Lennox. Donaldson Robert - - - . 2CO00O The brother of James. Both have now retired from business. Dortic S. C. 100,000 Douglass George - - . . 700,000 A son of George, who came from Scotland, and ac- quired a large property in the Commission business, in which he has been succeeded by his sons. His troperty was divided among these two sons and a aughter, now Mrs. Cruger, leaving each $400,000. George continues in business, A daughter of his mar- ried James Monroe, a nephew of the ex-President. Douglass George - - - 150,000 Connecticut oiigin, commission merchant. Douglass William .... 700,008 The brother of George, and retired from business. Downing George - - - - 100,000 Drake Jacob 100,000 Drake James ..... 100,000 A son of Jacob, deceased. Drake John - . - - - 200,000 A brother of Jacob, deceased, and formerly an in- spector of the State Prison, and contracted for sup- plies. Drake, Mrs. widow of James, - 100,000 James Drake made his money in selling clothes to sailors, and in a general clothing business. He died ten years ago. One daughter married Richard M- Lawrence, and another, John R. Townsend, a law- yer. X here are several sons. Drake Susanna, .... 100,000 Widow of a Dry Good merchant. Drake William ... - 100,000 Another son of Jacob, deceased. Drake Wm. H. - - - . 100,000 A merchant, and son of Susanna. Drppar Simeon Jr. - - - . 100,000 He and some eight or nine brothers, fdistinguished for their tine personal appearance, which they in- herited from their New England father. Simeon is an Auctioneer, of the firm of Haggerty, Draper & Jones. He married a daughter of John Haggerty, in whose store he was once clerk. It is a brother-in-law who is now his partner. DrewDariel 300,000 Has made all his money. Formerly kept Bull's Head, and is now of thefirm of Drew, Robinson & Co., large brokers, doing business in this city and Buffalo. They are the proprietors of the People's Line of Steamboats between Ihis city and Albany. A shrewd keen money making man. DuberceauL. 300,000 Dubois Cornelius .... 400,000 A very rich Grocer and highly respectable man, made his money in the tobacco business. Dyckman James . - . - 100,000 Farmer, Fort Washin^on, a gentleman of wealth, and an old Dutch family. A relation of the Striker family. Dyckman Mathew - - - - 100,000 Farmer, Fort Washington. Son of James. Dykers John H. .... 200,000 Of the firm of Dykers & Aistyne, Brokers. Durand Calvin .... lOO.OOO A partner of the fljrm of Jonathan Goodhue & Co. Durand V. 100,000 E Eagle Henry $200,000 An Irishman, and formerly a Dry Good dealer in Chatham street, in which business he made his money. He is now retired. Edgar H.L. 150 00& Son of an Irishman, who, by his prudence and in dustry became the holder of a large estate. This family is allied to the Le Roys by marriage. Eisar William . - - - - 150,000 The brother of H. L. Edgar, Edgerten Absl T. - - - - $100,000 From New Haven, Connecticut, and has had a T*i loring Establishment in Fulton street for the last twenty-five years, where he began business a poor boy. He manied a niece of John Hardenbrook, de ceased, by whom he received about $25,000 some three or four years since. 10- Eggleson Thomas - - - - 150,003 Of the firm of Eggleson & Battelle, Iron Merchants. Elliott Dr. Samuel .... 100,000 An Oculist for whom " Aconitine" and " Patent :»elf Adjusting spectacles" have done a yast deal. Elliot Daniel 100 000 From Mass., and educated as a Physician; but for .years of the firm of EUiot, Burnap & Babcock, Paper Merchants. Mr. Elliot has retired from business, and now resides in Westchester Co. Emanuel M. - . . . . 100,000 Embury Peter ..... 150,000 A retired Grocer, and very worthy man. His son's wife is the distinguished Poetess, Mrs. Embury. Eno Amos R, 150,000 By industry and perseverance during the last 15 years has amassed ms fortune. Evertsen Mrs. 150 0000 Widow of Nicholas, who was a distinguished law- yer, and descendant of Com. Evertsen, in the time »f the Dutch Governors. F Paile Edward G. .... $150,000 He and his brother are sons of an old Scotch mer Chant, who began life as a pedlar, and settled as a merchant in East Chester, where he still resides. Ed- mund G. and George, his only sons, came to this city and are now Wholesale Grocers, doing a good busi- ness. They are very much respected. FaileHall 100,000 Fansbaw Daniel .... 100,000 A Printer, Bookseller and Publisher; made his money. He is a man much respected, and has been candidate for Mayor. Favre Frederick W. . - - - 150,000 A German, and married a daughter of F. Gebhard, deceased, Importer of Gin, and with John Jacob Schuckhardt, just deceased, who married a daughter of Gebhard also, succeeded his father-in-law, and is now engaged in importing German goods. He re- ceived a large sum by his wife. Fearing- Henry ----- 300,000 Fearing Wm, S. (estate of) - - 300,000 Felt Da\'id - - - . 100,000 Fellows James 150,000 Formerly a pedlar. Is from Dutchess County. Fenis Charles G. - . . . 200,000 His father was long an Inspector of Flour, has made a large fortune, which he left to his children. Charles G. has been a member of Congress, elected by the Democratic party. He is a large owner of Real Estate, and has increased his inheritance by good management. Ferris Floyd T. .... 100,000 A brother of Charles G., and a physician. Fielder Ernest 100,000 A Qprman merchant, and married an heiress, the daughter otEliHart, the celebrated f lour merchant. Is a Director ol the merchant Exchange Co. and a large importer of German Goods. Field Benjamin H. - - - - 100,000 Brother of Hickson W., formerly in the Drug line in Burling Slip, and invested in Real Estate, by which he made much. Field David Dudley - - - 100 000 From Massachusetts; a Lawyer, married a rich widow, and hence a portion of his wealth. Field Hicks.m W. - - - . 500,000 Formerly in the Corami^sion business. He is now in connexion with Matthew Morgan, build- ing the large hotel in the upper part of Broad way, and has been ennjaged in the Commission and Dru business, in Burling Slip, in connexion with his brother Benjamin H. Field Moses (estate of) ... 300,000 Began life poor, and made money in connexion with J. & M. Broadhurst, as Druggist, and invested in Real Estate, by the rise of which most of his wealth was acquired. He died some years ago, and his widow soon after him, leaving live chUdren, who are worth more than $100,000 a piece. Field Heirs of Moses, - - . 300,000 Fish Preserved .... 150,000 Made all his money as a Sei Captain, and after- wards an extensive Shipping Merchant, t f ihe > Id firm of ish & Grinneil, the origin of ihe present firm, Grinnell, Minium & Co. Mr. Fish is an example of an uneducated man, of strong mind, exercising great influence in his sphere. He has been distinguished as a democrat, and is now President of the Tradesmen's Bank. Fisher George 150,000 Son of Leonard deceased, and a farmer at Geneva with his brother Thomas. Fisher Henry 100,000 A retired lawyer and son of Leonard deceased. Fisher James - . . . . 100,000 A son of Leonard deceased, and retired from "the business of a silversmith, Fisher Leonard, - - - . . 150,0(X) A retired Dentist. His father left an estate of $500 • 000, which is divided among five sons and one daugh- ter, who married John Heabbern, now deceased. Leonard Sr. having acquired his fortune mainly by ptirchases of real estate, which at his death was worth nearly 100 times what he gave for it. Leonard the son has been industrious and saving. Janeway and Fisher were the first settlers of Chatham and William streets. Fisher Mrs. - - . - - 200,000 A daughter of John Glover, deceased some twenty years since. He was an Irishman, and began life in this country, as a pedlar, and with $100 bought some fifty years ago, a large lot in Laurens street, which, with the buildings now on it, is worth nearer a mil- lion, than a hundred dollars. Her sister married John Adams, President of the Fulton Bank. Her brother Edward married a poor milliner, and his mother bought for him a farm of six hundred acres, Uster Co., this State.. On the death orf Edward, his mother con- finned this farm to his widow, which Mr. Adams and Witherspoon invoked the powers of Chancery, in V ain, to turn it to their own account. John J. Glover, one of whose daughters married the Hon. C. C. Cam- breling, is of another family. Fisher Thomas 150,000 The brother of George above. Fitch Asa Jr 300,000 Of a New England Family, and was for a long time merchant at Marseilles. He is now doing a large Commission business with his brother, in Exchange PUce. " It is not every lame duck," a favorite ex- pression of his, that could come out so tall, and loom so large and lofty in havghte societe. Fitch William 100,000 Abrother of Asa. Foots. A. 100,000 Lawyer, married a daughter of John Campbell. Forbes Jehial 100,000 Resident of New Haven, but much of his business transacted here. Forbes 150,000 Married a daughter of Samuel Judd. Forbes Widow - - . - 250,000 A sister of Mrs Howell and Drayton Blackwell. Her he band was a lawyer, who died some 12 years since. Foster Andrew .... 150,000 Of a Scotch Family, originally an Auctioneer, and now with his sons in the Commission business. n ^oulke Joseph .... 350,000 Gardiner John . - - . . 100,000 An English gentleman, who h^as maintained the Gardiner David Estate of - - 200,00« highest rank among our honorable merchants. He has long been engaged in the West India Importing Gamer James G. - - - - 150,000 business, and has his three sons in business with him. ^j^^ brother of Thomas. Foulke Joseph Jr. - - - - 250,000 Gamer Thomas .... 150,000 A son of Joseph; married a daughter of John Seek ^ „ ., ^ . , „„ , ■ man, worth a large sum by his wite. With his brother James G., failed in 1832, and m 1835, having again entered business, paid off all their Foulke Louis P - - - - 150,000 old obligations with interest. Few men have passed Another son of Joseph, and married an heiress, the through adversity winning such golden opinions for daughter of Charles Town. honorable intentions and upright purposes. Foulke William ... - 100,000 Gebhard F. Estate of - - - 500,000 A son of Joseph. Gelston David Estate ol - - - 200,000 Fowler Theodocius .... 300,000 Late President of the Manhattan Bank. A large Grocer, and married one of the Depeau ^ , „ , „„ „„ daughters, and lives in Depeau Row. Gelston George 100,000 n,„ r. „ ofLn nnn Retired Jeweller, married the daughter of Mei- PoxGeo. .»U,UIW nell, the Leather Dealer of the Swamp. The brother of William W., and was formerly in ^ , ^ ^ „, , _„ „„_ the Auctioneer business with Thomas W. Pearsall. Gelston John M. ■ - - - iUU,UUU He resides in Westchester Co. A son of Maltby Gelston, and in the Commission "-r;:,!.;. .-„».;«„.,• - ™'°"° -:=».,., .... »o,ooo Late President of Manhattan Bank. Fox Samuel M. .... 300,000 Gerard James W. .... 100,000 A Shipping merchant of the firm of Fox, Livingston „,™„<- .„„+ „.v,!r,^r.,-o 5« tiiu ri+ir nnH «nn nf deceased, and each married one of his daughters. Gerard William .... 150,000 Pox William W .... 300 000 ^ brother of the lawyer, and has been doing a sue- „ ^ , ,' , . „ .., „ ^ T ^J.. cessful business, as auctioneer. Two Quaker brothers, in the Dry Goods, Jobbing ^ . „, i f the Journal of ' ommerce. In addition to tlie prcfifs of this paper, the estate ■ f his wife io this city has been turned to good account. Hallock has a I eautiiful seat in New Haven, where his wife belongs »nd his family resides. Halsted Caleb O. .... 250,000 Halsted William M. - - - 250,000 Of the firm of Halsted, Haines & Co., Dry Good dealers. Hamersley A. Gordon, - - - 300,000 Hamersley Andrew S. - - - 100,000 Of an old and highly respectable family, who have inherited a fortune. A sister married Antoine Ver- ren. a French clergyman. Hamilton J, C. .... 200,000 A son of ihe renowned statesman, and also his bio- grapher. He marriPd aoaufihier of the rich Dutch merchmt Vanderheuel, deceased, and owns thereby the American Hotel. Sis time is chiefly devoted to literary pursuits. Hammersley Lewis C. - - - 200,000 Of an old and wealthy New York family. Hia fa- ther Thomas acquired a large fortune in the Dry Good line. 500,000 This firm consists of four brothers, James, (the present i ayor, 'ohn, Joseph W. and Fletcher. They are of a respectable family on Long Island, and coming to this city, learned the Printer's trade. Jas. anu John, under the firm of J. & J. Hsrper, after their time was out, commenced doing job work, and printing for Publishers. The distinguished house of Collins, Kefse & Co., (now Collins, Brothers,) large publishers of school books, gave them employment. Getting out of work, they applied to the CoUins for advice as to what book they should print. The Col- lins gave them advice, and they printed a work which WHS succpsstul, followed up by another fortunate book, until at length they became publishers, and fi- nally their two other brothers being added, they en. laraed their business under the firm of Harper & Brothers. They are now the most extensive publish- ers in this c untry, and their names, in the history of literature, will be associated with those of Galliane, C nst»ble, Murray, and Longman. They have in different parts of America, from twelve to fifteen hundred booksellers acting as their agents, brides a large nnmber of travelling clergymen, and other itinerants. So extensive is their business connexion thatshould they dispose of but one or iwo copies to each at ency, they would be sure to pay the expenses of publication, and no matter what work they may publi h, (and they have published several of tl» worst and most stupid bjrks ever issued,) thev are sure to di pose of, on an average more than two co- pies to each house with which they deal. They have a c rrespondence established not only with every considerable place in this country, but with cities abroad, where hooks are published, informing them of every work woithy of publicatien. They have besides in this city, and other parts of the United States, many literary men in the r employment, to pronounce their opinion of manuscripts submitted for publication, to revise those that are imperfect, and to write notices and puffs for the more important news- papers and magazines whirhthey haveeither directly or indirectly subsidized to their interest. Hart David 250,.000 A worthy Jew, who went from this city to New Or- leans, where he so gained the confidence of his emplov- ers, that they entrusted him with the charge of their business, which soon enabled him to engage in busi- ness on his own account. He has now retired, and resides in this city. He is a very benevolent and up- right man. He has five brothers worth from 60 to $100,000; two of whom are in New Orleans. Hart Eli 200,000 A distinguished flour merchant, whose store was sa ked by rioters .^ome eight or ten years > ince. He IS an mdueniial member of the J)emocratic party and a very worthy ci.izen. very worthy Hart widow of Peter G. 150,000 Her husband made his money in the grocery busi- ness, by the assistance of his wife's brother, Thomas H. Smith, deceased. A daughter of widow Hart mar nee Leutenant Gov. Bradish, and another, Peter Bar ker, son of James Barker, deceased, once a very wealthy Dry Goods merchant of this city. Harbeck H. Hardenbrook William Old Ejuckerbocker. - 150,000 150,000 Hatch Geo. W. 100,000 Rawdon, Wright & Hatch are the celebrated bank engravers, and another sample of inteUigent, spirited mechanics, making for themselves a name and a tot y 14 tune incomparably more to be prized than the wealth which has been acquired too often by mere mercantile gambling-. There is substance, and truth, and reality — something tangible, and definite, and susceptible of ocular demonstration and utility in the fruits of me- chanics labors, but what visible means of livelihood, and what direct and practical utility do we see in many other professions, to wit: swindling stock ope- rations, but which are yet deemed more reputable than the walks of mechanic life. The time is gone by, however, when dreaming speculators and fancy ope- rators can any longer sneer superciliously at the "brawny arms" and "russet palms" of the honest laborer. Thus much has been done by breaking up a false system of credit, and by consequence, breaking up the nests of lounging, idle upstarts, that like mush- rooms on a dung-htll, sprouted up out of the corrupt masses of rag-paper and spurious capital. May Raw- don and Hatch never lend their burin and mezzotinto to any paper that does not command yellow mint drops instanter at the counter on the very face of it. Mr. Hatch is half brother of Ex-Governor Throop, and to judg(; of his early prosperous career, carmot be said to haVe counted his chickens before they were hatched. Mr. Rawdon is a branch of the Irish family of Rawdon, Earl of Moira, who was so distinguished aa a British partizan or cavalry officer during the revolutionary war. flavermeyer Frederick C. - - - 100,000 Of a German FamUy, an! with his brother Wil- liam F., a merrhant in Front street. Havemeyer Wm. F. - - - 100,000 A brother of Frederick C, above. Hawleylrad 150,000 HawleyJudson - - - - 250 000 A bachelor, of the firm of Hopkins & Hawley, large Grocers. Haxturn A. B. 150,000 Occupies the splendid mansion corner of Grove and Bleecker street, formerly of the Whittemore estate. His fortune has been made in stocks, and by his own energy and perseverance. Is from Catskill, N, T. Heabben (widow of John) - - 100,00a A young widow and daughter of Leonard Fisher, deceased. Vide, Fisher Leonard. Heard James ----- 250,000 Of an ancient New Jersey family, long an Auc- tioneer, and afterward an Importer and Jobber in this city. Retired from business, and much respected. Heard NichoJas T. - - - - 100,000 A brother of James. Heam George A. - - - - 150,000 Of the firm of Hearn & Brothers, fashionable Dry Good dealers in Broadway. Heckscher Edward - - - - 200,000 A German, and a large Coal dealer. He married into the Coster family. His son is Consul to one of the German States. Edward is now in the mercan- tile business with his brother-in-law, Girard H. Cos- Hedges Catharine - - - . 300,000 One of the Rutgers family. Hendricks ■ 200,000 Hendricks 200,000 Hendricks 200,000 Hendricks Uriah - - - 300,000 Hendricks "Widow - - - 300.000 Rich Jews Herring Wm. C. . - . . 100,000 Of a highly respectable family from Massachusetts. Has a fine country seat near Jamacia, L. I. Heyer Cornelius (estate of) - - 150,000 Deceased nearly two years ago. President of the New York Bank, and in early life was a partner of John Jacob Astor. He was a man of very high stand- ing, and left all bis property in trust for me benefit of bischildreK. Hewlett Joseph . . > 100,000 A bachelor— -brother, and partner of Oliver T. Hewlett Oliver T. - - . - 100,000 Came from Rockaway, L. I., poor, and in the Dry Goods business, with his brother, made his money. He married a daughter of Stephen Van Wyck. Is a strong and influential Whig. Holbrook Ephraim - - - - 200,000 Connecticut, and rich by Dry Goods. &c. He has retired. Hicks Henry V. .... - 250,000 Robeit Hicts, Plymouth, 1631, became arch mer- chant. This was the progenitor of the family m Rh de Island, Long Inland and New York. They have always "cottoned" to merchandise, and been distinguisried in the commeicial annals of this coun- try as shipTiing merchants at Plymouth, Newport and New York, for 200 years past. Hicks Mrs. Joha G. - - - 150,000 Her husband was a merchant. Hicks John G. (estate) - - - 200,000 Son of the widow above, and lately deceased. Hicks John H. - ... 600,000 . A merchant. Hicks Samuel ~ . . . . 300,000 The above are of the firm of Hicks & Co., one of the oldest and wealthiest South street houses in the city ; formerly Samuel Hicks & Son. Estate of Samuel Hicks is represented at $1,000,000. Left two sons and one daughter. Retired Irom business All the Hicks are related, and are Quakers from Long Island. * Hicks Silas - . = - . 300,000 Rose to fortune with the late Mayor C. W. Law- rence, in the auction business, and retire4 eariy to the precincts of Flushing, to enjoy his '• odiimi cum dignitate." Of the family of Ricks, Plymouth, Mass. Hoffmaa L. M. (A German family) - 150,000 His brother is Asst. V. Chancellor. The first Hoff- man here was Anthony, a venerable and highly es- teemed merchant, grandfather of L. M. H. Few families, for so few a number of persons as compose it, have cut a " larger swath" or bigger figure" inth* way of posts of preferment. Talent and also public services rendered, martial gallantry, poetry, judicial acumen, oratory, all have had their lustre mingled with this name. Beekman Verplank Hoflfman, a post captain ; Judge Josiah O. Hoffman, and his sons, Og- den and Charles, &c., all foremost men in our com- munity. L. M. Hoffman is an Auctioneer. Hoople Wm^ H. - - - - 200,000 One of the most wealthy and enterprising citizens in the leather trade, who but a few years came into this State from Canada, a poor young man, with scarcely a shilling in his pocket, and succeeded in obtaining work as a journeyman currier, at very low ■wa.se s. After continuing, there for some time, went to Philadelphia, where, after pursuing his trade for some time with industry, was enabled to accumulate what he considered a small fortune, $475, with which he came to this city, in 1832, and commenced busi- ness on his own account, the success of which is above attested. Holbrook Ephraim .... 200,000 Holmes Eldad 150,006 An old New Yorker, and a very respectable man, and made all his money as a Grocer. He is no rela- tion of Silas Holmes below. Holmes Silas 150,000 A large Shipping merchant, and President of the Screw Dock Co. Hone Phillip 150,000 He with his brother John, now deceased, were fa- mous Aucdoncers in their day. John died immense- ly rich, and Phillip has met with losses. Tbey yrat 15^ sons of a respectable baker; of Dutch de'rent, and re- Hudson Joseph .... 150,000 ceived from him a large inheritance. Phillip has been Respectsble English importer for manv years Mayor of 'he ciiy, and di^ti. eui^hed as a pol tician ot j^gj.^^ ^^^ j,3g doubled his fortune by marrying a the whi;; parry. He is now President of the American daughter of the rich Henry Laverty. Hehssnorea- Mutual Insurance Co. son to re-iret having adopted for his home the capi- HoDoer John restate of ) - - - 300,000 tal which graces the noble river that bears his nam.e tiopper Jonn ^estate oi ; ^„. , , „^T^p^ ' _, in honor of its discoverer, and peradventure his an- This gentleman also an old Knickerbocker, was .. Hendrick Hudson." a farmer < f wealiTi and respec abihty. The es'ate ' lies at Kloomi gdale, in the vicinity of^SOth street, „ -ry 200,000 it is a large landed property and much improved. Hunter Wm. , , ^ ^uu,vuu His onh child, a daugTiter, married James St; iker, ot Made his money in Canton, where he has reFideo Strike- 's Bay, by whom she had ihrep c ildren, viz : for the la't twenty years, but has returned, and since Gen. Ganit H. S'riker, Ann Stiiker (single) and retired from business. Mrs. J. Mott, i 1 whose possession the property now -^ * t »i. 1 nnn fino is: it i^ one of the ol Jest landed estates in the city, Hunt Jonathan 1,000,0W) of great fxtent, and the aomestead in which tfen. Has been engaged in mercantile business at the Striker now resides is one of great beauty, and i' south at JVIobile. Bachelor. well planted with ornamental and fiuit tret sol the onn nnft rarest kinds. Hunt Thomas . - - - - 200,000 HoppockEli - - - - 150,000 Hunt SamuelJ. . - - - 150,000 Hopkiof^ Gilbert . - - - 400 000 Merchant. EMired. Became rich by the decease Of the firm of Hopkins & Hawley, large Grocers of his father-in law. He has been Major General of the Artillery, and was •„„„,,•„.„„ ■c,„„ •„ t 10(1 000 for seven or eight years Alderman of the Tenth Ward. Huntington Francis J. " " ' ■^""'"V" Now President of the Seventh Ward Bank. Of the firm of Huntington & Sav»ge, book p' blish- TT„„ „i /„of . er, ■j\ inn nnn ers and si Hers. Mr. * un'ington is one of the oldest Hasack (estate of David) - - - 100,000 publishers of -'»t f ^rd, C, where he hao always re- Butfew lameswill shinp longer in the annals of sided ^' hen he took Vr. Savage for a partner, medical history brighter than this. Hi' superior the firm opened in this city a store, which is me of •practicl talent, sagacity, boldness and decision as a out largest huuses. Their line is chiefly in school bedside practitioner, and the invalu ble lessons in books. medicine he has left while common sense prevail. „ ,,„.„. Rnnnnn Kurd James 200,000 - Howard William ... - b00,000 . „ ,. , „ , ^ • _ j „„.io f f*v XT -p- 1 J Aiv ^Tj 1 n^ An EneUshman, formerly an extensive dry goods Treasurer of the New York and Albany Rail Co. -^^^^^ . ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ business sinee his failure. Howard Jno. P. .... 150,000 Hurlburt E. D. - - - - 100,000 Well known with his brother, D. D. Howard as the proprietor of Howard's House in this city. His j father, John Howard, of Burlington. V'.. was one of ^ the first hotel keepers in the United States. ingUs John '$150,000 Howard D. D. 150,000 Resides in Jersey City. Made his money in the Howell Mrs "Wm .... 2.50000 dry goods trade at the south, together with fortunate Howell Mrs. Wm. -^OU,UUU jn^4tments in real estate. Is the father of Judge Was a daughter of the rich old Blackwell, »n old Inglis. New To-k family, and owners of Bla'kivpll's Is'and, at Hell Gite. Her husband, a Howel' or Hoel, old Ireland Andrew L. - - - - iOOiOlffl Long I-^land Suffolk n«me, and hs niece and he'r Much improved by foreign travel, is Julia Dekay, of a very ancient New York family and wife of Major Jack Down'nir, Nl 2, i e. C. A. Ireland George ----- 100,000 Davis, vide. Her husban i was a sea captain, and afterwards a merchant. Been deceasad some 15 Ireland Wm.il. iuu,uuu y®"®' Irving- Mrs Jno. T. (husband's pstate) 300,000 Howland Gardiner G. - - - 500,000 Judge John T., deceased, and Washington Irving One of the special partne-s in the House of How- f^ reno>vned, and Wiili«m, Ebt^nezer, Pf er &c , are land &Aspinwall. He and his brother S»muel ob- ^^Vv""^"! ""f'^^T^^-.^MlwC^v^^^^ tained some celebrity by huilding vessels for the Wilham street, in thw blessed cuy of ^ ew York. Greek« i < their sruggle for independence. Large shipping merchants. • Howland Wm. Howard - - - 300,000 ^' A relative of John H. Howland, and in business Jackson Hamilton .... $200,000 with him. Inherits the large estate of Jno, Jackson, one of two Howland Samuel S. - - - 250,000 brothers (John and Samuel) who early located at . , ,, r /- J- r^ J • i_ • .^^ Brooklyn, and became >ich by the rise of real prop- A brother of Gardiner G., and m busmess with grty. These two brothers Jackson were I'oeal dre- him. Now retired. scen-lan^s of Col. Jno. Jackson, High Sheriff of Howland Wm. Edgar - - - 100,000 Queen's Coun v, Judse, &c., eldest son aud heir of r^ ^^v. ^ rxi „i J . . • ,. Robert and Agnes lackson, among the first EngUsh One of the firm of Howland & AspinwaU. ^^f.^^^.^ „f Hempstead, L. I., about 1654. Howland John H. . - . . 500,000 Jaffrey Robert 150,000 Resides in Bloominsdale, and with Wm. H. He is prgm Scotland and an importer of Dry Goods. doing a lar;;e mercantile and shipping busine s. H»^«-'^ '»».<»» 'r™*:U«;pu.p..;pe*. Jl^ Hoyt, (widow of GouW) - - - 500,000 ing a daughter of Mr. Phelps became a partner in Made his money as a Grocer in this city, of the firm l.V« ^^,- ^^^""^ ^« '^"^ Phelps, Dodge & (. o. ; hence of Hoyt & Son, and died last summer. One of his '^^ weaun. sons married a daughter of ex-President Duer, of Co- James Henry 100,000 lumbia College. ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ William James, of Albany, (deceas- -Jlubbard N. T. - - . - 100,000 ed) ar d t> gentleman celebrated, we believe, for his --.-. ^ ^^ ^ ,„ „ , , extensive scholarship and literary attainments. Ancient and honored nsme of New England. Is in the pork business largely. Janeway Estate .... 400,000 w Jay Peter A. (estate of) 700,000 The first Jay on the records appears to have been Jolin Jiy. (probably a Hua:enot,) a quakfr in the suite of GfQ. Fox, in h'« journey through America in 1671-2; and who, tne ting- with a dislocition of his neck, was marvellously cured by the aforesaid George somewhece in New Jersey, and thiis, by this miracle lived with his head on to become the head of an il- lustrious house. JayWm. 150,000 Son of Gov, John Jay. See Jay. -^ JanewayGeo. 500,000 Son of William, (deceased, ) and grandson of George. Janeway Rev. Jacob I. - - - 500,000 » Besides at Brunswick, N. J., where he is a professor in the college. His father, Geo. Janeway, who died some fifteen years ago, left an estate of a million lying about Centre, Psari, Chatham streets. He was quar- termaster in the American navy in the revolutionary war, aid afterwards became a brewer, by which busi- ness hfi made investments in real estate, and by a rise in value, made the bulk of his fortune. George had three children, Jacob I. William, (deceased in 1814,) and the wife of Gen. Van Zandt, also deceased. Janeway William - - . - 150,000 A son of William, (deceased,) and grand-son of George. Jennings Chester .... 150,000 Came a poor boy, a stage driver, from New Eng land, and entering the door of the City Hotel with whip in h ind, asked for werk, was hir"d as a waiter, and by good conduct rose successively to the rank of head waiter, and afterwards, with hi'' equally enterprising and fvimous fellow -wiiter, WilUrd, to copartnT in that ancient estaMishment, where his fortune was thus honestly and honorably made. JewittJohn ; - - . = 250,000 Johnson Rev. Evan M. - - - 150,000 Reside? in Brooklyn, and is owner and Rector of St. John's Church ; he has for fifteen years preached and discharged various dutie? of the parish, without any emoluments — has joined m -re persons in wed- lock than any other clergyman in the vicinity. The Rector and St. John's Church will w-U repay a Stranger unacquainted with strict ceremonial forms of the Episcopal Church by a visit upon every Sun- day moraing corner of Washington and Johnson sts. Johnston John i . - . . 500,000 One of the late firm of Boorman, Johnston & Co., an English firm in the iron business. Johnson William Samuel - - - 200,000 A highly respectable lawyer, prominent whi^j poll tician, and late Alderman, an*a grandson of the for- mer President Johnson, of Columbia College, a Con- necticut ^'amily, and Wm. S. gets the mass of his fortune by marriage with the daugh'^er of " Cardinal Woolsey," as this eminent merchan* used facetiously to be called " on change." The " Cardinal was an extensive operator, in Connecticut banks, and be- came very rich. Jones Edward R. - - - - 300,000 Formerly a Cooper, and later in life a merchant, and son of Joshua, a Cooper, who was in business with James Lennox, brother of Robert, immediately after the revolution. Jones James J. .... 300,000 Jones James L. 300,000 Jones John Q. i - - . - 250,000 Has succeeded his father as President of the Chemi- cal Bank. Jones Issac ^ . . . . 250,000 President of the Chemical Man. Co. His father and uncle, Edward R. (above,) were Coopers, and sons of Joshua, a Cooper. The father of Isaac was later in life in the Dry Good business with John Mason, (now deceased,) who was early in life a tailor. John Q., and biother, married daughters of John Mason, who left an estate worth nearly a mil- lion. A son of John Mason married a charming young actress. Miss Whea'ley, the daughter of Mrs. Wheatley, of the Park iheatre. and was cut off with $1,500 a year. HewaslatelyPresidentof the Chemi- cal Bank. Jones Robert 250,000 Formerly in the Clothing bnsiness, andwentsouth. He has been Alderman of the fifth ward, elected by the whigs. Jones Walter R. 250,000 Judd Samuel 500,000 From New England, and commenced without capi- t»l a dealer in oil in the upper part of the c ty, and made his war up to be a large Od merchant. Re - sides now at Jamaica, L, I. Judah Amelia 100,000 Judah Rebecca 100,000 Judah BeU 100,000 K. Kane Oliver $200,000 For many years a d'stinguished family in New York that has seen both much prosperity as well as the dark side of life's picture. But few retain the wealth they once had ; most, however, are well intermarried wi h resi ectable families, being themselves a race decidedly of strong prominem trait- of intellect. Kearney J. D. Jr. (estate of J. Watts,) 300,000 To-ing grandson of Jno. Watts, deceased, and which is the source nf his wealth. The Watts family are cotemporary with the most distinguished names of om: English gentry, John Watts being grandson of Robert and Mary Watts— and tliis Mary the daughter of the Provincial Assembly, Wm. Nicoll, the paten- tee of the Islip Manor, L. 1. John Watt's sister wa» mother oft'ie present Mr. Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis. Keese John D. - - - 200,000 Of the old established firm of Lawrence & Keese, who have during the last 50 years sold drugs enough to supply hall the human race. Mr. K. is a son of Major Keese, deceased, of the continental line of the revolution, afterwards a distinguished lawyer in this city. Kellogg Edward - - - - SIOO.OOO Bom in Litchfield Co., Ct., and began life a foot- pedlar, carrying trunks filled with tin-pepper boxes and other Yankee notions. Being man a of genius, it was not long before he became a riry-good jobber in Pearl street, making $20,000 per annum nett profit In 1837, at a time when by a legitimate business hfe had become worth half a million or more, he failed in consequence of heavy losses ($200,000 almost in a lump) by his southern customers, and by an unfortu- nate speculation in Elizabethport lots. He has, however, paid all his creditor.-i, leaving a snug for- tune for himself. He is the projector and mover of the Elizabethport speculation, owning a large part of the village. These were first laid out and bought by a company of stockholders who intended to build up a manufacturing village to rival Newark. Most of the stockholders failing to pay their instalments, Kellogg took their shares and became the chief share- holder. These lots cost him from $300 to $400 an acre. In addition to his estate in Elizabethport, Mr. Kellogg is an owner in the two steamboats plying between that place and this city, and has real estate, here and in Brooklyn where he resides. He is now again engaged in the dry good jobbing business in Pearl st. Mr. KeUogg is no ordinary man, having in addition to his attention to a large business, acquired an ertucation superior to many, who in early life havis received what is falsely styled "a liberal education." Kelly Eli - - - - * 100,000 Kelly William - - - - 150,000 Kelly Robert 150,000 Kennedy David S: - - - - 200,000 A highly respectable Scotch merchant, who ob- tained some addition to his fortune through his wife, the daughter of Robert Lenox. Kent James 100,000 One of the mort marked men of the times, the pro- 17 found 'urist, and loi^ the celebrated ChanceUor of Knapp Shepard 300 000 this State, and whose opinions and commentaries, „,„'' t,^ -^ ., , . ,. ^ „ ' nay, mere words, are like pure gold, and law for all ^^"'^ New England and self made. He was for- those who wish to know what law is. What a grati- ^^^^l,™ ^^^ ^^t^^r business with Jocob Lorrillard fying picture of a well spent life is that of this uni- audthi^ acqtiired his property. In his deahng he versllly beloved man in a green old age, enj.-ying ^a^just, and is highly esreemed as a citizen. Hew the resyect of friends, tne delights of domestic socie- Presdent of the Mechamcs Bank. ty, and all the glorious vigor and sparkling bright- Kneeland Charles ... - lOOjODW ness of (hat manbood which once adorned and could j.„jj^ ^ ^ . ^ , - , stUl adorn if not purify tnat bench, which would J>'°^a°'^ East and self made more deplore hi» loss but for the e evaiioa to a most Knox A. - - • - - 100,000 important judicial station of that a le son for wuose shoulders it would seem the father designed his spot less mantle. L Kermit Robert 200,000 Laffan E. $200 000 Of a very old and most respectable New York r r t ^ family. LafargeJohn 500,000 Kprnoehan Tosenh - - - - 4';0 000 t, "^ Frenchman, and formerly agent for Joseph iteraocnanjosepn 4&U,UUU Buoneparte during his residence in this country. Buo Of a poir Irish family, who were employed as Col- neparte had lands in Pennsylvania which he offered liers teamsters Sec, at some of 'he large iron works at $1 an acre. Laforge told him if he would survey in the Highland Mountains, on the west side of the and divide it, he could get for some lots $20 an acre, Hudson. Made his money in the southern trade as and for the others prices ranging from this sum to f 1. partner in the house of Parish & Co. Buoneparte said, "You may buy it at $1 an acre and T?-™-:„„v, To.v.== ifinnnn dispose of it as you please." "I have no money," Kerrigan James - - - 150,000 replied Laforge. " I will lend it to you," said Buo- Kpt(>liiim Morrist .... ^fif) onrt "^P^rt^- I-aforge bought the land and laid the foun iletchum Morris - dUU,UOU Q^tjon of his fortune. He afterwards invested in A brother of Hiram, the lawyer, and now resides in real estate in this city and by the rise in value has Westport, Ct., cultivating one of the best [farms in greatly increased his wealth. He is now erecting the that State. He has been, and was an owner of the large building at the corner of Reade andBroadway, Iron Works, at Elizabethport, N. Y. and is elsewhere building to a great extent. Kettletas Eugene . - . '. 300,000 Laing Hugh 100,000 A descendant of the Rev. Abraham Kettletas, whose Has been a Coal dealer. Is now retired, giving his father came from Holland in 1723, and was a mer- business to his son, of the firm of Laing & Randolph, chant in this city. Rev. Mr. Kettletas, was distin- the largest importers, and the largest dealers in the gnished as a clergyman, on Lang Island, during the city ; Mr. Randolph, senior, having retired likewise revolu'ionary war, and was a member of the Conven - in favor of his son. tion which formed the state constitution in 1777. Lano-rlnn TTpni-ir "inn onn Eugene was educated a Lawyer, and married the sis- •^^n^'^on ^e^^Y - - - - rfOU,OOU ter of Mrs. Thos. McCarty, daughter of John Gardi- -^ son-in-law of John Jacob Astor. Originally a ner, deceased, whence he receives a good portion of Po°i" ^°y from Massachusetts. Is now aristocratic ■; his estate. Hackett, the comedian, is a son of Ann, resides In Europe, daughter of theRev.AbrahamKettletas. LasalaJohn B. .... 100,000 King James Gore '• 200,000 Loubat Alphonse .... 200,000 James G. of the Prm of Prime, Ward & King, and k -^ J^ ■ ^ ^ , ,. . Charles editor of the N, Y. American are sons Sf the / French importer. Operated m matrimony very distinguished Rufus King who was born in Maine in advantageously. Now retired. 1776 graduated in Havard college, served in the Rev- T.nm-if drpnra-f^ inn nnn olutionary army, was a delegate to the old congress -l-aurie ueorge ... - 1UU,UUU from Massachusetts and a senator from N, Y. the George and John L. for 30 years merchants, and first session under the Constitution of the U. S. and bachelors, (originaUy from Scotland) and of the very afterwards for a long time minister to Great Britain, ^^st character and prime brand as to respectability, and again a senator in Congress. James for a long The universal consideration they enjoy in this com- time exercised great influence in the money mar- munity must be a comfort to them when they look ket. He resided many years in Liverpool, England, ^^ck upon the bright and nonorable career they have under the firm of King & Grain; Now resides at a V^^^ed through, though neither, we hope, is yet too beautiful country seat at Weehawken, overlooking advanced into the yellow leaf to forswear and become the Hudson. * Benedict, which they both know they could easily do, and have only to say the word in these bard times, Kingsland D. - - . . - 100,000 and Hymen stands ready to light his altar torch. Attorney at law-inherited his fortune from his f^'l'^'JP*'^ '° let fly from nis quiver one ofhis most ^^.^D/mngsland. deceased, a weU known ship S^L^rartc^o'i^drUr ""^'""^^ '^^^°'* Kingsland Daniel C. .... 200,000 Laverty Henry . . . -. 150,000 „. , jT, r>nn n^r. A very polished man. H»s been a Dry Good jobber ft-rngslandJi. 200,000 in Pearl streei, in wnich business he has made his for- One of the oldest and richest firms in the hardware tune, and from which he has now retired. His parlor line, and a man of great respectability and high i^ hung with very excellent paintings, the production standing in this community, a modest gentleman that of his accomplished daughter's pencil. has calmly pursued "the even tenor of his way" t „^r,„ ai„^„„j„-i\t inn nnn without shower parade, and thus silently pas ed Lawrence Alexander M. . ■ - 100,000 down the stream of time, every where beloved and Of the old New York family of Lawrence. Made honored. Such families how unlike are they to the his money in the shipping ana importing business- fluttering, buzzing things of fashion, whose gilded now retired. wings collapse with the first shower that dims their , ... nnn nnn sunshine, and " then are heard no more." Lawrence Abraham - ... 30U,0U0 ¥r;„c„™ TO •„v,«-A /•!?„»„*„ «t\ nnn nnn Inherited his fortune, and with Cornelius W. and Kissam Richard (Estate ot) - - 200,000 most of the others of the name of Lawrence in this An estate honesOy, nobly acquired in the surgical ^^7' ^on^ three brothers from England, John, Wil- profession of which he stood imdoubtedly at the head ^^m and Thomas. in his day, But few keener men in wit or with the t _„„„„„ rnm^lin. XV ^"iO 000 knife could be found any where. His forte was litho- Lawrence ComeUus W. - - - ^5U, UUU tomy, in which his cures were truly wonderful. In Of a highly respectable Quaker family in Long Is- after lifp he married and soon after died, leaving a land. He, with his brothers, Joseph and Richard M., large family of small children, to whom we bdieve made their fortunes in the old distinguished Auo. his property was by will bequeathed. tioneer firm of Hicks, Lawrence & Co. This firm 1§ failed in 1837, but C. W. and J. backed out before the ship sunk — but Richard was wrecked. Richard's wife, daughter of Jacob Drake, has a snug fortune of $60,000. C. W. first married a rich sister of David M. Prall, second, a daughter of his partner, Mr. Hicks, wiio is now poor, living with his son-in-law, Dr. Cheesman. C. W. has been Mayor of the city, and is now the Chamberlain. He has been a large speculator in Cotton, and has lost immense sums. Lawrence D. L. - - - - 200,000 Lawrence Henry H. - - - 100 000 Of a Long Island Quaker family, and with his bro- ther Richard in the Dry Goods Jobbing business in Pearl street. Men of great worth. Lawrence John B. (estate of) - - 300,000 A model-man of the old school gentlemen merchants is he. Of a very ancient house, of an old New York family, and though inheiiting a large estate from his father, he pursued business with the ardor of youth, and doubled and trebled his property in the drug line, as the head of that celebrated firm, Lawrence, Keese & Co. But few such as he and the late Gen. Matthew Clarkson, and men of that high stamp and tone are now left. The halls of our public charities tell of their benevolent deeds and the hours they have stolen from busy life to devote to their duties to the poor and suffering, to relieve the widow and the orphan, and to wipe the tear of sorrow from misery's pallid cheek. Lawrence Joseph - . . . 250,000 A brother of Cornelius W., and once a partner; now of the firm of Lawrence, Trimble & Co., a large Commission house. He married a rich heiress, daugh- ter of Aid. Thomas S, Townsend. Lawrence Richard M. - - - 100,000 Lawrence Richard - - - - 100,000 The brother of Henry H. Leary James - . - . . 100,000 The fashionable Hatter. Leavltt David - - - - Leggett Thomas .... 800,000- Leggett Thomas Jr. - - ^ 150,000 Son of Thomas, above, and a Dry Good Jobber in Pearl street, and married a Miss Burns, of New Ro- cheUe. Her father was of the firm of Burns, Trimble & Co., owners of four Liverpool packets in this city. He has been dead fifteen years. LeggettWalcer - - - 100,000 Made a fortune in a Retail Dry Good store, and re- tired to the country- Legget Wm. F. 100,000 Leggett William W. - - - 100,000 WUliam W. L^gett has been President of the New York Gas Co. since its establishment, twenty years ago, and has now a splendid seat in Westchester Co. Leggett William 200,000 * A brother of Samuel and Thomas, above, and made money as a Jobber in business above. His wife was a daughter of Augustus Wright a Sail maker, and partner of Stephen Allen, and he received by her $75,000. Lenox James 3.000,000 500,000 From New England, and with his two brothers, has made his money as a Dry Good Jobber, and is now President of the American Exchange Bank. David has retired. Leavitt John W. - - . . 300,000 From Suffield, Conn. A brother of David- LeavittRufus ----- 200,000 The younger brother of the above, and of the firm of J. W. &R. Leavitt. Leupp Charles M. - - - . 100,000 A Leather dealer in the swamp. Lee Benjamin P. - - - - 100,000 Of the firm of Lee & Brewster, in the domestic Commission business. Lee David 500,000 Lately retired from the Wholesale Grocery busi- ness, of the firm of Lee, Dater & Miller, one of the largest firms in the city. A very close, but upright man. Lefferts Leffert 300,000 President of the Long Island Bank, and formerly County Judge. Besides at Bedford in a splendid mansion, is connected by marriage to the Benson family, and has an only daughter just looking into womanhood ; the judge is a prominent supporter of the Dutch Church, and devotes much of his time to its interests. Leggett Samuel - - . . 500,000 With his brother Thomas, made a great part of their money as Jobbers and large Auctioneers in Pearl street. They have retired from business, and are of an old Quaker family. Their father, Thomas, at his death, six months since, at his residence in East . Chester, left half a million. Leggett Thomas The brother mentioned «lK)ve. 100,000 Nearly this sum was left him by his father, Robert deceased, who was a British commissary. But James has nobly given fortunes to his sisters, and devotes himself chiefly to pious objects. Robert was a brother of James, who was a Cooper, in business with Joshua Jones, after the Revolutionary war. LeRoyJacobR. - - - - 350,000 Of an ancient and highly distinguished Hugenot family. Daniel Webster, the Sec. of State, married for his last and present wife a Miss Le Roy. Jacob Le Roy inherits a large estate from his father-in-law. Leupp Charles M. - - - - 150,000 Director in Tradesman's Bank, and of the New York and Erie R. B. Was a poor young man from New Jersey, who, by his industrious habits was ad- mitted a partner with Gideon Lee & Co., afterwards married his daughter, and succeeded him in business at his decease. Lewis Morgan (estate of ) - - 700,000- Formerly Gov. of the State,, Major General of the Army, &c. Acquired his estate by marrying a Living- ston of wealth. Gen. Lewis is of an ancient Welsh family. Little Jacob 500,000- With his brother, constituting the firm of Jacob Little & Co., and one of the richest Brokers in Wall ♦street. Great dealers in fancy stocks also. Little Edward B. - - . - 500,000 The brother of Jacob. A widower. Livingston Maturine - - - 100,000 Though of the family of Livingston, which for a family so prolific and numerous as theirs is has Deen one o'f the most wealthy in the State, but little in <■ he subdivision of multiplying generations fell to the share of Maturine, who marrying his cousin, daugh- ter ot General Morgan Lewis, ab"ve, has however acquired large opulence in perspective. The Living- stons b^an in this State about 150 years since in the person of a Scotch clergyman, who on a famous old white horse made his itinerations through the valley of the Mohawk teU with effect. From him sprang an intelligent, enterprising race, who in the next generation secured large lan''ed estates, since manorial by their extent on both sides the Hudson River. Martin Van Biiren commenced his career as a village lawyer at Kinderhook by undertaking to invalidate the Livingston titles, but their numbers and wealth were too much for him. Their names loom largely on our records ; and after the Bens- elaers and the Dutch and English noblesse, they rank among the most distinguished families in the State. Loder Benjamin ... - 150,000 Loomis Luther - . - - 200,000 Of a Connecticut family and partner of Gen. 19 Samuel Lyman, in the manufacture of Screws, Nails, tance from his father, Thomas, he retired. The grand- ee, in N. J., of the firm of Loomis & Lyman. father was a baker, and father was a marshal under the British rule, and a tory. A large present of w»n® Lord Daniel .... - 150,000 was sent to Gen. Washingi;oD, which was confiscated. The first mercantile lawyer in the city. His busi- and came into the hands of Thomas W. The first of mess is very lucrative. His father is a physician. this wme was sold in 1828, and is now very valuable,. ■^ ' " ■' if it can be found. The auctioneer is a cousin of the Lord Ru/us L. 500,000 present Thos. W. From Boston, and owns property in the burnt dis- Lynjan Gen. Samuel P, - - - 200,000 ^ A poor boy from Vermont, studied law at Utica, Lorillard Jacob .... 500,000 and has been a distinguished practitioner in that city.. . ^x , J J He has been a principal mover in the enterprise of the A son of Jacol', deceased. Erje Railroad. He has invested a portion of his funds Lorillard, (widow of Jacob,) - - 1,500,000 >? t^e land of the Southern Counties of this State, i^v.- ii aiu, (.wiuur. i^i J ,/ ' ' He lias some reputation as a writer, and knows. Thre'? brothers, Jacob, Peter and George, were of joe Sykes better than any other man. He resides at an ancient Hugenot family, and all from nothing the Astor House, and is in company with the Messrs. became rich— the two latrer in the tobacco business. Loomis, of Connecticut, and is extensively engaged in They are now all dead, Jacob and Peter leaving the manufacture of Screws and Nails, at SomerviUe, widows and children; Peter was a bachelor; Jacob jj. J. He married a daughter of Anson Thomas, of was at one time in partnership with Gideon Lf e and utica, by whom he received a portion of his wealth. Shepherd Knapp. He left all his monev to his ■' widow. One dauehter of Peter married T. Key- M. nolcis, bookseller deceased; another, John D.Wolfe, McBrair James 100,000- of the firm of Wolfe & Bishop; and another, Lieut. Spencer, of the Navy, all three rich. Widow of McBride James - . - . 700,000 Jacob regies at Bloomingdale, and her son Jacob ^^ ^rish Gentleman, who, by a steady, upright, resides with her. straight-forward course of trade in the Pry Goods Lorillard Peter Jun. - - - - 1,000,000 line, consolidifin? by his unblemished and pure life , , iTjops of fast fnends around him. Son of Peter, and now in the FobaGco business. He received some f 200,000 from his uncle George. Loubat Alphonse - . - - 200>000 Lovett James 200 000 McCall James 200,000 Made his money in the Dry Good business, in which business he has acquired his fortune. An Irish gen- tleman Lovett George . - - - 500 000 Made his fortune in the Lumber business. Reti- red some twelve years since. Low Nicholas 150,000 His father was proprietor of the Sans Sou"i, at Bal- ston, Spa., and was esteemed. He was worth a mil- lion in his day. One of his daughters married Charles King, editor of the American, for a second wife, but she received little. The estate was much embar- rassed, and is now in possession of Nicholas, the son, who won the wager for travelling 1,000 miles in 1,000 successive hours. - 100,000 : 200,000 Low Cornelius Low Albert Low Daniel Another enter Slim from her father's estate. McChain H. McCroskry Robert A bachelor. McCrea Robert .... 100,000 Fortune from his father, (deceased,) who in his day was largely engaged in the Dry Good business, and distinguished for .just principles in his dealings —an honor to his native land, Scotia. McElrath Thomas . - - - 100,000 One of the proprietors of the Tribune. He was educated a Lawyer, and was at one time engaged in the book business. He hns been a member of the Assembly. The father of Mr. McElrath is a man of property. 200,000 McFarlane (Estate of) Henry - - 150,000 ^00 nno A poor boy, who rose first to a clerk, then to he ' partner in the old house of Blackwell, iron merchants 100,000 150,000 150,000 ^.driving, smooth-faced, pleas- ant son of New England, who resided a long time, as McKie Thomas a merchant, in Paris, and surmounting every blasting tt i, tvt n sirocco in trade, came out rich, and spread largely McLean Hugh iVl. U. into real estate. A worthy Physician, who inherited a good portion ^ , ,„.,,. innnnn of his money from some relative. Scotch birth or Lowthr William - - - . 100,000 descent. An Englishman, commenced poor, and acquired his property at a time when coal was at a high price, and M'Coun Wm. 1 100,000 _monopoly of the business existed. Is now in busi- ness with nis son, and is a large importer of Coal. Ludlow Estate - Luff John Estate of - 300,000 200,000 A most capital man was this respectable German, and in the excellent qualitv of his bread and muffln.. Jonas Humbert himself, aided by his flectrical ma- chine, was no circumstance to him. Old Mr Luff had a pleasant word for every one as he rattled Magee James Vice Chancellor, and from the rank of a young attorney who came from the country to practice law, and try his fortune here, has ris-n. step by step, by his own merits, in'o the good opinion of th€ profes- sion and community till honored with one of the highest dignities of the State. MacyJosiah From the Cape Cod region. around" from door to door in bis long light baker's cart, which it seems to us is now beome of the things tha t once were, and are found no more among otir modern Undaus and Berlins. With a beenming pride his dhildren revert back with pleasure to the honest means by which their revered parent made hy bis own hands, so large an estate. 150,000 200,000 Ludlow Thos. W. Resides in Ireland, his native country. Maitland R. L. 150,000 Sotch, and some of his wealth comes through his wife, daughter of Robt Lennox. See Lennox above. Manice D. F. 200,000 Formerly a merchant, who failed during "the hsrd 300,000 times," but now retired to Long Island immenselr By profession a lawyer, but receiving a large inherit rich. 20 March Charles - - - - 150,000 Miller Mrs Geo. B. - - - - 300 000 Marsh Charles 150,000 Her husband was a celebrated Tobacconist, and died in 1S16. This celebrated establishment was Marsh Stewart C - - - - 100,000 founded by Mrs. Russel, in Water Street, the site of Mnr«linl]T?pnifunin .... 500000 the present establishment. Her son-in-law, Mr. Mil- Marsball^enjamm OUU,UUU ler, succeeded, and at his death was succeeded by his Oneoftheearhestwho bolfilyenterprised Amen- widow, who took into partnership her son-in-law, can manufacturing establishments, and by them has some ten years since, and they now constitute the managed, strange to say, to obtain large profits and firm of Mrs. G. B. Miller & Co. They have also a ■wealth. large establishment in Broadway. Marshall Charles H. 120,000 MiUer Horatio 100,000 r.X^l%t^^^fnl^^i^/t^&tfofti; ThebrotherofWm.S.,merchant,inBroadway. daughter. MiUer John A. 200,000 Marshall Joseph ... - 500,000 Made his money dealing in mahogany, and im Martin ..... 200,000 porting curled hair for CabLaet makers. Mason John (Estate of) - - - 1,000,000 Miller J. G. 200,000 Mason Sydney .... 200,000 Miller Jam^s 100,000 en?yed^in'l"e SoufhTmeSca'a'S.""' ^^^"^"^'^ ™ ^'^ ^-^^-' ^ ^-^ *aler in Jacob street. Mauran Oroondates ... - 500,000 Miller Michael .... 100,000 Formerly engaged in the Southern trade, and made ^^^e this sum as a Distiller in Duane street, and U money also by the steam-ferry at Havanna. succeeded in the business by his nephew George. Maxwell Hugh 100,000 Miller William P. .... 300 000 Oneof the ablest lawyers and first of orators at the From Connecticut,, and formerly in the Leather bar; his father was a respectable Scotchman, and a business with Jacob Lorillard, and now in the same brewer at Baltimore, and Hugh married the beautiful business in Gold street. He has acquired all his daughter of an eniment blacksmith of this city. Now money by honest industry. their son is Secretary of Legation at Petersburg ! , , „ „.. Such is the. reward of merit. Has in a measure re- Miller Wm. S. ----- 100,000 tired from the Bar. A merchant, in business with his brother in the Mnirhpo TKn nnn lower part of Broadway, and now a member of Con- Maybee ..... 150,000 gress, of the Am. Rep. party. R?rihiasoneofthefirmofThos'john&Jos*! ^Hls Drake 100,000 Mayer, manufacturers of Earthen Ware,, Stafford- Mills James 100,000 shire, England, than as an individual, that the sub- ject of this notice may be set down, as a man of Minturn Charles .... 200,000 wealth. Mr. Mayer is a high-minded, honorable with his brother Edward, of the firm of Woedhull man, andblessed with no ordinary share of prudence. & Mintums, merchants, shippers and owners of a ^'^^^^'^^""/.^^"^ess, he IS prompt, and systematic, line of Liverpool packets. SeeWoodhull. They are confining himself exclusively to his own affairs, sons of Nathaniel Minturn, of the old firm of Cham- ?rn;r, ;'^ ^"^•'^''°°°''^°'*')S^^''°™^'^^^*®'''"^''''' P'^in, Miutum & Co., large T^a merchants. Mr. from being a journeyman Tanner and Currier, at Minturn, when in businesi, an 1 before his failure, Newcastle, under Lyne, Eng by years of prudence, was reputed worth several milUon^. economy and industry, rose to great wealth, and was respectfully chosen to fill the highest civic offices in Minturn Edward .... 200,000 hib native town. Pew men more richly merited sue- Ty,p t,rnthpr of Chirlps above cess, and none were more happy in all the relations ^^'^ brother ot Charles, above. ofsociallife,thanMr.M., senior. Minturn Robert B. . - - - 200,000 Meeks Joseph Sr. - - . . 300,000 Of the firm of Grinnell, Minturn & Co., alargeand Joseph Meeks Sr., a wealthy and respeetable in- °^<^ shipping and commi. ion house, habitant of tbe fifth ward, a large land holder of the Moffat William B. - - - - 250,000 fir-stward and elseh were, and for filty ipears an in- habitant of the first waid. His business was that of His famous and widely celebrated a Cabinet maker, which he successfully carried on medicines have aiso contributed much to the in- fer nearly half a century, and by his assiduous care crease of his wealth, and yearly prove a souice of and attention amassed the above fortune ; he com- great profit. Some ten or twelve years he obtained menced in hfe with a mere nominal capital, and re- the secret of his pills from a poor physician, who died tu-ed about the year 1834— he is of tl'e old Knicker- soon after, and to whom Mofi'at had applied to cure bocker family— though young at the time, he was him of dyspepsia. His medicine working a cure, Mof- present at the Batt-ry. when the British evacuated fat sought the secret. He was then poor, and, though this city, and assisted in tearing to atoms the British scarcely more than thirty, is one of the richest men in flag which was left flying, and also assisted in hoist- the city. He has invested in real estate hi Broadway, ing the first American Sag that was ever raised in i>/r„ii„„ o.„„„. o<^n i\nn ttiis city, in its stead, by order of Gen. Washington. Mollan Stuart 250,000 Mesier P, A, Sr. .... 100,000 Of Irish descent, and made his money as a mer- MPBiPr P A Tr onn nnn chant in the Dry Good line, at the south, and in this iviehicr jr. A. jr. - - - . dUU,OUO ^jty. He is still purchasing goods for his difi-erent Meyer George 200,000 stores at the south. Madeberger Christopher - - - 300,000 Monroe Mrs. James (Douglass Estate) 300,000 Madehismoney years ago in the Leather business tit-^ i, r. .. /^ir -^t ^ - ^ in the Swamp. * "i^auicoa Wife of Capt. or Col. James Monroe, formerly of Tv/r-1 11, T 1 the army, and nephpw of the late James Monroe, Mildeberger John .... 150,000 President of the United States, whose ancestor, he Miller Charles C. - - - - 100,000 t>oasted in telling, was a tanner. The brother of James, in the Wool business. Moore Clement C. - . - - 350,000 Miller Daniel S 200,000 Of the highly respectable famUy of the late Bishop A rich Grocer, of the firm of Dater, Miller & Co., Moore, whose «ncestors located first at Newtown, large whalesale dealers. Mr. Miller is a very worthy L. I., as plain farmers or mechanics, as most of the man, and has made all his money by perseverance first colonists from England were. Clement is the — - - amofthe venerable and revered BishoD Moore, de- 21 eeased of the Epi5copal Church, and nephew of the Mott Samuel P inuch beloved and distinguished physician, Dr. Wm, Moore, deceased. Moore Baltus Moorewood Edmund Of a Westchester Quaker family, and in the Cotton and domestic Commission business, together with hi» „-. ._^ brother, William F., made his money. Samuel is JOUjUUU now President of the Manhattan Fire Insurance Co. He married one of the daughters of Thomas Leggett, - - 100,000 deceased. His two daughters are married to John and George Ring, Ship Chandlers. Morgan Mathew (late N. Orleans - 400,000 Part Proprietor of the new hotel up Broadway. Morgan John I. - - - - 100,000 Rich and of no callinsr, as we know, but has been a political man, and in high trusts and in the midst of party strife — always courteous and amiable. A worthy man. Welsh descent. Mott Dr. Valentine 250,000 Morrell Thomas 100,000 Married a sister of John A. MorreU, and is now one of oui- most prosperous wholesale grocers. Morris Gouverneur - 1,500,000 His father, the venerable and famous Gouverneur M., late in life married a Randolph, of Virg nia, and left this, the only inheritor, rich. The Morris family of New York and New Jersey bep^an on a large figure, and so c intinued to prosper for 160 years. Col. Lewis Morris, a ceiebraed English Qua- ker merchant of Barbadoes, and fripnd of \A' m. Peim, coming here to New York with his own ships a^d goods, and with his brother Richard M., mafeino- im- mediately purchases of large tracts on Lonsf Mand, at Harlem river, at Shrewsbury, &c., N. J. (hetce Morristown and Morrissiana estate, the last the estate ofths younjster above,) &c. And from this truly il- lustrious stock came all the Morrlsses hereabout and inNewJssey; and in their hands the patrimonial estates still rest, together with the household jewflry and plate for many generations bdck. wh ch few families can say. The grandfather of the present Gouverne ir (whise name was also Gouverneur,) in serted in his wjU that his son should not be educated in Ct., for the reasons that these yankees were too fute at bargains wiih ther Dutch neighbots. Mr. Morris is a plain, unl ttered farmer, uho daily *ends his mi'k to the city. Be-ides Monissiana, an immense tract on the north bank of the Harlem River.— Mr. Morris has land and other stocks. 300,000 300,000 An ex-alderman, who received a fortune by his wife, the daughter of Henry Brevoort, deceased, and the sister of the rich Henry Brevoort. Mr. Morse was a mason builder. Morrison John (estate of) Morse John This distinguished Surgeon and Physician, is a de- scendant of Adam Mott, who, coming fr^^m England, and residing first at Hingham, Mass., became an in- habitant of Hempstead, L. I., 1655. Henr^, the fa- ther of Valentine, was a Physician, and mairied the daughter of Satriuel Way, at North Hrmpstead. At an advanced age he moved to this city, where he dted in 1840. His only surviving son. Dr. Valentine, was born at Glen Cove, L. I., Aug 20, 1785. He was a student in the office of his letative, Dr. Valentine Seaman, and attended the medical lectures ac Colum- bia College in 184o. In the spring of 1807 hewentto London, and became a pupil of Sir Astley Cooper, and for two years a'tendjngthehospitals, andthelec- tures of the elder Cline Abernethy. C. Bell, Astley Cooper, Haighton Currie, and other oistingui-hed teachers. He next visited Edinbu'gh, and heard the le ■.'ures of Gregory, Hooprr and Playfaii', and after having re-visited the lectures and ho^pitals of Lon- don, returned to New Yoik, where he arrived in the fall of 1808, and m« t with treat succe-s in his profes- sion. The nest year he was made Prrf. of surgery in Columbia College, and afterwards held the same posiion in the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He soon afteiwards gave upUs c mmission, andde- •^oted his time «xclus vely to his practice. In 1818 he performed the operation of tying the arterior in- n' minata within two inches of the heart 1 his was an original operation — an exploit sufficient to make his name immortal, fir A>tley Cooper has said of him, that he has lerforojed more great oierations than any other man tha^ ever lived. He waf= inriuc^ again to accept his professorship in the college, butin 1840 his health failing, he returned to Europe, travel- ling in England, France, aiid Egypt. The result of the observatiors, he has given in a book en- titled " 1 ravels in Europe and the East." Dtringhis absence, the Medic«l School of the N. T. University was irgan zed, and the pro/e^so^-hip of surgery ten- dered to him, which he accejterl on his arrival in 1840. The success of thp school is unparslelled, and i-, in a great m-^asuri-, owing to the influence and rrputa'ion of Dr Mott. He has accumulated bis for- tune mainly hy his extensive and v< ry lucrative prac- tice, 'hou^h his patrimonial inheritance wasconside- rab'e 1 he family of Motts became Quakers in the time of George Fox. Mott William P. - - - - 300,000 > The brother of Samuel F., above. Morse Sidney E. 200,000 Moulton Charles 200,000 A son of the distinguished geographer. Rev. Jedediah Morse, who lived and died at ;ewhaven, Ct Sidney E. is editor and proprietor of the ew Yo . k Observer, by which paper he has made his fortune He has lately published a Geography, which will have a large sale for years, and on which he will doubtless realize • lar^esum. Mortimer Richard. - . . . 400,000 An honest upright tailor, now retired on a large estate. His lovely daughter was deemed, beyond all question, the reigning belle at Saratoga. Charles was an active shrewd litt'e broker, some 15 years sin e in Wall -treet. and by some fortunate pur- chase of real estate became wealthy He married for love a pretty little poor girl, the much accomplshed only daughter of a lespectable German piano leacher by a French wife Mademoiselle IVietz-now Mad. Moiilton- was in early life dei;med almost a musical pp digy by her voice and performances on the piano, ana br uj; ht money to her parents by singing at pub- lic concerts. Moulton is of a high New England family, and has resided some years since in Paris. Munn Stephen B. 800.000 Mortimer John Jr. A cloth importer, from Yorkshire. Married a daughter o the late T. C. Morton, a wealthy mer- chant; for many years the " Stewart" among tne ladies. 100,000 Said to hav? begun life as a Shoemaker, in Gran- ville, Mass. Made his money in the first place by sell- ing buttons, buying soldiers certificates of the poor soldiers. Afterwards a Pearl street Jobber in the Dry Goods line. A close, but upright man. ]\f OSS John Mott Misses 200,000 150 000 Two ladies, sisters of the distinguiseed Surgeon, and daughters of Dr. H. Mott, who left all his money to these two daughters. 100,000 Murray John B. (estate of) - 250,000 An Enlish sentleman of wealth, who came to (his country durin? the Revolutionary war, and was for many years a conspicuou'' merchant, fir=t in Al»*xan- dria. D. C, and af teiwaids in this city. He resided 22 at hi? country seat at Greenvale, now near 35th street, on 6th Avenue. Died in 1828 highly esteemed as a correct and intelligent merchant, and honest man. Murray James B. ... - 100,000 Son of .Tohn B. M. Colonel Murray command- ed in the late war, having charge of several important posts, and was aid de camp to Gov. Clinton. This family are in no wise related to the Quakers of the same name, and are directly descended from the House of Athol, one of the most ancient peerages in Scotland. Jas. B. M. was a distinguished merchant (John B. Murray & Son ) in this eity until 1825, when he retired, and has siace invested largely in real estate. His house is now conducted by his son, John B. Murray. Col. M. married a daughter of the late Isaac Bronson, by whom he received a large property. (Vide Bronson.) Murray John R. - - - - 150,000 The Murrays were about half a century since among the mo>t wealthy and influential, and hail from noble Scotch extraction, though the most emi- nent here have been of the Society of Friends. One of th^e la'ter. on the high seat, set up his carriage which, being deemed a little too luxurious, he pallia- ted the" censure by calling it a " leathern vehicle" for Olmstead Francis convenience ! In his line he is decidedly one of the " Heads of the People." JVorris Thomas P. . - - . 200,000 OOf a very old and respectable Dutch family. Ojldey Daniel $100,000 Okill Mrs. Mary .... 150,000 Made her money in keeping Boarding School, for which she has long been distineuished. She com- menced in Barclay street, where she owns two houses, and went to Clinton Place, where she built two large houses, in which she keeps one of the lar gest Boarding Schools in the city. Oliphant D. W. - - 200,000. An opulent Merchant and l»te President of the Chamber of Commerce. Has realized a fortune by trading with the Chinese. Murray Miss Murray Robt. L - 200,000 A worthy fellow and one of the few instances of a prosperous merchant retiring at the right time. He 150,000 IS of the land of " steady habit*" and cousin of the very distinguished Prof. 0., of Tale. Made his 100,000 money in the firm of Peter P emsen & Co. Married a fair widow not fifty miles fr9m St. Mark's Church. Oothout John ^ - . . President of the Bank of New-York. 200 000 N. NeilsoQ (Estate ol) Wm. $200,000 An ancient merchant of very great repute and wealth, and long deceased, married "Lady Kitty Duer," widow of the former John Duer, and daugh- ter of Lord Ste-ling, of the Continental army. By " Lady Kitty" or Catharine, old Mr. Neilson left a numerous family, one of whom, William, a respect- able merchant and much esteemed gentleman marri- ed a daughter of John B. Coles' deceased, and thus added to hi* fortune. Nevins R. H. 200,000 A broker of the firm of Nevins & Townsend. Packard Isaac $250,000 Sundry " haciendas" and nearo plantations in Cu- ba point darkly to the rather dubious track in which this adventurous New En^lander to the topics soon became by the characteristic cupidity of his country men, warmed into a West Indian temperament and a ready proselyte to the ways of getting money in the Spanish colonies. Packer Wm. S., Brooklyn 250,000 Kevius P. I. Of an ancient and highly respectable Dutch family of our olden time, and acquired his f irtuae in the grocery line. Newbold George - - - - 250,000 A merchant. The Newbolds are of a very ancient and hi^h y distinguished family of New Jersey. Pre- sidant of the Bank of America. Newton Isaac - - . - - - 500,000 A commission merchant, and with Drew, Robinson & Co., an owner of the Knickerbocker— the other boats of the People's Line, and several of the way boats. 200,000 Piackwood Samuel - . - . 500,000 • A rich cotton planter, resident in this city. Paine John 100,000 A youth well esteemed, and only child of a rich father who got his money by hard knocks. But no family of Vermont nobility can hold up their heads higher than this. Niblo William 150,000 The matchless and incomparable Niblo, proprietor of the Niblo Gardens, director of operas, vaudevilles, &c. &c. ad infinitum. An English boy, and began Iriendle.'s, as a waiter, then became lord and master of a famous game hotel corner of Cedar street— final- ly expanded his wings to a higher flight, and branch- ing in o every species of elegant refinement, could pamper the pubUc taste snd palate to boot, had be- come decidedly the most prominent man that ever fiirnished in this good city, in the way of getting up agreeable and entertaining amusements of every va- riety) aud spleodid festivals, banquetings, &c. &c. Palmer Counlandt - - - . 500 000 -< From Connecticut, and commenced in the Hard- ware business in this city with a capital of $300, and besides having made the fortunes of several others^ by setting them up in business, has attained for him- self great wealth. He is a large holder of real estate, and is building to a considerable extent, having long since retired from active business. His seconi wife is a daughter of Richard Suydam, of the old firm of Suydam, Jackson & Co. Palmer John I. 200,000 One of Scotland's enterprising son=i who have found New Tork the most successful field for their monetary operations. He is President of the Mer. chants Bank. Parish Daniel Parish Henry (His brother) 250,000 350,000 This family sprang from an honorable root, a sur- geon of the British Navy, who about two ceatvxkw 23 age located in this province. A romantic incident connfcts with Dr. Parish :— In one of the eailiest commercial adventures from a neighboring village to the south, and in which a venerable lady, the proprie- tor of the vessel and her cargo of cider and apples went passenger, accompanied by a beautiful daugh • -ter, Dr. Parish also was invited to act as navigator. At the Ocracoke inlet they saw the head of a celebra- ted pirate nailed to the bowsprit of a vessel of war ; and, on their return, were overtaken by a storm which, but for the doctor's seamanship, would have consigned them all to thedeep. For this he j eceived the hand of the fair young damsel on board, and thus became a denizen of this province. But from that day to this, the generations have never been blessed with worldly prosperity until in the persons of Henry and his brothers. ParmlyEleazer - . - - 200,000 Eleazer and his brother Jahial are the two most distinguished rlentists in this country. Ele«zer spent some time in Paris, where he attained the highest distinction in his art. 200,000 Parmly Jahial . . - The brother of Eleazer, above. Parshall Charles - - - ^ - ■ 100,000 Paulding William ... - 300,000 Former mayor, &c., of the democratic school, and alleged descendant of Paulding, one oi the captors of the British spv Major Andre. Tiiat s'erling con- tinental soldier little imagined that one of his de- scendants would become enriched by intermarriage with one of the rankest tory families of the revolu- tion—to wit, a Rhinelander. (See below.) Payne Thatcher T. - - - - 100,000 Served a severe appventice^hip to struggiing up hill labor, as a scho-^l teacher, and became of great emi- nence as a linguist and correct scholar — ^being of a family part Jew from the east end of Long Island not for from Montauk. Is brother of the justly cele- brated.Jno. Howard Payne. Thatcher, however in fortune has taken the wind out of the sails of the waiidering poet, who has as much as ever to do to get his crust— for Thatcher now has his liveries and his valets; and drives his carriage, and lives in snuflF " per force" of a most capital speculation he made in marrying the rich young blooming widow of Mr, Baily, a rich merchant, dec'd, that left a plumb nearly to her, and we hope Thatcher, who is a lucky rogue, don't forget his poor r Jations if he has any. Pearsall Frances (widow of Thomas C.) 1,500,000 Her husband made money as a Druggist, and reali- zed a princely fortune by investing in real estate. The widow lives in magnificent style in Waverly Place, and supports two or three sons-in-law in good style; and what is of more importance stiU, has one or two daughters yet on hand. Her husband was of a Long Island Quaker family, and she the daugh- ter of the rich merchant Thomas Buchanan, de- Pearsall Thomas W. - - - 300,000 No relation to the above. A retired Auctioneer, and made money in the business, and besides got $75,000 by his wife, the daughter of Thomas Leggett, deceased. He is a Quaker. Peck Elisha 500,000 Of a very respectable and very ancient English family, which first came to Boston and ihen settled in Saybrook, Ct. Mr. Peck was formerly of the firm of Phelps & Peck, and is now largely engaged in the manufacture of iron, at Haverstraw, N. T., where he resides, and in connexion with his son, under the firm of Peck at Son, has also a store in this city, dealing in the iron line. Peck John A son of Elisha Peck, and in ther. Pell Duncan C. - - The auctioneer, and of PeU&Co. Penfield John 100,000 with his fa- 100,000 firm of D. C. & W 100,000 Penfold Edmund - - - . 100,000 PenfoldJohn ..... 100,000 Druggist. PenfoldJohn 150,000 Grocer, of Penfold & Schuyler. Penniman 100,000 Married a daughter of SamuelJudd. PentzF. -...'.. 100,000 Pentz W. A. F. - - - - 100,000 Both clever fellows, engaged in the Dye weodbu- siness. Pentz W. A. F. 100,000 An old Knickerbocker, born in Old Slip— never lived out of the first ward. PeritPeletiah 250,000 From Boston, and formerly book keeper with Jonathan Goodhue & Co. He was taken into the firm as a partner, and hence his wealth. Perkins J.N. 100,000 Partner of Winslow, in "Wall street. A very good fellow, and shrewd active business man. Perry J. A. 150,000 Peters John R. 300,000 Built the Pearl Street House. A very excellent worthyman and good citizen, an ex-Alderman. For many years a prominent politician. Pettigrew John ... - 100,000 A contractor, and ex-Alderman of the seventeenth ward, of the democratic party. He has been a labor- ing man, and has made al! his money. Phalen James - - - - - 200,000 Broker; Is building a fine free stone residence in Union Square. Is aperfect gentleman. During his minority, was with Dana, a Lottery dealer of Boston. At his dea h took his business, spent two or three years in Virginia and Marjland, and made the hand- some fortune now invested, chiefly in uptown prop- erty. Phelps Anson G, - - - -^ 1,000,000 -^ He was of Connectic-t, and learned the tinner's trade. He went to the Fouth, pedling the woikman- ship of his own hands, and haidtd in the tin as fast as he shoved it off. Subsequently he became a mer- chant in the tin, iron, and copier line in this city, and afterwards a [lariner with Mr. Peck, constituting the firm of Phelps and Peck, whose store fell in 1S32, by which eight persons were killed. Mr. Ph'lps has taken into the firm, Messrs. James, Dodge »nd Stokes, sens in-law, and the two former once his cleiks ; Mr. Peck having now retired, the?e three, together with his own xon, is now associated with him under the firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co. In 1843, Pitch Smith commenced laying out a village for facto- ries, in his native town, Derby, Ct. Ihe village has srown to a little city, and is called Birmingham, Phelps, Dodge & Co., here erected the most extensive copper works in the U. S., and they conuact with the goveriunent to supply it with nearly or quite all the copper used for the national vessels. In aodition to this, Mr. t helps has individually bought of Mr. Smith a large share of the water privileges of this place, which are very valuable. Mr. Phelps is a large owner of the iron mines of Pennsylvania, and owns also a part of the Missouri mountain, a valua- ble mountain of Iron t re. He owns altogether, perhaps half a million of acres. '1 he firm of which he is a putner, is doing the most extensive business in th»t line of any house in Ameiica. In 1837 this house suspended payment for a short period, at a tim« when they were worth a million and a half. Mr, Phelps is now President of the Colonization Society, and =ince his providential escape when his store fell, has been diatinguished for his deeds of charity. Phelps Anson G. Jun. - - - 400,000 A son of Anson G. Phelps, Senior, and a partner in the firm of Phelps, Dodge U Co. 24 Phelps John J. .... 200,000 Pratt Henry Z. 100,000 Phelps Thaddeus - . - . 100,000 Of the firm of Robinson, Pratt & Co., booksellers The Phelps^ come from Connecticut, and are ford^S^^Thp'!r'?!Ll^;,.?i ""^'''f yfl°"^ ^^• mghly respectable. 'ora, oonn. 1 Heir line is chiefly in school books. Phaipon Francis (Estate Of) - - 200,000 ^^f « Ti^f^pson .... ioo,000 ^, . ^, A well knowrn builder and contractor. Phoenix John - . - - . 150,000 Phoenix J. P. mOOO ^'^^ Edward 300,000 „ , x^ i J. , . , Son of Nathaniel the founder of the celebrated Formerly a grocer, the standing whig candidate house of Prime, Ward & King. Nathaniel was a poor for Mayor; he is a son-in-law of Stephen Whitney, boy and established in the exchange business by Phvfp T)iinf>an .... 'i'^n nnn ^"f"s King, and afterwards in partnership with his i-nyieuuncaa d50,000 son James G. King, Edward succeeded his father Commenced in Fulton street, where he now is, a '^^.° *^'^ *°™^ y^^^s since in Westchester co. He poor cabinetmaker, and has now the largest and ^^^sidea in a venerable palace built by his father at the most fashionable establishment in the country. comer ot Broadway and the Battery. Pierson Henry L. - . - * 100,000 Iron merchant, and son of Jeremiah, who with R Isaac P., established in the very infancy of our man- ufactures, a nail, and afterwards in addition a cotton flankin (estate of Henry) ... $250,000 'ifr^^eln^\^.ZTmZ\t^'y:^^^^^^ The Rankins are among the old Knickerbockers. the city, and held places of public trust, which he Rankin John 300 000 filled with great credit as a prominent leader in the " old guard" of the democracy of the Jefferson Rapelye G. (estate of) - • . 500,000 — |?m\°n\n^dl£lSt?4Eni^fsh^^^^^^^^^^ The first born Dutch child on Long Island, over llsouthamp^ton, ^uffolk County, two cLturies ^o. ^tnSaf eS^^I^L^^S^th^^a^^b^lt PillotA,P. .... 150,000 eio^tl^e United States Navy Yard.) PimieJohn 150,'ooO ^^athbone J. [Estate of ] . - - 500,000- PonvertEUas 200,000 I^^thbone John Jr. .... 200,000 „ . . ^ The Rathbones are Yankees from Connecticut, we PomerP. 100,000 believe. Porter Charles 100,000 Raversies Frederick ... - 200,00& Porter D. C. 100,000 ^^^ ^°^^" 300,000 D .All- „ ^„„ „„ Sonof Cornelius R., an ancient merchiBt and old PostAUison 500,000 Dutch New York family. Robert added some to his The Progenitor of the Posts was an humble me- T^^'"^ H ^^^t^g a daughter of N. Prime, the chanic, among the early English settlers of Suffolk ^^°^^''f J"^^' ^- ^'"^^iJ^^l contra, got a very large CO. L. i., and thence the family soon after Sed r'"^ °| ""^ ^^^ property by marrying a daughter of at Hempstead Queens co. Joel and Jotham Post ^^^" ^^' (both deceased), brothers of Allison, were, together Reade Robert T^ . - inn nnn With the Utedistingniish^d Dr. Wright Post, (another ^®^°^ ^0°®" -^^ 100,000 brother) sons of a highly respectable butcher. Reed Collins 350 000 Wright's early lessons in the shambles gave him pro- 4^ t^oi,™„« „-u„ »„~„ * tv i , babfy, his strong taste for and afterwards, eXe^nce nfw"±T'o^?H f.T>f«*°/^'^°™*^•tP^°'■■^°y• in, anatomy. jSel and Jotham, about 30 y ears since ?^^^«'=*^® engaged in the retail mercantile business carried on^a great stroke in ^V dLg Ce ; Ten TJf?l^^tL^^\^%^J^^^^^^ profits m selling liquor smasTi^rt . hut a fp-nr vpnrs aftp,- K„iu „ ™. '•« ^ and trinkets to the Indians. After having accumu- s^"r\'^andV\tLSr,lctluSf^^^^^^^ lated a considerable property he retired yeTrs ago and into the vending of apothecary s?uffsindtoge?hlr irrhp^iw^!J?'tj,Vriff ^*^ '?/^'' ''"y' l^^^"^ with WaldronB.^ (son of one ot- the parties) acfimu- il'uh"^*^"^ °^ ^^"^ ^ ^^^^^^^ augmented his lated a very large estate, on which their families are "^''^""* now luxuriating in the fauxbourgs of our new made Reed Luman (Estate of) . - - 500.000-- quahty in the vicmity of Upper Broadway. „ , ,.„ „ . ^. ^ , . •'"»'" ' He began hfe as a Grocer, m which business he ac- Post Joel (estate of ) - - 400,000 cumulated a large fortune. He was a lover of the „ ^ ^ fine arts, and gave great encouragement to Mount and Post George D. - - - 150,000 other American artists. He coUected a large picture 01.1pqt qnn of TopI ahow gaUery, mostiy works of American artists, which has Oldest son of Joel above. lately been purchased as the foundation of the Na- Post Gerardus, ^ tional Gallery lately established in this city. PoSS!?""' f ^*«^ - - 100.000 I^emsen Henry .... 500,000 ■o^^t-\iiZ,r \ The Remsens are one of our very oldest Dutch i-ostmary. J Knickerbocker familits. DUliarly known as "Paint and Putty Post." Remsen [ of ... 300,000 Post Waldron B. . . . - 500,000 ^.emsen ) H. Remsen - - - 300,000 To his fortune as above acquired Waldron added Remsen Henry - - . . . 150,000 a considerable amount by marriage with a Miss De ^^ .„ Wolfe, of Rhode Island. The De Wolfea are several Remsen Henry B. .... 100,000 ofthem Cuba planters, and one made a vast estate Remsen "William .... 100.000 by trafficking in slaves. ^ ,, ,, „ i"",vv/u Reynolds Mrs. T. - - . - 400,000 Prall David M. 200,000 A daughter of Peter Lorillard, (deceased.) Her An ancient and respectable New York family in husband, who died some three or four years since, the mercantile line. was a merchant. Prall MlBS 100 000 ^''^^l^'^e'" Bernard (Estate of) 200,000 ' The Rhindanders, for fifty years past, among the 25 richest of the rich in this city, were but humble tailors and shoemakers in therevolution. The toiies who staid in the city feathered their nests undprthe protection of the British flag. Many of them engaged in taking shares in privateering on the rebel mer- chant ships — and thus were liuge fortunes made by the native born enemies of our independence out of the hard earnings of suffering families of patriotic Whigs thus reduced to ruin. RidgwayJohn ? - - . - 150,000 As this gentleman has a branch of his establishment in this city, although not a resident, it is proper to give him a place. Mr. Ridgway is a China and Earthen Ware Manufactiirer, at Camerdom, Staffs., England. He succeeded, in company with his bro- ther, to the business of his father, who, from small b^innings rose to great opulence. Few men in their sphere, are more worthy than Mr. E. to be ranked among the benefactors of their race. Just, benevo- lent and liberal, he has not only succeeded in eleva- ting the character of the several hundred workmen he employs, but has rapidly increased his fortune, without oppressing the laborer. Rhinelander Wm. C, ... 200,000 RiggsElisha 500,000 Riker Richard [Estate o ] f- - - 250,000 Robbins Elisha . - - - 100,000 RobbiQs John 500,000 Robbins N. 100,000 Roberts Daniel 100,000 His father was a physician who acquired a fortune in the West Indies. Daniel is a lawyer. Robins John 300,000 Robinson David F. - . - - 150,000 Of the firm ofRobinson, Pratt & Co , booksellers and publicihers in Wall street, and original y from Hart- ford, Conn Their line is principally in school books. Robinson Nelson .... 100,000 Firm of Drew, Robinson & Co. An active, ener- getic man. Is from Carmel, N. Y. State. Rodgers John R. B, (Estate of) - 200,000 A respectable physician, deceased, whose fortune in life was aid^d bv a wealthy father, long a r-spect- able P-esbyeri«n clergyman. Dr. R. doubled his fortune by holding the Health Office when it yielded ^25,000 a year, and asain by marrying the rich widow Smith. So the Doctor's children were born with the advantage of being the inheritors of his for- tune, which does much for a man's reputati on in this country. Rodg-ers, Dt J. Kearny - - - 100,000 Son of the bte Dr. John R. Bodgers. Is one of «ur most eminent physicians and surgeons, and as a ma.i universally respected and esteemed. His &nuly on both sides are among the oldest in the country and are among the first in point of respec- tability and wealth. .Rogers George 250,000 A bachelor. Rogers J. Smyth, .... 100,000 President of the N. T. Contributionship In. Co. Descended of a family who became wealthy during the revolutionary wsr. Two of the grand daughters of Moses one of his ancestors, successively manied Wilbam, the second son of Stephen Van Rensselaer, (deceased,) of Albany. Rogers John - - . - . 150,000 Rogers Mrs. John .... 200,000 Was a Smith, widow of a rich merchant— she is BOW the widow of Dr. Rodgers, dec'd. Benj'n . - - . 100,000 Romaine Samuel B. - • - - 100,000 His father, Benjamin, acquired his fortune by speculating in water lots, then the old « ' ollect," in Centre and Canal streets. He was true blue Tamma- ny bucktail, and the man who got up the charne— house at the ■■'> allabout, of the 11,500 dead of the Jersey prison-ship. Roosevelt C. V, S. - - - - 500,000 Rposevelt Jas. I. .... 300,000 ' No family shine more honorably in the ancient Dutch annals of this province than the Roosevelts — the venerated Burgomasters of their day. Ruggles Sam'l B. - - - -" 250,000 A lawyer, of a respectable family of this state. Russell Chas, H. .... 300,000 A dashing New England merchant one of the "Haute classe" of the rulers of fashiWi, and polite Russel Henry 300,000 The distinguished Vocalist, who has reaped this sum or more by means of his extraordinary vocal talent. He is of the Jewish race, Russell Wm,H. .... 150,000 Russell Wm.W. .... 100,000 A merchant, and resides at New Brighton. S Saltus Nicholas $250,000 The General, kas been a fixture at the City Hotel coteries of old bachelors for half a century gone, and with his brother, are sons of a re- spectable sea-captain, dec'd, of old Dutch Knicker- bocker extraction. Nicholas and Francis are iron merchants. Nicholas has survived several genera- tions of the old boys of the olden time, and is still as bright as a morning lark. Who has not heard him recount his exploits in Russia, his intimacy with the Emperor Nicholas, his namesake, and above all, listened to his enchanting warbling of " Sweet Lul- laby!" Saltus Francis -=.-.- 300,000 Salles L. (Estate of) - Sambler's Estate Casper - Sampson Joseph ' 1,000,000 250,000 700,000 A young man and a widows; the purchaser of S. Ward's house for the sum of $60,000. Has made his money in the auction business. Sanford Henry J. .... 100,000 Dye Wood dealer. Made his own money, hails from Connecticut. Has been an adventurer in mat- rimony. Sanderson Edward F. - - 200,000 One of the wealthy firm of Sanderson, Brothers & Co., of Sheffield, England. Sands Joseph 100,000 Highly respectable proprietor, who early settled on Long Island, and hence Sands' Point on the entrance of the Sound. Sands Thomas 150,000 Sandford Edward - ^ - . 100,000 Lawyer of brilliant talents, and one of the most logical rea- oners at the New Yoik Bar— c«me to this city some nine or ten years since from the wf stem part of the State. He married a lady of great calents and be uty, dauehter of Thomas Sargeant, Esq., a Wall street financier. Schieffelin Effingham - - - 300,000 Late President of the Seventh Ward Bank. The Schieffelin s are an old family of German descent. A Gterman officer in the British army, became enamored of an American heiress, whom he married. They have been distinguished as merchants, and most of them ae heavy wholesale druggists, in which business a laigt 26 number of this family are engaged. Jacob, the father was a druggist, leaving a large estate to a large num- ber of Boris, who, with the exception of Effingham, and Richard L., are with their children in the Drug busi- ness. Effingham has been a lawyer, and was a Judge in the Marine Court. Schieffelin Henry C. - - - 200,000 A brother of the aldennan, Richard L., who has followed the business of his father, that of a druggist. He married one of the Fields, by whom he received some property. Schieffelin Henry H. - - - 200,000 A heavy druggist, associated with his sons and bro- thers in business. He is a son of Jacob. Schiffelin Richard L. - - - 350,000 A Lawyer, and alderman of the fifteenth ward, elec ted by the American Republicans. He married a step daughter of George McKay, by whom he received $250,000, thare-nainder coming from his father Ja- cob, who wa" a large druggist, and made all his money ^ Schermerhom Abraham - - - 500,000 Schermerhorn Jolin - - - - 500,000 Schermerhorn Peter - - - - 400,000 The Scheruierhorns are Dutch or Germm, and have risen to note wittiio aljont a century pa=t, as mechanics, small tradesmen, merchm's, &c., keep- inffalo f fro a ail entanglenents of party s'rife or otnerwi-'e, and clr>sely husbandng the a'juadant fruits of taeir laborious toil, which tbey have doubled by frequpnt allimoe^ witli other opulent families, the Jones, Sec, of their own grade. Seofield Jesse 150,000 A very industrious and worthy tailor, who, from a poor boy became a rich man, and the head of the cele- brated firm of Seofield, Phelps & Co., which house has been, for the last thirty-five years, the largest and most fashionable tailoring establishment in the city. He has now retired into the country. Seofield William - - - - 250 000 Son of Jesse, and succeeding him in the business. He was brought up to the trade, and is now actively engaged in the establishment as a cutter. The firm is now Howard & Seofield. William married a daughter of the rich Gen. Peter Van Zandt, by whom lie received something like 100,000 on the death of her mother, the daughter of the rich Geo. Janeway, deceased. Schuchardt Frederick - - - 200,000 A German, and of the firm of Schuchardt, Favre & Co.. large importers. Marrried a Eemsen. Schuchirdt Ferdinand, - - 100,000 A nephew, and partner of Frederick, and son of John Jacob, deceased. Sedg-ebury, James - - . - 100,000 A native of England, and was many years ago a laboring man — ^but now owns a Brewery in Duane street. Sedg-ewick Catharine ... 100,000 A daughter of Jud e Sedgewick, of Mass., and and sister of Robert, late o^ this city. She is dis- tinguished as a novelist, and became known by her "NewEi^land Tales," a religious satire, published some 20 years since. The Sedgwicks are Unitarians. They are connected with the Livingstons, and the Minots, of Boston, by marriage, and are in rank among the first families in our country. Miss Sedge- Tvick spends her summers with her brother Charles, at Lennox, and with the widows of her brothers, Theo- dore and Harry, at Stockbridge. She received a snug fortune by inheritance, and besides, has reaped a large income from her books, the circulation of which exceeded those of any American author, before the time of Stevens' works, and Dana's "Two years be- fore the Mast." Sedgewick Mrs. Robert - - 100,000 The wife of Robert, who was an eminent lawyer of this city, and a son of Judge Robert S., of Stockbridge, Mass. Sheffield Joseph .... 150,000 Resident uf New Haven, but a great part of his business passes through this city. Sharp Peter (estate of) - - - 200,000 Sh»rpe & Sutphen m«de their money honestly by vending whips »nd cowhides of every denomination* when hoif e and ox flesn were in prpater repute tban they have been since th'y hai^e been drif e off the course by the fl= e horses of steam. Peter Sharp was once a great man in the old D-^mocratic ranks, and became Speaker of the Assembly. Sherman - . . - - 200,000 Retired at New Haven. Sherman 400,000 Married a daughter of Peter. Lorillard, by whoa he received a fortune. Sheldon Henry 200,000 Sheldon 100,000 Hardware Merchant. Sheldon Fredk. 150,000 Shotwell Joseph S. .... 200,000 Of a Long Island Quaker family, and formerly an auctioneer, in which business he made his money , Slocmn Samuel, .... 100,000 This gentleman is largely interested in the manu- facture cf pins at Poughkeepsie, and also at Water- bury, Conn Vankee ingenuity has so far super- ceded the dull "plod on your old way," pnoci- plps of the English manufactureis, of the fame ar- ticle that the market is now almost wholly .supplied by a solid headed pin. superior in quality, at half the price of the Foreign article, betides giving an excellent profit rnd encouragement to "Home" industry and perseverance. Skidmore William B. - - - 100,000 From Connecticut, and is a Dry Good Jobber. Smith Edmmid (deceased) - - - 250,000 An ancient merch'Ut of the " Full Smith" branch of the legions of Smith. Ef^mund's gncestor was Patentee of Smithtown, Sufi"olk county, and an illne- trious name in our early annals. Smith John T. (estate of) - - 100,000 Smith Peter 200,000 Came to this country from Ire'and. He was a pa- Ter, and came to be a contractor, and thus made his money. Said to have made large sums on the elec- tion of 1844. Smith Renel ..... 100,000 Smith Robert L. .... 100,000 Smith William 100,000 Smith Cornelius 100,000 Smith Micha J. 100,000 Snowden Thomas ... - 100,000 Of Irish descent, and a Dry Good merchant. Solomon Hyman - - - . 100,000 If this man had received his just dues from the na- tional Government, he would now be worth more than a million of dollars. There is now in the archives of the government, documentary evidence, that his fa- ther, a wealthy Jew of Philadelphia, loaned without security to the United States, a sum not less than $355,000. Mr. Madison, in his posthumous papers, says, that during our Revolutionary war, at a time when the government could not borrow on its own credit, and could not raise a dollar on the best Vir- ginia drafts, Mr. Solomon came forward, and freely lent his aid in support of the government. The family of Mr. Solomon is highly distinguished. His mother was Rachael Frank, daughter of Moses B. Frank, of London, who, with his brother, the distin- guished Jacob Frank, of the Revolutionary war, died in New York while it was a colony. They are the sons of Aaron Frank, of Germany, who was the companion and friend of King George of Hanover, and who loaned him the most valuable jewels in his crown at the coronation. Jacob was the British king's sole agent for the Northern colonies, and his son David was the king's agent for Pennsylvania. A daughter of David was married to Geo. Hamilton, of Pennsylvania— the proprietor of the great Hamilton woodland estate on the river Schuy IkiU. The present Mr, Solomon's uncle, Mayor Isaac Frank, has been prothonotary of the Supreme Court of Philadelphia, and a son of Mayor Isaac was afterwards appointed 27 Jttgde of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Mr. Solomon's brother died in 1822, in New Orleans. He was the cashier of the United States Branch Bank in that city, and was distinguished for his talents and fidelity Col. David Frank is often mentioned hon- orably in the Washington papers. The other son of David returned to England, and died a member of l-arliament. A son-in-law of Jacob was the distin- guished British officer Gen. De Lancy, who, at the breaking out of the Revolutionary war owned an im- mense estate in the upper part of this city, which, in consequence of his devotion to his king, was confis- cated to the Government. He was awarded with the appointment of master of ordnance, and aid-de-camp to Ge.rgethe Third, with a salary of 30,000 pounds sterling. His daughter was married to a knight of Bath, and Governor of one of the East India provin- ces, and admiral in the Navy. Mr. Solomon has been an active and distinguished politician ; he was a mem- ber of the celebrated Republican committee with Ste- phen Allen, Abram Laurens, John Campbell and Henry Meigs. He was a member of the convention that procured the nomination of the late Judge Thompson, of the U. S. Supreme Court, as Governor of the State. Mr. Solomonhas often appealed to Con- gress in vain for an adjustment of his equitable claim. He has, too, been very unjustly refused office by the present administration, Spencer Lieut. - - - 100,000 Married a daughter of P. Lorillard. Spicer George - . - . $100,000 Formprly a wholesale sTocer in Front street, in which business he accumulated his property. He is now weU known as a tportsman. Spofford Paid - - . . . 500,000 Of the firm of Spoflford, Tiles^on & Co., one of the largest shipping houses ia the city. Springler's Estate Mr. - - - 200,000 deceased, of Hoboken. The eminent ability of Robert, as one who aloae has inherited the mantle of his friend Fulton, is" two well known to need re- mark. Stevenson John B. - - - - 100,000 in old Phy-ician. Stewart Alexander T. - - - 800,000 The celebrated Dry Good Merchant of Broadway whose shop is the grand resort of the fashionables He has lately bought Washington Hall, which he in- tends to fit up for stores. He married a Miss Mitchell a lady of some property. Stewart Robert 200,000 One of two Scotch brothers, who. by marriage in- herits the great old Dutch estate of the Lispenards, near Caoal street. Steward John , - - - - 300,000 But 30 years a resident here, and by the force of his own straight-forward, clear-headed sagacity in the dry goods line, &c., has acquired near half a million. Steward John Jr. 100,000 Stacey James G. - - - - 100,000 Stagg-JohnP. 100,000 Of an old Knickerbocker race. StaggBenj. - - - - - 100,000 - Stephens Benjamin ... - 500000 A carpenter of a New Jersey family. He was very industrious, a good workman, and has made all his money by hard toil and shrewd management. He buUt the old state prison in this city, and was a large contractor for building. One of his sons is the dis- tinguished traveller Stephens. Stephens John L. - - • - 100,000 Tlie dis.inguished Traveller, and the son of Ben- jamin, above. He has made nearly or quite this sum oy bis books, in addition to what he may have re- ceived and expects from his father. [ Stevens Alex. H. - - - - 150,000 I A surgeon of some repute, and son of General Eb- enezer S, The Doctor's three successive marriages ■ to rich heiresses ha«, we imagine, put more money in his purse than amputating tumors or tying up ! arteries. i Stevens Horatio G. - - . . 150,000 I Brother of " Alderman Sam," William, John, &c' Their father, Maj Gn. Ebenrzer Sevens, was a merltoiious »nd gallant offic r of the old continental line of the army of the revolution, and as Major com- manded 'he artillery with deadiy efl'ect in several bloody 6!^ counters, JHow hono'sble to Major Ste- vens to rise to that pou t from out of ihe ranks whrre it is said he enli-ted as a ijrivstft soldier, leaving his tools as a jour eym^n carpenter to take up the sword *n4 b*ti! axe ^orliieriy. His sons have many of them inherited mu.h f his inborn energy and power of mind. The S ev ns^-s s'l .eleVirated in engineer- ing, and sons of Col. Stevens, of Hoboken, are a totally dfi'eentftmJLy. Stevens John H. - . - - 100,000 Stevens Robt. L. - - - - 350,000 Stevens Jolm C. .... 300,000 Robert L. and John C. aj(e sons of Col. Stevens, Stewart Lispenard ... - 500,000 He is now possessed of the remains of the Lispenard estate, in addition to a large amount received by his wife, a daughter of L. Salles, deceased, a native of France, who amassed a large fortune in this city, by cautious loans during great pressures, and by rigid economy, Alexander Stewart, the father of Lispenard, came to this country with his elder brother, Robert, from Scotland. They commenced as brokers, and acquired some property, when Robert failed, paying a pista- reen on a pound — that is one seventh, and put his property into possession of his brother, with the agree- ment that the survivor should receive the estate be- longing to both. Previous to this, Alexander having married a daughter of Lispenard, of an old Dutch family, and owning a large tract of meadows and marshes in the vicinity of where Canal street now is. On the death of Lispenard, Alexander Stewart came into possession of a portion of this estate, by his wife, and also a good portion of that of her two brothers, Leonard and Anthony, who died, after having parted with the best part of their fortune ; each leaving heirs. Mr. Stewart had also the entire possession of the estate of his imbecile sister-in-law, who left him her fortune, by will, Alexander dying, this estate came into the possession of his brother Robert, who, on his decease, a short time since, bequeathed it to his nephew, Lispenard, the only son of Alexander, James Watson Webb, his brother, an officer in the army, and M. Stewart, a chaplain in the navy, married daughters of Alexander Stewart. Since the death of Alexander S., there has been much legal controversy in regard to this estate, particularly between several of the heirs of old M. Lispenard, and those of Alexan- der Stewart on the one hand, and Robert and Lispen- ard Stewart on the other. Lispenard professes to hold the estate which, though immense, is incumbered, solely for the benefit of those having legal or equita , ble claims on it. Among his heirs is included "St.John the book and magazine pedlar," an industrious, hon- est, aud worthy man, who has for some years pur-^ sued this cilling, and is generally known. Has but one eye, having by accident been deprived of th6 other. St. John Samuel (estate of) - - 300,000 Lately deceased in New Haven, Ct. He was early in life a Tailor, and made the bulk of his fortune by fortunate investments in real estate, and by loaning during pressures. He was once Alderman of the second ward. Storm Isaac A. .... 200,000 Early in life be left the place of his nativity, some- where in Dutchess Co, and came to this city. It i9 said of him that about the first enterprise int« which he embarked, was the purchasing of a keg of beeswax, the profits on which gave him a start, while a clerk in a grocery store, and undoubtedly formed the nucleus around which his present ampl» firtune has eaihered. "industry and economy" have al "rass been his motto. Ho is now one of tm very oldest grocers in tbis city. 28 Garret 500,000 An old retired Grocer, who made Ms money by honest industry. Knickerbocker. Storm Stephen - - -' - - 150,000 Stout Aguilla G. ... - 200,000 Striker, James (estate of) - - 100,000 Mr. Striker died in the year 1831 at an advanced age His is one of the oldest Knickerbocker fami- Iws of our city. His estate has been handed down in regulir sucession from the year 1640, when his family emigrated to this country irom Holland Mr. Striker has held several civil offices of responsibili- ty, — he was also proprietor of the splendid estate known as "Striker' s Bay," now leased b y his wid- ow, in whose possession the estate now i", as a public house. JWr. James Striker was the father of General Striker, a gentleman well known in this «ity, as one of wealth aad standing, and also has held many exalted stations in our city and state. Strong Geo. W. - - - - 200,000 Of a Long Island fsmily, and an eminent lawyer, now in partnership with MarshaU M. Bidwell, a self- ex'ded Canadian patiiot. Strong Mrs. James - - - - 250,000 Her husband was a merchant, ani brother of Geo. W. Strong. She was a Kemsen, and hence a gredt part of her riches. Stuart Robert L. - - - - 200,000 The celebrated candy manufacturer, and su?ar re- finer, f is father, failing in Glasgow, Scotland, came to this country, where he soon amassed property, with which he returned and paid up his old debts. His SOL may be proud nf such a nobility Bobert is an enterprising and liberal business man, married the daughter of Robert McCrea, (deceased,) by whom lie received considerable property. Stuart Alexander . - - . 150,000 Brother and partner in business with the above, strictly a business man, and has considerable knowledge in mechanics. Is a worthy young Bene- dict, and no better subject for "Cupid's Dart" can he found. Sturges Jonathan . - - - 200,000 Stuyvesant Peter G. - - - - 4,000,000 His ancestor, Governor-General and Admiral Von Peter Stuyvesant, that redoubtable little fiery gen- tleman, whose portraiture is so graphically touclied by Diedrich Knickerbocker, and who, as the last of the Dutch dynasty, went out uproariously, a true martiner, subjecting all his vassals to courts martial, military flogging, &c., if they but dnred to look at his surliness, is so familiarly known in the history of New York, that this line suffices. Gov. Mcoll, from England, who broujht the little gentleman to his bearings, omitted one thing, viz: to make him dis- gorge some of his cruel exactions, but Ptter took the oath to the Gorgon banner of St. George, and dotted the beaver-tail and windmill escutcheon of Dutch authority, and thus retaining his rich cabbage gar- dens at Corlaer s Hook and Bowery, hid himself away as snug as a mouse in a cheese. The genera- tions from him are all baptized in the lace shirt in which he was christened. They inherit and keep too, the su,vEK spoon. Suckley George .... 300,000 Suffem Thos. 250;000 A respectable Iri^h gent— nephew of the veneritle Judge &., of hockUnd Co., >. Y., deceased. The present Judsre tdward Suffern, 1st Judge of Kock- land Co., is son of the decea»<^ Judge. Thomas owes his gold to linens. Now resides ia Europe. Suydaii (Cornelius a. - - - 100,000 A branch of the same family with David L. (see Suydam David L.) and of the firm of Doremus, Suy- dam & Nixon, dry good jobbers doing large business. Suydam Oavid L. - - - - 150 000 Son of John Suydam, deceased, of an old New York family, and of Dutch extract, John was a suc- cessful speculator in Cotton. He died some three or four years since, leaving an estate of $700,000 to his five sons, who all live in the same house in Wa- verly Place, in good bachelor style. Of these, at pre- sent, none are in business except David L., who has bought the right of Goodyear's Elastic Shirred Sus- penders, and is manufacturing the article, and has a sales depot in Beaver street. Mr. Goodyear has reali- zed f 20,000 for his invention. It has been patented in England, and Prance also, and the entire right for the U. S. belongs to Mr. Suydam. Suydam Ferdinand Sr. - - 500,000- A branch of the old Suydam family in this city, and the senior partner in the firm of Suydam, Sage & Co., the largest firm in the flour business in the city. Suydam Ferdinand Jr. - - - 100,000 Of the firm of Suydam, Sage & Co. Married a daughter of Stephen Whitaey. Suydam Lambert, - . . - 500,000 Suydam Henry ) 100,000 Suydam James A. f Brothers of David 150 000 Suydam John R ? L., above. 150,000 Suydam Peter JM. ) 150,000 Suydam Richard .... 100,000 A brother of Ferdinand, and lately retired from the firm of Suydam & Kevan, dry good jobbers. Swan Benj'n L. .... 500,000 The firm of Otis & Swan were peculiarly lucky in their commercial arrangements during the last war. Swords James 100,000 Eminent booksellers many years past. The best literary speculation one of them made was his inter- marriage with a Lorillard. Talbot C. N. $200,000 The most distinguished Talbots were of the same family as Com. Talbot, an honored naval hero of our country. Talbot William R. ... - 100,000 Talbot Charles R. .... 100,000 Brothers of C. N. above. Tallmadge James .... 200,000 The "General," and once Lieut. Gov., and emi- nent as a jurist, senator, patron of American indus- try, &c. &c. " Good wine needs no bush." TalmanJohnH, .... 200,000 A Cotton Broker. TargeeJohn 150,000 A young French adventurer, silversmith by trade, emigrated, some fifty years ago, to this counbry, and by good conduct and industry, and great shrewdness as a politician in the democratic ranks, to which he, as it turned out, wisely attached himfelf, rendered himself eminently conspicuous in that party, and for his untiring devotion to their interests, was richly re- warded with sundry profitable posts of honor. So di tinguished had he become from the Jeffersonian triumph of ISOO upward, that Vice President Tomp- kins made him his confidential friend, and he was everywhere looked upon for a time as the most in- fluential leader, if not chief of the party in this quar- ter of the state. Hence during the struggles to sup- plant Clinton, the poet Croaker wrote thus: — " I'm sick of General Jackson's toast. Canals are nought to me ; Nor do I care who rules the roast, Clinton or John Targee." Taylor Edward N, - - - - 100,000 Taylor Jacob B. .... 100,000 Taylor Moses 300,000 A very worthy man and grocer. His connectioa in business with the Astors has brought gold to his coflFers. Brought up witb Howland and AspiawaU. 29 Th«riat Augustus R. - - - 100,000 TillouF. R. - - - - - 150,000 A native of Poland, of Jewish connexion, of high a self-made man in the law; his father being a Standing— m »de his fortune by manufacturing Paper long time in the humble capacity of one of the May- Hangings, and shrewd management of other kinds or's police marshals. This son married a sister of of business. that lemarkable genius and first of American poets, Thnmnenn AIi'ty. ri - . '{00 (\(\n Di- Joseph Rodman Drake— « roaker senior." Has Ihompson Ab m Or. - - - - 5UU,UUU been Alderman of the Fifth Ward, and is of the firm Thompson Charles Chauncey - - 150,000 of Tillou & Cutting. Son of an eminent lawyer, «nd one of our enter- Tisdale Samuel T. ... - 100,000 prising and formoat merchants. „, „ ., i^nonn Titus William M. .... 200,000 Thompson David - - - 150,000 a dry good merchant who married the daughter of Thompson Henry G. - - - 100 000 Thomas Gardiner, now of New Jersey, a brother of , i.r.™.„rri, „„ j-„v • „-tv v the late John Gardiner, Mr. Titus is of a Lonar Isl- ^AiV" ^ °"' Thompson, and m business with his ^^^ ^^^^-^^^ ^^^^^^ ^„^ i^ ^^^h this sum mainly by ^'^'^*^- expectations from his wife. Thompson James - - - - 150,000 Todd Wm. W. 100,000 Son of James Thompson, (deceased,) who was a q^ ^ New York faTiilv we helipvp- lono- riwtir,' merchant and ship owner and came from Scotland. ^^^^ democTatfc mer hante! ' ° ^'^ The son has not been m business, and has spent much "= "cxxxui. anu lucxvuouuj, time in Europe, and has a rare collection of paintings Tonaelee John - - . . . 500,000 - and works of art. ^^^^^ ^^^^ France, and kept a large Glove Store in Thompson Jonathan - - - - ■ 250,000 ^^^^l street, and afterwards was in the Wool busi- A- „„ *i„ „f +-hr. ,c „i.4 „.,-...i)> „P A ;i ^^^^> i" which business his son succeeds him in th« An apostle of the « old guard' of democracy, and ^^^ ^t Tonnelee & HaU. comes from that vigorous nursery of such material, « Old Sufi"olk." He was a long time our respected Tonnelee John - .... 500,000 Collector. French ; of the firm of Tonnelee &'HaU, (the latter Thompson Orrin .... $300 000 l^i^ son-in-law,) probably the most extensive wool _ . . , i u, /^ <• i. z- •, ' J dealers in the country. Of an ancient respectable Connecticut family, and "^ the architect of his own fortune. He commenced bu- Town send Dr. - - - - - 100 OOO S'anTfn^l'J^rSlbui^dl^^^^^^^^^ of'^/f^Sil^^orS ^'^ ^r^^' ^^^ T',^^^ factory in the country, and in the foUowing year built estate He"waTfdratedrPhvk>i?r,'^ w^?^"^ ^'^ a second factory a few miles distant from the first- f^l^n' H^^nr^p?. /»„^r / ' ^ *^°^ ^"l ind the result has been two large villages, one named ^f!t^^ v^t^^^^^J^^^Y^ ("o-*^ deceased,) of Thompsonville in Ct., and the largest carpet manufac- ^'^^^^ ^'"nce, the celebrated Horticulturist, tory in the whole world. The first carpet made in this To wnine- Richard (estate of ) - - 100 000 factory was sold in this city by Geo. W. Betts, in ' v ,« « Pearl street. There are now several other factories Townsend Elihu .... 100,000 in operation, and nine-tenths of the ingrain carpete ^^^^^^ ^f a New Haven family. He and his bro- sold here, are made m this country and are equal and ther-in-law, Nevins, have amassed a large prowrtv even superior to the English. The Thompsonville ' ' "•"''cu a laigc pioperiy. factory turns out a large amount of Brussels carpet of Townsend Isaac .... jgO 000 the best kind in the market, much of old Brussels TiTiv, ■!,•„ i,.,„+v, » -m-u- ~tt j t, ^ ^ ^ '-^ is made in this country. Mr. Thompson, with his rB'^„^l%^°*^T'=^'^^^^'^"- ^'''i^°,'?f^ ^'l^^ his son Henry G. and J. Elnathan Smith constitu- {t°,^^i,°!'^f '^tL^^f^r?^^^''"'^^^.? '^f^^^^H^.?'" ting the firm of Orrin Thompson & Co., have in S ^'°'^?i7.°"^>f, '*''°7;>, ^^ ^""^ ^'f brother Wm, the city the largest sales room in the United States, «• ^^^^^^ daughters of the rich David Austin, for carpets. Mr. Thompson is a self-made man of Townsend John R. - - - - 150 000 great capacity, and much esteemed for his virtues. . , ^., x, ^ . , ., , ' ^ " ■" Amemberof the bar— and inherited his money from Thompson Samuel ... - 150,000 his father, Aid. Thomas S., and from his wife's father, » 1 A oi^.. o„.i «v„.,-.. •"a'^^'^ Drake. The sister of John R. is manied to Jo- A coal dealer and shipper. seph Lawrence. Of a Long Island family, but notre- Thomson Samuel .... 250,000 l^^ed to Thomas J. Made his fortune as a builder, and now resides at Townsend J. and W. - - - 100,000 Fort Washington. Brothers, and together worth this sum, which they have made by long perseverance and strict int^rity - Thorn Herman .... 50CI,000 in the Drug business, in Water street. Thome Jonathan - - . . 350,000 ToW¥saend Robert C. - - . 150,000 A Leather dealer in the Swamp; married the The other brother, who married a daughter of daughter of the late Israel Corse ; an unassuming Samuel Whitmore, a very rich card merchant, de- gubstantial merchant, a Quaker. ceased, Robert C. received $75,000 by his wife. ./Thome Jonathan - - . . 1,000,000 Townsend Thomas J. - . - 150,000 Of a Long Island family, and, with his brother Ef- This is the very pink and glass of fingham, a jobber in the dry good line in this city. fashion in the Parisian circles. His old (Quaker an- _ j ,„„. cestors of Flushing and Cow Neck would open their lownsend Wiluam H. ... 150,000 eyes to enter his gorgeous private chapel at his im. The brother of Isaac. / perial mansion in the French capital. What changes T/,wT,c«nrl iir™ KcnnA* in the wheel of fortune, from an humble purser in J- owns end Wm. .... 150,000 the navy.' But Herman can fall back to eailiest Received $100,000 by his wife, a daughter of Leoa English history for the high rank of his ancestry, ard Gates, deceased. Vide Gates John, whatever the world may think of his fashionable m j n a j foUies. TredwellAdam .... 400,000 Thnm*. TVir.rrifl« W MM\ t\t\n "^^^ Tredwells are an English family of great Ihome Ihomas W. - - . . 100,000 respectability, ^ ho settled first at Ipswich, Mass. Formerly engaged to the Lottery business, but at about two centuries ago. jtescnt President oftheJeffersonlnsurance Co. Treadwell Epbraim W. - - - 150,000 . Thwing J. C. 150,000 Tredwell John 200,000 Mi. Taeston Thomas .... 500,000 Tredwell George .... 150,000 rinaofSpofford,Til«3tonft;Co. Trimble Daniel • ... . 250>000 . V ■ 30 y Trimble George T. - - - - 100,000 Van Nostrand John .... 150,000 Truslow James ... - 150,000 RespectableOldDutchfamily, from Jamaica, Long A largs Coal dealer, in business with his son. ^ ^ ^"^ », , ^., ^„„ „ „ Van Schaick M, . - . 200.000 Tucker Gideon - 500,000 ^, , respectable Dutchfamily of /Albany, and mar- Formerly a mason, builder and arcmtect. He mar ried th- daughter of toe ricU Jno. Hone, a id moved ried a daughter of Henry Brevoort, deceased, who here. Has beea a Senator, was the father also of the great miliionare, Henry Bre- r^ „ , ^ ^ voort. N^l Van Zaadt Gen. Peter - - . 350,000 Tucker Fanning C. - - - - 150,000 This comes by his wife, a daughter of old George Thi. is truly a " tall" good feUow in every sensP, h* naTv war^*"^^^^' ^^ ^^ ^'''^'^ "' *^^ '^^°^''' being near seven feet in his shoes, as is plain to all ' men's views, sings an admirable song and patronizes Varian Isaac L. - - <: S 200 000 musicandtheopeia, dn es a fine team, and in short, ne^^.r.„ i^' * r *i, t> •. t, ,, .» \ .. \ is a first rate gentleman, Uving as agentleman should ^^ *?^ very oldest of the Dutch '< Mynhee-s" who, and showing that one can be such without neglecting !2.™« \'^° ce tur^s s,- ce. uoder pr bably, Gov. Peter even the severer engagements of besiness Snd the ^l^'^V ^°T,- ^J^- ^'eft, 1 catel with the Dyck- counting room. For, where is the better and richer ?l*"^„if ^^^i)""^^' ?^f^*"'<^ *' Harlem. Isaac L. merchant than he among the whole catalogue of ^^^ ^^^"^ Senator and Muyor. shippers ? Prof. John B. Beck married a daughter Varniim TnsenVi T5 - . 1 -^n nnn of Mr. Tucker. Is President of the Leather Manu- ^ arnumJ oseph B. - . 1.50,000 facturers Bank. ^^ from a Massachusetts family, son of Speaker T, ,. Tv/r. inn t\nn Varnum. He is the senior partner in the firm of Turner Mr. - - - - 100,000 Varum, Graham & Webb, a large Dry Good house in Of tbe old Gazette. Pearl street. ^ Tucker Moses - - - - - WO'OOO ^^^^^^^^ ^.^j.^ ^.^ .V^, , -200,000 ^ Son of th- rich Judge V., of Fishkill, deceased UaderMll Thomas S. - - . - 100,000 "Gulian Verplank," the ancestor, is one of the names found on the earliest Du«ch records of New V Amsterdam, and ihougu himself of plain origin, rose Van Allen James I, - - - - $400,000 to consideration in municipal trust-;, after the EngUsh . r. J ij ir„-„v=^>.„„ir„.. fr.,.^^^^^e rr- Conquest, 1646. Gulian C. V., late »'enator, holds the A shrewd old Knickerbocker, formerly from Km- ^ost polished and cla?-ical pen in American Utera- derhook ; made his large property ir^ the dry goods ^ure, but wants the pathos and feeling of Irv ng, and trade, in times when great profits and small risks tde strength and energy of many othir of our nat.ve were the o ■■ der of the day. writers. He has been a senator of this State, and Van Zandt, Thomas - . . 1-50,000 has been distinguished as a whi? politician. He i» Of an old Dutch family, alwavs lived upon his now editing one of the best editions of Shakspeare property, and has for many years resided in Europe, e"^^' PubUsnea. Van Antwerp James - - - - 200,000 Van Arsdale Peter, Dr. - - - 100,000 Wagstaff, (estate of David) - - 200,000- A highly re-pected physician, who ha<« by dint of Had a fortunate father in the Dry Goods line. severe °and continued haid labor in his profession, "Wainwright, Eli - - - - 100,000 f^^S'buVLVeTcESiloSan^^^^^^^^ .nEnglshgentlemanlongresidentofthis.city. theold'Dutchfamiaes. |^eir^a5l-n?t'no°w ^n buKr ' '^^"""^"' Van Buren John - - - - 100,000 talker Joseph - - - - 200,000- Vauderbilt Cornelius - - . 1,200,000 English merchant. Quaker. Of aaollDuxhroot. Cornelius has evinced more inn c^ru^ energy and "go aheaiativeness" in buliding and W alker K. G. - - - - - 1UU,UUU driving steamboat?, and other projects, than ever one Wallace Mrs. William - - - 300,000 sinelp du'chman possessed. It takes our American , , ^. -n -a #^1 ht ttt ■ hot suns to clear oS the vapors and fogs of the " Zuy- A distant relation o . Hon. Henry Clay. Mrs W- w der Zee!" °nd wake up the phlegm of 1 descendant of t e widow of a Scottish gentleman, who came to this ^iHrtniaTTri country before the Revolution, made a lar(;e fortune oia Houana. ^^ savannah, Ga., and settled ;n this city about forty Vandervoort Peter - - - - 150,000 years s nee. Van Nest Abraham - - - - 300,000 Wallace William . - - - 250,000 An old Dutchman, and self-made man; formerly a A veie-able Scotch gentleman, a "pilar of the Saddler, then engaged in the saddlery hardware busi- church," and noted for pimctual.ty and uprightuess ness, in which, and by the rise of real estate, he has in his dealings. made t is money. Ward A. a 250,000 Van Rensellaer (Estate of) Stephen - 10,000,000 Ward James 100,000 The late Patroon Van RenseUaer, of Alljany, the Formerly Secretary for Gov. Clinton. Has kept a lord of the manor Renns-Uaerwyck, the most Mcient . ^^^j ^^ Albany, Baltimore, and this ctiy, where he and disiinguished name of the old Dutch gentry who j^ , Washington Hall, came hither shortly after the discovery of tne Hudson ^^"^ "^ " "" ^ river, 1609. The first patroon of Lord Van Ransel- Ward John 300,000 laer, owned near thirty miles fquarcbothsides of the Brother of Samuel, deceased, and of Eichaid. Of river, it, and above, and below Albany; the estate ancient and honored name in the annals of Rhode then comprehending that city, then a fortress, now a ?', "^ js a Broker. free town and eapLal of the State, while the nanor ^^^^'^'^' ^^ * JJroKer. and all its feudal privities, and the Helderberg Ward Samuel Jr. - - - - 150,000 reXnents. Next to John Jacob Astoi's it is the » Miss Grimei. wealthiest in the country. Besides the •' lordship" Waring Henry .... - iUO,UUU the late Patroon owned hundreds of lots in New.Tork Watts Tames N 200,00» dty : among othersthe block where Niblo has hisgar- ^ ^us james n, nnnnnn den. This estate is now divided between two sons. Weed Nathaniel ^iAi,VWl one of whom owns Albany county and the other Van Wppd Harvev 400,000 Rensallaer county. yvecunoivcy V 31 Weed Harvey, - - - - - 200,000 Wells James "N. 100,000 James N. Wells ir Wilmerding Wm. E. - - - 300,000 Of the auction house of the late firm of Austin & Wilmerding, and formerly of Haggerty. He is, we believe. Gem an in extraction, and now of the firm of Wilmerding, Priest & Mount. Winthrop Henry R. .... 100,000 In expectancy this descendant of the first Governor of Massachusetts, may count on inheriting this amount by his mari 'age with Miss Hick', a grand-daughter of the late Thomas Buthanan. The^Winthrops nave their family portraits for eight generations, as far back as tbe fifteenth century, when they left their rich possessions in England to found the city of Bos- ton. Winans Anthony V. .... 150,000 Wisner Gabriel - 100,000 Grocer, and a wealthy batchelor. His grandfather was a member '^f the Continental Congress from this State, and his father was killed at the Indian massa. ere at Minisink. Winslow R. H, .... 100,000 Broker and Banking house in Wall street, ol Pil- grim descent; with Perkins, his partner, does most of the Ohio business. Brought up her State stocks by his judicious management. A sotind, clear- headed man. Wiley LeroyM. .... 100,000 Wiley LeroyS. .... 100,000 Dry Goods Merchant, a Georgian. Withers Reuben - - . . 150,000 Ca hier of the Bank of New York. Witherspoon George ... 100,000 An Englishman, who married the daughter of Mrs. Fisher. Is a cotton broker in business with his bro- ther. Wii^htWiliam - - . - - $100 000 Son of Isaac Wright, the projector of the Liverpool line of packets, formerly in business with his father, and now retired to New Jersey. His father was of a Long Island Quaker family. Wood John 250,000 Flour merchant. WolfN. H. 100,000 Flour dealer. Formerly from Norfolk, Va. His father resided in Baltimore, was one of its first citi«' zens. Wood Silas 150,000 Demi j Quaker. Wood John $250,000 Born a poor boy in this city, and latey deceased at 32 Jfew Rochelle. Made money as a baker, and subse- quently shipped ice. Of this he was the first shipper. He has invested his property mostly in mortgages and xaal estate in this city. Wood Georg-e 150,OOo Woodhull Albert - - - - 150,000 A brother of Caleb S., above, and of the firm of Woodhull feMinturn, large Commission and Shipping merchants, and owners o' a line of i iverpcol pack- ets, in which line tlie Liverpool and the Quten of the West are the largest American vessels. Wright John D. 250,000 Wright Henry A. Woodhull Caleb S - . - - 100,000 Thp ancestor of the family in this country is Richard Wodhull, (ssthenameat that time and many years afterwards was sp»-lt,) who caine fr)m No'thamp- shire, Eng., and settled at Bro'^khaven, L. I., wh re the f»iDily has be^n distinguished itv important ivil and military trusts. An ancestor N«thani^l, served Hnder Abercrombie, and was aft-^rwards President of the Provincial Congress, at the adoption of that body of the Declaration of Independence, and at the same time General, commanding the brigade of Suffolk and Queens County, L. I., in whic^ capaci'y he rendered important service, and died from the effects of a wound in Sept., 1776. Caleb S., born at Brookhaven, is a Lawyer la ttiis city, and hss been President of the Common Council. He is a prominent member member of the whig party, and highly esteemed as one of our most worthy citizen?. Woodrufl Thos. T. - - - 350,000 An Architect, and while an Alderman, had several fat contracts of the corporation. Wolfe Christopher .... 300,000 Of the firm of Gilbert & Gillespie. Wolfe John D. - - - ■ - - 400,000 Of the firm of Wolfe & Bishop, hardware mer- chants. He married a daughter of Petef Lorillard, (deceased,) by whom he received some $300,000. The rest he made in business. Wright, (widow of Isaac) ^ - 200,000 Her husband was the projector of the first line of Zimmennan J. C Sr. Liveipool packets. See Jonathan Goodhue. Son of Jordan Wright, a Quaker, deceased, of Flushing. He married the only child of James Bird, Quaker, of the same place, by whom he received up- wards of $100,000, and in addition, a large amount from his fathers estate. His property is about equally divided into real estate between this city and Flushing. He had been an importer in the city, but has now re- tired to his native place. Wright Grove (estate of) - - - 150,000 This respected merchant, deceased, was probably a branch of the numerous family of Wrights of this city, who are of New England oiigin, having, it is beheved, grst settled after the Puritan forefathers at Plymouth. 150,000 rates Henry . . - . . 300,000 A lottery dealer &c. His brother was Gov. Joseph C. Yates, one of the most ancient and respectable Dutch families. Yates Mrs. Joseph C. - - - 200,000 Her husband, of the Schenectady Yates family made his wealth as a Lottery dealer. Young Henry 500,000 Of Long Island. A Hardware Merchant. Youngs Henry ... 150,000 A high chnrchman, and a pillar of St. John's. One ofthe few who has made money in the retail Dry Good business iri Broadway, and kept it. Is a large holder of real estate in this city. He is a brother-in- law of Charles G. Ferris, Esq , formerly member of Congress from this city. DEBT OF THE STATE. The direct debt of tlie state on the 30tli of September, 1843, was as follows s General Fund and State Debts, -.-......- $5,423,395 8S Canal Debts, ----.....---.. 20,411,291 18 Total, $25,834,686 56 Contingent Liabilities, .-.--.__...__ 1,720 000 00 Aggregateof Debt, Direct and Contingent, ----.-_ $27,554,68661 REVENUE. From all sources applicable tothesupportof the government Including the mill tax, $1,072,726 33 From all the State Canals, -...._...._ 1,920,099 81 Total Revenue for State purposes, - - - - $2,992,824 81 EXPENSES. For support of government, and all charges, - - _ . $1,027,249 83 For maintenance of Canals and interest on the debt, - - - 1,665,310 20 2,692,660 03 Surplus Revenue, -..-.-... $300,265 78 SINKING FUND. By the Act of 1342, the Surplus Revenues equal to a sum amounting to one-third the annual interest on th« whole debt, is to be applied to the Sinliing Fund for this debt. One-third of the annual interest is ---------- $467,000 00 Suplus Revenue, ------.-----•-- 300,265 78 Deficit in the Sinking Fund, ...-_.- $166,73422 VALUATION OF REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE IN THE STATE Real Fstate, -------.._. $476,999,430 00 Personal Estate, -- 118,602,064 00 Total, $595,601,494 00 DEBT OF THE CITY. In May 15th, 1844, the debt of the city amounted to - - - _ . $15,322,295 23 Of this debt 12,000,000 have been borrowed for the construction of the Croton Water Works, and before the completion of the aqueduct across the Harlem River, a million more wiU have been borrowed and expended, thus making the cost and the debt of the Croton Water Works amount to the sum of 13,000,000 of dollars. The property belonging to the city not in use for public purposes is estimated at from 5 to 6 millions. By an Act of this year this property is ordered to be sold and applied to the extinguishment of the city debt. The principal, and consequently the interest, will then have been so reduced, that the income of the Croton Water Works, (which, by an act of '42, is pledged to pay the interest, and the redemption of the principal,) will not only pay the interest, but will sink the principal before the time of its full redemption in 1880. VALUATION OF PROPERTY IN THE CITY. Real Estate $164,955,314 35 Personal Estate .-----.___ 64,273,764 81 Total $229,229,079 66 The taxes including the mill tax of the state, amount to about 80 cents on the 100 doUars, and in the aggre- gUte to about $2,000,000 annually. CAPITAL OF BANKS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. [ American Exchange ... 1,155,400 Leather Manufacturers ... 605,000 Bank of America .... 2,001,200 Manhattan -2,050,000 Bank of Commerce - - . 5,000,900 Mechanics ..... 1,400,000 Bank of New York- - - - 1,00,0000 Mechanics' Banking Association - 632,000 Bank of the U. S., in N.Y., winding up. Mechanics' and Traders' - - 200,000 Bank ofthe State of New York - 2,000,000 Merchants' 1,400,000 Butchers' and Drovers' - - - .500,000 Merchants' Exchange - - - 750,000 Chelsea 100,000 National Bank .... 750,000 Chemical 500,000 N. York State Security— 52 Wall, City --...-. 720,000 N. A. Trust and Banking Co. at Am. Ex. Clinton, winding up. Bank, 34 Wall. Commercial, in hands of receiver. North River, - - - • . 650,000 Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. - 1,992,000 Phenix 1,200,000 Dry Dock 420,000 Seventh Ward .... 500,000 Fulton 600,000 Tradesmen's 400,000 Greenwich 200,000 Union 1,000,000 Lafayette, in hands ofthe receiver. § I #■ "-. -. V-^!f^-^.o^ ^, ^^M "%%■ -( -^ / » * s "■ ^C> <• -^ , X ■*■ A >* ,^^ .^^ ...8.