Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library 
 Gift of Seymour B. Durst Old York Library 
 
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WEALTH 
 
 AND 
 
 WEALTHY CITIZENS OF NEW YORK. 
 
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 AbeeUohnH. .... $100,000 
 In partnership with Garrit A. Dunscomb, constitu- 
 ting the firm of John H. Abeel & Co. iron merchant*, 
 one of the oldest houses in the city. 
 
 Adams John 300 ; 000 
 
 Of Irish descent, who by industry and integrity as 
 a merchant in the dry goods line, has acquired a re- 
 spectable fortune, which he enjoys with the respect of 
 all who know him. He is President of the Fulton 
 Bank. He married a daughter of John Glover, de- 
 ceased, some twenty years since, by whom he has re- 
 ceived some property. See Mrs. Fisher. 
 Addison Thomas 150 000 
 
 A distinguished pencil-case maker ; a pioneer in 
 this, and made his money by industry. The present 
 ever-pointed pencil-case was first made by him, and 
 
 owes its form to his ingenuity. 
 Ad«e G^orae - ... 100 000 
 
 . Son of William below, and a partner of the firm of 
 Adee, Timpson & Co. 
 
 Adee William 200 000 
 
 An auctioneer, and formerly senior partner in the 
 firm of Adee, Timpson & Co. From Westchester Co. 
 Began life as a dry goods merchant, and has now re- 
 tired from business. A very worthy man who has 
 made all his money by active industry, and the mos: 
 honorable and upright course in business. 
 
 Akerley S. Dr. 150,000 
 
 Formerly an eminent Phyfcician, who distinguish- 
 ed himself when the yellow lever was raging. Now 
 retired. 
 
 Allen Stephen 400,000 
 
 A man who without money, without family con- 
 nexions, and without eaueation, has made his way 
 to independence in fortune, and to high public sta- 
 tions. He began life as a poor sailor boy, alterwards 
 was a s dl malier, and finally kept one ot the largest 
 sail-lofts in the city. In his business he was indus- 
 trious scrupulously exact, and rigid in justice. By 
 Ms reputation for integrity, he procured large ac- 
 cessions to h is ousiness. He was made Mayor of 
 the city in 1821, aud re-elected lor two success. ve 
 yeais, and afterwards a Senator of the Si ate, an:) a 
 State Commissioner of the Croton Water Works, in 
 which capacity his powerful influence did much to- 
 ward the success oi t is great enterprise. Mr. Alien 
 is an enefgetic and decided man, always adopting a 
 policy of his own, aud carrying it out with great gelf- 
 reli-mce. He is just, bumotgenerou-; and in mind 
 and maane:s rude »nd unpolished. At the time of 
 difficulty in the New York Life Insurance and Trust 
 Co., he was made the President. 
 
 All*y Saul 250,000 
 
 Mr. A. was bound, when a small boy, apprentice 
 to a coach maker. Turing hia apprenticeship his 
 father died, and left him totally dependent on his 
 own exertions. The very clothes he wore he was 
 obliged to earn by toiling extra hour s, after the regu- 
 lar time of leaving off work had passed. The foun- 
 dation of his fortune he acquired by the exercise of 
 frugality and prudence wnile a journeyman me- 
 chanic. 
 
 He was born in Providence, R.I.,where he learnt the 
 trade ol Cabinet maker, and subsequently carried on 
 the business at Charleston, S. C, where he failed 
 througn the sole fault of hia paitner. Mr Alley came 
 to this city and undertook a commission business m 
 cotton and domestic goods. His creditors at Charles- 
 ton having confidence in him were his fij st patrond, 
 and among them Mordccai Coaen, a rich Jew. In a 
 tew years he paid his creditors, and by business tac!, 
 integrity, and industry, has amassed his wealth. He 
 retired from business several years since. Mr. Ailey 
 is an example of a man of strong mind pushing hi* 
 
 way thiough the world without the benefits of educa 
 tion and under many difficulties. 
 AMyneJohn - " - - - - 200 COO 
 Of the firm of Alstyne 5c Dykers, rich brokers i* 
 Wall street. 
 
 Amea Barret ----- 100,000 
 
 Formerlv of the firm of Ames Sc Withevell, iron- 
 dealers. A new England man— made all hi- money 
 and retired from business. He was in business at 
 the fcouth. 
 
 Amos Estate of - - - 200,000 
 
 Andariese Barntt - 100,000 
 
 An eicelltnt Tailor and a very amiable man. 
 Anderson AM T. - 200 00^ 
 
 A respectable lawyer, who inherited most oi hv 
 propeity from his father, who acquired his fortune it 
 the manufacture of boots and shoes. 
 Anderson Henry J. - 100.001 
 
 The respected 1 rofessor c f Mathrmatics in Co 
 lumbja College. 
 
 Andrew Henry - - 100,00i 
 
 Native ot Sc Hand, made his fortune in the <- arpt 
 trade, was promm- ni in the Whig ranks, and sent t 
 the A^sembly of thi> state some years since; a ver. 
 good citizen. 
 
 Anthon Charles ... - 100.0C 
 
 A brother of John, and professor of Latin langua; 
 and literature in Columbia College. Mr. Anthon h; 
 published many works ; the one most widely know 
 is Anthon's Classical Dictionary. Mr. Anthon has * 
 popular reputat.on as a scholar, and is a most learned 
 man. In his Classical Dictionary, and other works, 
 he has been charged with having made too free usee; 
 the labors of others. 
 
 Antrum John 300 0CO 
 
 His father was a very respectable and learned phy- 
 sician of this city, and born of German parents. Ihe 
 ;on-> . f Dr. Anthon have distinguished thems- Ives ; 
 John as a lawver, Henry as a divine, and Charles a* 
 a scholar, and"pr° te5ior of tne Latin language and li- 
 terature in Columbia College. They all received 
 something from their father, but John by the adop- 
 tion of a more lucrative profession, and especia ly by 
 his marriage with the daughter of a rich auctioneei, 
 John r oue, possesses much the largest fortune. 
 
 John Anth n's parents were Roman Catholics, 
 but the family are now Episcopalians. Low church- 
 men. 
 
 Appleton Daniel - 100,000 
 uf the firm of D. Appleton & Co., booksellers and 
 publishers 
 
 Appleby Leonard - 100,000 
 Arcuiarius George - 300,000 
 
 Born of German parents, and, with his brother 
 Phillip, obtained his wealth as a baker, in which bu- 
 siness he has been famous for many years, and in 
 which he still continues. He is a man much respect- 
 ed for his numerous good qualities. Gen. Henry A. 
 late Commissary General of the state, is one of his 
 sons. 
 
 Arnold Aaron 250,000 
 
 An Enulishman who brought money with him from 
 England^ and has been in the retail dry gcods busi- 
 ness in Canal streer, and now in partnership with his 
 son in-law constable, an Englishman also. 
 Arthur John - - 100,000 
 
 Aspinwall Wm. H 400,000 
 
 Of the firm of Howiand 5c Aspinwall, shipping mer 
 chants. The father of Mr. Aspinwall has long been 
 known as an intelligent and shrewd broker, and is of 
 an ancient and honorable family. Mr. Aspinwall has 
 a beautiful seat on Staten Island, and his residence in 
 this city is very valuable. 
 
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 Astor John Jacob .... 25,000 000 
 
 John Jacob Astor is classed, by those who know 
 him best, not only among the richest but also among 
 the truly great men of the world. The talent which 
 in another a?e, and in another state of society, was 
 exercised in the art of war, is now to a great "extent 
 engaged in the peaceful occupations of the counting- 
 room. War has been a great field for the develope- 
 raent of great talents. But commerce affords scope 
 for 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 on 
 the globe, and "has executed projects that have become 
 identified witb the history of his country, and which 
 will perpetuate his name to the latest age. He was 
 born in July, 1763, in the village of Waldorp, near 
 Heidelberg, in the Duchy of Baden, Germany. His 
 father was a very worthy man and held the office of 
 bailiff. At the age of eighteen young Astor, on the 
 eve of leaving his home for a foreign land, resolved 
 t i be h fittest and industrious, ami never to gamble. In 
 March, 1784, he landed at Baltimore, a steerage pas- 
 senger, having sailed from London in November, and 
 been detained" by the ice three months. On his voy- 
 age he became acquainted with a fellow countryman 
 of his, a furrier, who induced Mr. Astor to learn this 
 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 in the fur esta 
 blishment of Robert Bowne, the first cousin of Wal- 
 ter's father, (see Walter Bowne,) a good old quaker, 
 who prized Mr. Astor very much for his untiring in- 
 dustry and fidelity. Subsequently, by the aid of a few 
 thousands from his brother Harry, a rich Bowery 
 butcher, he engaged in business for himself, associa- 
 ted with the late Cornelius Heyer. Afterwards he be- 
 came associated with Mr. Smith, the father of Gerrit 
 Smith. At the close of the revolutionary war, Oswe- 
 go, Niagara, Detroit, and other posts being in pos- 
 session of a foreign power, a serious embarrassment 
 was thrown in the way of the fur trade. Soon alter 
 Mr. Astor entered the business, in 1794-5, by a treaty 
 these posts were surrendered, when, contemplating 
 the grand opportunity then offered to him, he said, 
 «« Now I will make my fortune in the fur-trade." 
 His prediction was verified. Astor, with an industry 
 and sagacity unparalelied, improved his opportunity, 
 an ; after the lap*e of six years, during the first year 
 of the present century, he had amassed something 
 like .$250,000 dollars. By the natural course of accu- 
 mulation, this sum, at the present time, would have 
 amounted to $6,000,000 — but in Mr. Astor's hands it 
 Las increased to more than four times that amount. 
 Nine years later, at the a^e of forty-five, Mr. Astor 
 founded the American Fur Company, for the purpose 
 of competing witii the powerful British associations, 
 which vvere in a fair way to monopolize the traffic in 
 flOra throughout the Northern and South Western por- 
 tions of our continent. The outposts of this new com- 
 pany stretched into new and hitherto untrodden fields, 
 and secured the richest spoils of beaver, otter, and 
 bud'alo. It had indeed previously as well as now 
 been the policy of Mr. Astor to extend his conquests 
 into new territories. The projection and establish- 
 ment of this company did not satisfy his gigantic in- 
 tellect. His grand project of the Astoria settlement 
 was now formed. It was his de>ign to establish a se- 
 ries of forts along the Pacific Ocean, and on the Co 
 lonibia River, in connexion with our government, and 
 thus monopolize the fur trade we>t of the Rocky 
 Mountains. The first post, Astoria, was established 
 in lilO, by a party of sixty men under the command 
 of Mr. W. P. Hunt. This settlement, which was des- 
 tined (o be the commercial emporium of the Northern 
 Pacific, was to be supplied with commodities from 
 New York, and the same vessel was also to convey 
 supplies to the Russian trading settlements farther 
 no'rth, and receive furs in exchange. With the furs 
 from the Russian posts, and from Astoria, she was to 
 proceed to Canton, then the best market for furs, and 
 return home with teas, silks, and nankeens. In the 
 projection of this magnificent enterpiize, Astor antici- 
 pated that the settlement would prove a bill of costs 
 for the first two years, and that no considerable profits 
 
 would be received in less than ten years. At the ex- 
 piration of twenty years he counted on receiving a 
 million of dollars annual profits. The Tonquin, the 
 first, and the Lark, the third vessel, dispatched for 
 Astoria, were lost, yet notwithstanding, the enterprise 
 would not have failed, had not Astoria been sold to 
 the agents of the British North West Fur Company, 
 through the treachery of one of Mr. Astor's partners, 
 a Scotchman named McDougal. Astoria had to strug 
 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 freighted with furs 
 for France, England, Germany and Russia — and with 
 peltries, ginseng, and dollars for China, now plough- 
 ed every sea, to receive these products of the New 
 World and exchange them for the valuable commodi- 
 ties of the Old. Mr. Astoi's instructions to his cap- 
 tains were minute and exceedingly particular. He 
 evinced almost as intimate a knowledge of the vari- 
 ous markets in which he traded, as though he had 
 been a resident at each respective mart. In the dis- 
 tribution of his cargoes at home, and in exchanging 
 his commodities with the natives, Mr. Astor exercised 
 a minute inspection even to the smallest details, and 
 seemed to possess an almost intuitive knowledge of 
 the market, not only in the United States, but also in 
 Canada. Yet Mr. Astor did not bestow at his counting- 
 house more than half the time most merchants feel 
 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 ^ower part of Broadway, and lived in a 
 style of princely magnificence, attended by servants 
 from some of the various nations with which he trad- 
 ed, and among them some from the Empire of the 
 Celestials. His house was furnished with the richest 
 plate, and his apartments adorned with works of art, 
 among which was a Cupid by Mignard, which was 
 regarded as a work of rare merit, and for which Astor 
 paid a princely sum. 
 
 Notwithstanding the magnitude and success of Mr. 
 Astor's business operations, yet the greatest source of 
 his wealth has resulted from the increased value of 
 real estate consequent on the continued growth of 
 the city. At an early day he foresaw the future 
 greatness of this commercial emporium of the 
 Western Continent, and was wont to convert two- 
 thirds of his annual gains into real estate, not one 
 foot of which he ever mortgaged. It has been his 
 policy to invest in mortgages on the best property of- 
 fered, and in case of fore-closure, which has often 
 happened, he has bought the property in at much less 
 than its real value. In this mode, together with the 
 continually increasing value of real estate, in this 
 city, he has multiplied his wealth far beyond the nat- 
 ural accumulation by the ordinary interest, and hence 
 too the bulk of his property. Mr. Astor has vast tracts 
 of land in Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, and other part 
 of the West, the prospective value of which is very 
 gr.eat. The greater portion of his property is in real 
 estate and mortgages in this city. Could Mr. Astoi's 
 property be kept unbroken and under its present ma • 
 nagement, it would become the largest individual es- 
 tate ever known on the globe. The estimates of the 
 value of his property given above is moderate ; those 
 knowing his affairs best placing it at $30,000,000; 
 and 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; 
 $5,760 a day, $-240 an hour, and $4 a minute. Mr. 
 Astor has made a donation of $350,000 for a library 
 in this city, the interest of which is to be expended in 
 employing agents to purchase books, and in the erec- 
 tion of a building. Mr. Cogswell, late editor of the 
 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 Ame- 
 rica, and now a clergyman at Bristol, R. I. A grand- 
 son Charles Bristed is at Cambridge, England. 
 
 John tacob Astor beat skins in Gold street in 
 early life, 
 
 Astor Wm 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, 
 
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 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, lon^- 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 Hou-e, it has increased to this 
 extraordinary amount. 
 
 Austen Davil 400 0-0 
 
 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 John Ha J c 
 gerty, he received, no doubt, an accession to his for- 
 tufTe. 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 
 
 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. 
 
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 BabadH. 100,000 
 
 Bache Robert 200 000 
 
 A rich Distiller, residing in Brooklyn. 
 
 Baldwin John C. 150,000 
 
 In the Domestic Commission business in Pinn s'-. — 
 made his money in Peat 1 street, by dose attention 
 and UQwearied industry ; is from the Hnd of steady 
 habits, and inherits the perseverance of his native 
 State. 
 
 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 
 he received a large property. 
 
 Banyer Mrs 10C\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 » 150,000 
 
 Estimable son ot the venerable Colonel Barclay, 
 British Consul, deceased. 
 
 Barnum Phineas Taylor - - 150,000 
 The proprietor of the American Musmm, and guar- 
 dian of the celebrated Tom Thumb, was born in D»n- 
 bury, Ct., where he was »t one time enst d as a lot 
 tery dealer, and merchant, and afterwards edi'.or and 
 proprietor of an influential newspaper, entitled the 
 Herald of Freedom, which, bf in? free with the fail- 
 ings of orthodox pretenders, and making some rather 
 severe strictures on Judge Daggett, then of the Su- 
 
 Jreme Court, brought down the ire of that venerable 
 udge, and Barnum was imprisoned for libel. The 
 day of his liberation was eel br&ted by a grand gala 
 scene and oration, and the martyr to universaiism, 
 was nominated by bis friends for Governor, Soon af- 
 terwards be came to this citv, and soon became known 
 as the exhibitor of Joice Heath. Subsequently ob- 
 taining possession of the Am-rican Museum, he be 
 came tbe proprietor, and meeting with Tom Thumb, 
 has made his iortune mainly by means of that ju- 
 venile wonder. Mr. Barnum is now in Europe, ex- 
 hibiting Tom Thumb, by whom he is coining monry. 
 
 Barre L. P. 100,000 
 
 Barrow Dr. 100,000 
 
 Barpalou Victor .... 190.000 
 A Frenchman, and Importer of Wines and Brandies. 
 
 BarstowH. W. « • - 100 ; 000 
 Bavard Robert .... 150,000 
 
 Sec nd son of the late William Bayard, much es- 
 teemed f< r his integr ty and benevolence. 
 Btttelle Joseph .... 150 000 
 
 Of a Connecticut family, and of the firm of Eg-gles- 
 ton & Battelle, iron merchants. Mr. Batteile has made 
 a profitable use of his capital. 
 Beach M. Y. 250,000 
 
 Moses Yale Beach wa* born in WaBingf rd, onu., 
 a conne tion on his mother's side of Elihu Tale, Esq., 
 founder of ale College, and for many years Governor 
 of the Ea^t Ind'a C mpany. t an t-arly age he was 
 apprenticed to the Cabinet making business, in Hait- 
 ford, Connecticut, where, by over work, ai d w. rk- 
 ine n : ghts, managed to save, by th timeh~ had at- 
 tained his eighteen' h year. $400, with which he pur- 
 chased of his empl ••yerihe remainder f his i>me, and 
 commenced i u^mes's on his own account in •Massa- 
 chusetts Soon after he rr anied and has since then, 
 passed ihr ugh the rough and varied >cenes of a bu- 
 siness life. S 'On after ihe commencement of the 
 Sua newspaper, he pu>c. j ased Mr. Wiener's interest, 
 being rne-h-lf, paving for iheexperinv nt $52G0 fa 
 sorn as he f jund this' to be a s. le and permanent bu 
 siness, he b >vght <<ut his partner, for wh ih he paid 
 §19.000. From 'his point, bis star, » r rather t n, has 
 b«en steadily in the ascendant, and now we find him 
 the publisher of u.c most extensively art ul ted news- 
 paper uponthe globe, and the prin ipal stoi kh !der in 
 f.'Ur Banks, a i in good standing, and prosper us. be- 
 sides doing wad r bis •wo name a large amount of 
 bankin/. fai assistance in his unparalelled bu^nes?, 
 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." 
 
 Becar N. J. 100,000 
 
 B^kman Henrv - - - - 200 000 
 
 Descendant of Gov. W. Beeknian, about 220 years 
 since Dutch Governor of South Fort, on the Dela- 
 ware. If any of the Dutch nobles-e of the very earli- 
 est colonizations at New Amsterdam (now New York) 
 remain, here is one who, like all the intermediate 
 lints from the Governor down, have nobly upheld 
 the renown and rank of their ancestors. The Bcek- 
 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 Jamea W. .... 100000 
 
 Of the same family, and married a daughter of Dr. 
 Phillip Milledoler, ex-Pre.-ident ox 'Brunswick College. 
 Beekman John .... 150,000 
 Beekman S D Dr. - - - - 150000 
 
 Received the greater portion of his fortune by his 
 wife, daughter of Gov. Clinton, formeily Vice Presi- 
 dent of the U. S. 
 
 Bennet James Arlington - - - 150.000 
 In regard to money matters Mr. Bennet is a self- 
 made man. That he is a r pe scholar we think none 
 will dispute. But the principal par . of his pr -per y 
 has been derived from his ectures on Book Keep- 
 ing, and his celebrated work on that subject, re- 
 cently published by tfce Harpers for tbe sum nf 
 $40,000. 1 he Collins* paid him also about §50.000 
 for ihe time it was in their handg. His Lecture on 
 Bonk Keeping, we re assured, produced upwards of 
 390,000. This gentleman might have been worth 
 half a million had he improved his estate, instead of 
 •pending it in oatentati ius oily ; such as driving four 
 horses in his coach on Long Island— building and 
 living in a palace in the most aristocratic style. 
 
 But to d i Mr. Bennet justice, we must say that he 
 is a well disposed, clever man, whose ruling pas- 
 sion i3 ambition. He is too, a Counsellor a r Law, 
 and a Doctor of edicine, a graduate we believe of 
 the College of Physicians and Sureeons in this city. 
 He is a native of Ireland, descended from an Itnjr- 
 lish family, but came to this country very young, 
 and has been educated here. He was an officer of 
 artillery in the I nited States Army during the late 
 war with England, and dedvered his first Lecture 
 on Book Keeping in Albany. 
 
 Betts Samuel R, .... 100,000 
 Judge of the United States Cour'. for the Southern 
 District of New York. A sterling man. The father 
 
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 of Judge B. was a wealthy farmer of Berkshire 
 County, Mass., who readily yielded to the desire of 
 his son for a professional life, and we see the latter, 
 at an early aa;e, jrradunting at Williams' College, 
 Massachusetts, subsequently studying law at Hud- 
 son, Columbia County, in this State, and afterwards 
 commencing practice in Sullivan County, N. Y. He 
 was elected Democratic Member of the 14th Con- 
 press trom that county, whence he removed to 
 Orange Coun y, and filled various offices of honor 
 and trust. In 1S23 he was appointed by Gov. Yates 
 Circuit Ju-Ipe of the Second Circuit, as one of the 
 eight Judges under the new <. onstitution ; and in 
 1827 designated by President Adams to the distin- 
 guished situation he now fills with so much indus- 
 try and ability. 
 
 Judge B. married Mis? Dewey, of Wdliamstown, 
 daughter of Judge Dewey, (for a long time .fudge 
 of th-^ Supreme Court of Massachusetts, which po- 
 sition her brother, Hon. C. A. Dewey, no v oc- 
 cupies). 
 
 They reside in one of the splendid mansions at 
 St. Mark's Place, in a style (though unostentatious) 
 in keeping with their position in life. They have 
 had five children, four of whom are still jiving. 
 The other wis T- Charles D. Betts, whose rece >t 
 decease caused so much deep and genuine regret in 
 the community. 
 
 Berger E. Francis - - - 150,000 
 A French physi ] an of this city, distinguished f>r 
 his talents. 
 
 Betts Geo. W. 100,000 
 
 A. naiiveof Norwalk, C't., and one of the pioneers 
 of the Carper, business in this city, in which business 
 he still continues Mr. Beits is esteemed as one of 
 our most w rthy « itizens. 
 
 Belmont Aoffust'is - 100 000 
 
 A native of Germany, and agent of the Rothschilds, 
 and a Hanker. 
 
 Bid well Water H. - 100,000 
 This gentleman is proprietor of the New York 
 Evangelist, a religious paper which has deservedly a 
 very large and increasing subscription. He is de- 
 servedly esteemed for his sincere and uneffected 
 piety, and a reputation for honest business transac- 
 tions. 
 
 Bill Charles E. .... 250,000 
 
 Made his money in jobbing and importing Dry 
 Goods, a careful, straightforward merchant. 
 
 Bininger Abrm. (Estate of) - - 300.000 
 
 Bmsse F,ewis 150 000 
 
 From France, came to this country with $50,000, 
 and married a lady who kept a Boarding School a . 
 Bloomingdale, and subsequently opened a school in 
 Beach street. 
 
 BHrvn>J*ph-t - - - 200 000 
 
 A hardware dealer, and married a daughter of Dav d 
 N. Wolfe 
 
 Blackburne Henry .... 200,00J 
 Blackwell Drayton .... 200,000 
 A brother of widow Howell, and son of Mr. Black- 
 well, 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 by one 
 of his sons, who is now deceased. - e made a fortune, 
 and bought Blackwell's island, and hence its name. 
 Drayton studied law under Mayor Radcliffe, but has 
 never practised. 
 
 Bla<ehford R 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 a brother (now deceased) was also settled a few 
 years since. Mr. Biatchford graduated at Union Col- 
 iege. 
 
 Blr-ecker J. W. 200 000 
 
 Of an ancient New York family. 
 
 Bloodgood Estate of - - - 250.000 
 
 Bloodgood Thomas - 100,000 
 Of an ancient fimily of New Amsterdam, who tnen 
 spelt their names " Bloetgocd." 
 
 Boardman David Estate of - - 200,000 
 
 Boeardus Robert, .... 150.000 
 The Rev. Everardus Bogardus wa3 a great name 
 in the time of our Dutch ancestors. Whether a de- 
 scendant from Gen. Bobert B., an eminent counsel- 
 lor, we know not— but his native sbrewdnes3 and 
 perseverance needed no ancestral dignities for hia 
 advancement. " Gas stock," 'tis said, consummated 
 his fortune. 
 
 Bosart Rugene 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 with 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 officers 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 istheson 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 firm of Bogart & Brothers, Commis- 
 sion Merchants. 
 
 Boffprt Henry H. - - - - 100 000 
 
 Of an ancient Dutch family, and one of the firm of 
 Bogert & Kneeland, cotton "and liquor brokers, and 
 commission merchants. 
 
 Bo?ert James, 300 000 
 
 Of the same family, and residing in Brooklyn. 
 Bogert James Jr. - 300 000 
 
 Bolton Curtis 250 000 
 
 From Georgia, where he has a plantation, and in 
 this city a merchant. 
 
 Bonnefoux Laurent - 100,000 
 A lynx-eyed, clear-headed French gentleman — a 
 aecond Cassimir Perrier, in the abdity wich which 
 he conducts his private banking institution, and in 
 the good sen«e witu which he discourses upon the 
 currency of the country. 
 
 Bouoett Peter 150 000 
 
 Boorman James - 500 000 
 
 Of the firm of Boorman, Johnston & 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- 
 si ah Wheeler, a lawyer. 
 
 B ju ha'td 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 born at Matlock, in Derby- 
 shire, England, in 16-27, with his father, Thomas and 
 a sister, came to Boston in 1649, and in 1651 they set- 
 tled in Flushing. John married a daughter of Robert 
 Field, of Flushing, a sister of the wife of Capt. John 
 Undeihill, and in 1661 built the house there, which 
 has been occupied by his descendants until recently, 
 when it passed into the possession of James 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." 
 
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 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 office 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 Bownes. Walter married Elizabeth South- 
 gate, by whom he has two children; Walter, jr., who 
 married Eliza Repelye, and Mary, the wife of John 
 W. Lawrence, of Flushing. We think we 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. 
 Bnumurst J. M. .... 200000 
 
 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. 
 
 BranrlegeeJccob .... 700 000 
 Native of Louisiana, and he has been largely enga- 
 
 fed in the trade between New Orleans and New York, 
 [e has immense possessions in New Orleans, and 
 owns a large property in Lafayette Place. He has 
 resided in this city several years. 
 
 Brandreth Benjamin ... 150000 
 EgThe celebrated manufacturer and vender of Bran - 
 dreth's pills. He resides mostly at Sing-Sing, where 
 he has a splendid seat. A capital good fellow. 
 Brevoort Henry Jr. - - 1,000,000 
 
 Of an old New York family. His parents owned 
 a small 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 eduvetion, and is now to a 
 considerable extent an operator in Wall-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 Lewis K. .... 200,000 
 
 A successor and son-in-law of Samuel Judd, oil 
 merchant. 
 
 Bronson Arthur Estate of 400 000 
 
 A son of Dr. Bronson, of Ct., who was distin- 
 guished in that State as a financier, and was a large 
 owner of the stock in the Bridgeport Bank. Arthur 
 was a large operator in stocks and real estate. 
 Bronson Isaac (estate) ... 1,500,000 
 A native of Connecticut, where he resided princi- 
 pally at Greenfield Hill, 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 Fair- 
 fild Co. Banks. Mr. Bronson died in 1838 possessed 
 of a very fine estate, consisting chiefly of monied 
 securities. 
 
 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. R 300,000 
 
 Went through bankruptcy three years since ; mar- 
 ried the widow Olney, of Portland, a daughter of 
 Asa Clap", went into stock, principally Harlem 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 
 
 Brown James 500,000 
 
 Firm of Brown & Co., Baltimore, and Brown Bro- 
 thers & Co., of this city. Originally from the north 
 of Ireland, (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. 150,000 
 
 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, 
 houses, fcc., 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. 
 
 Brysrni 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.) 
 Buckley 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 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. 
 Campbell George W. 
 
 $100,000 
 100,000 
 
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 Campbell Jno. - - 200,000 ry. He married a daughter of Willard Hicks, r a Qua- 
 
 « Mr. Campbell, like his father, the late deceased and ker. 
 
 much respected proprietor of a large Paper establish- Chesebrorjeh M*raaret 500 000 
 
 ment, made the greater part of his fortune in that line, widow - of Androniru? 
 
 and has besides acquired much by inheritance. They ™ ld0W 0f Andronicus - 
 
 are Scotch. He is now of the firm of John Campbell Cheseborough Robert - 250 000 
 
 & Co. A retired dry good merchant and once President of 
 
 Carman Richard F. - - - - 250,000 tke Fulton Bank. 
 
 Began life as a poor boy, making packing boxes for Chesterman James ... - 300000 
 
 merchants, and laboring until ten or eleven o'clock Lon a distinguished tailor at the corner of John 
 
 every night. Accumulated some money, and com- and Nassau sts . but has lived for some time retired at 
 
 menced as a carpenter and builder, in which, by Harlem. A very worthy and upright man. 
 
 means of his untiring industry, integrity, and talent, ' * r 
 
 he amassed means and reputation sufficient to enable Chester W m. W . .... 100,000 
 
 him to make large contracts, in 1836, for rebuilding Cone-er Abraham "R .... 100000 
 
 in the - burnt district." At the time of taking his con- ^ f£ ^.uSJp? ' IT- mlrri^ Mi,« uJSSrS 
 
 tracts, wages and materials were high, but long before he ^e SS of the Rm Jer estaS g ' 
 
 the completion of his work, the price of labor and nei * ess °* tne "utger estate. 
 
 materials had depreciated to such an extent, that he Clarkson Mathew (and Wife) - - 150,000 
 
 realised an immense profit. He has continued build- Mr. Clarkson is a most excellent man and pious 
 
 ing, and has invested his proceeds in real estate, the Christian, lives in a showey but poorly constructed 
 
 value of which has greatly risen since his purchase, eo feet square, situated at Flatbush, in one of the 
 
 He has a beautiful seat at Fort Washington, in the most beautiful lawns in the State. Instead of a 
 
 upper part of the island, where he resides in the sum building of wood, this lawn, which is the production 
 
 mer. He is now building a village two miles this side of Mrs. Clarkson, a lady of great taste, intelligence, 
 
 of Fort Washington, named Carmanville. In 1842 and refinement, is entitled to a splendid mansion of 
 
 Alderman Carman was elected by the whiffs of the marble or granite. This gentleman is a son of the 
 
 twelfth ward, and held his seat for one year. Mr. Car- late Gen. Clarkson of this city, and brother to the 
 
 man is one of those strong-minded men for whom na- long broker of that name. A wag wrote tome years 
 
 ture has done more than education, and is, moreover, ago— 
 a very liberal and excellent man. No man is more 
 
 respected. • Wanted in Wall street ten practical jokers 
 
 Cames Francis (estate of his daughters) 200 000 As f? r Mat Clarkson ' the P rince of the 
 
 A gentleman, every inch of him — and but few such 
 
 specimens of a highly educated merchant. Resided a Mr. Clarkson erected, mostly at his own cost, St. 
 
 long while in Paris, where he was held in great con- Paul's (Episcopal) Church, at Flatbush, where the 
 
 sideration both among his countrymen and the elite of eloquent *nd Rev. Mr. Newman now officiates as 
 
 French society, for his fine taste, classical acquire- Rector. Mr. Newman is an Tnglishman of great 
 
 ments, polished manners, and ready wit. He is learning and piety, and has a pair of most accom- 
 
 yankee born, of great respectability, and after many plished and sacinating daughters. This family of 
 
 ups and downs of life, and locating himself with his Clarksons is of the highest respectability, and cuts 
 
 accomplished second wife at New York, his two beau- the best figure in Flatbush. 
 
 tiful daughters, just grown and wife, have come into Crosby j ohn p 100,000 
 
 ™I , 2 nhentance ' throu = h death of a maternal Mr. 6. married a daughter of Hon. Benjamin F. 
 
 great uncie. Butler. His first wife was a Murray, by wh^m, we 
 
 Carow I-aac - - N - - 400,000 believe, he received an accession to his estate. 
 
 Made his money in the Hardware business. a i r» /•»- . ru- -c s inn nnn 
 
 _ 3 inn*™ Clulds Samuel, R. (Estate of his wife,) 100,000 
 
 Carroll Isaac 150,000 
 
 „ tT innnnn Clapp John 200,000 
 
 Gary Henry - - - - - 1UU.UUU A retire d Flour merchant, and made all his money. 
 
 Amerchant retired.] jj e ^ s a verv c i ose DU t gr OQ d man of a quaker family. 
 
 Cary W. H. ... - 200,000 Is now President of the Mechanics and Traders Bank. 
 
 An untiring shrewd yankee, commenced business (j| ar k Aaron 100 000 
 
 by selling combs ina small way. Formerly a distinguished lottery dealer, in which 
 
 Caswell N. 100,000 business he made his money. He has been Mayor of 
 
 Present firm of W. H. Howland & Co. Came to the city. 
 
 this city a poor boy, and has made his money by his Clark Chester. 150 000 
 
 own industry. Resides in Brooklyn, and in business with Mr. 
 
 Cathn George 100,000 Spaulding, constituting the firm of Chester, Clark Sc 
 
 The distinguished traveller and Indian Biographer. Co., Dry Good Jobbers. 
 
 He received a large inheritance from the estate of Clark Mrs. - 100,000 
 
 his father, Lynde Catlin. Widow of Benjamin, from New England, and 
 
 Cavanna An*u«us - - - - 100.000 ***** * e <* uaker la ^ er and friend of Daniel 
 
 Formerly a distinguished hair dresser, and investing w eD&xe ' - 
 
 his hard earnings in real estate, has, by an increase of Clark Ralph 10U,UUU 
 
 its value become rich. clark Richard S. - - - 100 000 
 
 CebraJohnY. - 100 000 Clason Augustus W. - - - 100,000 
 
 The ex-alderman of the first ward, and an old and rlavton Edwin B 100.000 
 
 estimable citizen of New York, and though in years ^y^^ a Print er, and now a Paper Merchant, 
 
 not advanced, may be deemed, from his useful public * haTbeen Alderman of the first ward, elected by 
 
 services, apart from his standing as a merchant, one *?* „w,T 
 
 of the fathers of the city. tne wnigs. 
 
 . d l _ f 900 ono Clinton Mrs. H. (widow of Geo.) - 100 000 
 Center Robert - - - - 200 000 ^ M Hannah Clinton, daughter of Walter Frank- 
 Long a distinguished Shipping Merchant, of a nu L . an eminent Quaker merchant of this city, 
 merous New York tamily of great respectability. fto » m £* ' Island . Her husband was nephew to Vice 
 
 Chardon A. 100,000 president Geo. Clinton, and brother of the great Gov- 
 
 , n nnn ernor, Dewitt Clinton—" Satis est" for Clinton a 
 
 ChastelainJ. • 100,000 nouse hold name— but the rich Franklin brothers, 
 
 nnn merchants of New-York, deserve a memento for the 
 
 Cnauncey Henry - ZVU^W many noble ways in which they through intercession 
 
 From Maine, and in the Crockery business, with the Tory authority and Hessian troops, were en- 
 
 Cheesman Dr. 100 000 abled generously to dispense their wealth to their poor 
 
 A distinguished Physician, whose practice is one of miserable, suffering countrymen, the American pns- 
 
 the most extensive of any in the U. S. He is descend- oners confined in the Sugar House, Provost fcc. during 
 
 ed of a distinguished Quaker family of Long Island, the American Revolution. Mrs. Hannah C. i= » a sister 
 
 and his uncle died nobly at Quebec, under Montgome- also of Gov. Dewitt Clinton's first wife, defend- 
 
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 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 pecuniary 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 
 
 Coidinaton Jonathan I. - - 100 000 
 
 I 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- 
 dington, Esq., of England, first of Boston, 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 our 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 
 
 Coic Henry A 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 Wiiliarn 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 
 
 Colliard F. 100,000 
 
 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 retiied grocer, made all his money. 
 Conser 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. 
 
 C nblin Jonas 100 000 
 
 From W ashington County, a dry good merchant, 
 
 one and of the directors of the Bank of the .state of 
 
 New York. 
 
 Conover Stephen .... 100,000 
 
 Of an old Knickerbocker family, and a very worthy 
 man. In the hardware business, in which he has 
 made his money. 
 
 Comoi' 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 Murray 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 
 real 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 Israuel 150.000 
 
 Made his money in the butter and provision busi- 
 ness. 
 
 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. 
 
 Corlies John 100.000 
 
 Made money in the crockery business, and by keep- 
 ing boaraing 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 business. Of a New Jersey family. 
 
 Cornell Rob'. C. .... 250 000 
 
 Of the ancient CorneU family, (originally Cornhill 
 or CornwaU,) of Cornwall Hall, Cornbury, L. Island. 
 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. 500,000 
 Cornell Peter C. 100,000 
 
 Corse Barney 100 000 
 
 Son of widow Israel Corse, and worth this sum 
 mainly 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 unmarried. 
 
 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. 
 
 Corss Miss 100,000 
 
 Daughter of Israel Corse. 
 
 Corson .... 200,000 
 Coursen Abraham - - - 200,000 
 Cosier Girard H. .... 100000 
 
 A son of John G. Has acquired this sum in mer- 
 cantile business 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. 
 
 Coster John G. (estate of) - - 600,000 
 Two brothers, John G. and Henry A., the former 
 lately deceased, and the latter twenty years ago, are 
 of a respectable family in Amsterdam, and" began 
 here as merchants soon after the revolution, and by 
 honest industry amassed a great fortune. While Na- 
 poleon held Holland, they, through confidential cor- 
 respondence were enabled to know how far to push 
 the trade thither, and thus in return importations of 
 gin found so rich a haivest, that their wealth rapidly 
 tccumulated from that hour. They were gentlemen 
 born and of irreproachable integrity. The millions 
 the two brothers amassed is nearly all melted away 
 before it ha* barely got into the hands of their chii- 
 
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 dren. Dr. Hosack, deceased, made a deep gouge into 
 that of Henry's widow, but where is it? 
 
 Henry A. Coster left about $8,000,000, yet but little 
 of it is left. John G. met with heavy losses through 
 the instrumentality of his children who were unsuc- 
 cessful in 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 are 
 dead. 
 
 Coster John H. .... 150 000 
 
 The son of John G. mentioned above, and worth 
 this sum by his wife, tne daughter of the late Daniel 
 Boardman. 
 
 Orh-al David 150,000 
 
 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 100.000 
 
 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 alliance of respectable French 
 and American families, 
 
 Cozztns William B. - - - 150.000 
 Of an ancient New York family, formerly kept 
 Tammany Hall, next at West Point, and now of the 
 American Hotel. He is Alderman of the Third Ward, 
 of the American Republican party. 
 
 Cram Jacob 20^,000 
 
 A rich distiller ; his daughter was married to Mason, 
 a nephew of John Kemble. Mason on his marriage 
 retired from the stage. 
 
 Crane Jacob 100 000 
 
 Crawford George - 100,000 
 
 Cromwe' (Charles T. - - - 100,000 
 Truly and lineally a descendant of the great Sir 
 Oliver. 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. 
 
 Cropsey John (from Kinderhook). - 100,000 
 
 Crosby Wm. B .... 1,500000 
 
 As the great nephew of the rich Col. Henry Rutgers, 
 of the ancient Rutgers family of this 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. 
 Cruder 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- 
 ings. 
 
 The 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. 
 
 Cruger John C. 300,000 
 
 Son of Mr. Peter Cruger, and grandson of old Mr. 
 Nicholas Cruger who was in 1770 the largest mer- 
 chant of New York, and who is referred to in the 
 
 Knickerbocker" of January, 1843, as having been 
 the patron of General Alexander Hamilton, the son 
 of Henry trugar, Sen., Mayor of Bristol (England), 
 and brother of Henry, Jr., also Mayor of Bristol. 
 The same Magazine states that the first of the family 
 emigrated (a large merchant of Bristol) in 1660, 
 am ngst <mx earliest setlers. 
 
 Mr. John C. Cruger has been married twice, first 
 to a daugater of the late Isaac Jones, Sen., and «e- 
 cond. to the youngest daughter of the late I'atroon. 
 
 Office, 55 Wall street; residence, 101 Waverly 
 Place. 
 
 CryderJohn - - - 100,000 
 
 Cushman Don Alonzo 100 000 
 
 Resides in Chelsea. Made his money in the dr> 
 good business. From Connecticut. 
 Cuttina F. 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 William 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) - 200,000 
 And the mother of F. B. Cutting. 
 
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 Dart Russell - - $100,000 
 
 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 &c Co., 
 Wholesale Grocers. 
 
 Davis Chas A. .... 200 000 
 
 Originally, on his father's side, it is said of a Portu- 
 guese 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 is 
 the author of the N. Y. sei ies of Jack Do wning'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. 
 
 Dawson William - 200,000 
 Is an English gentleman in the Broker line, and if 
 not worth this sum himself, will inherit it through his 
 wife, the daughter of Peter A. Jay. 
 
 Day Mahlon 125,000 
 
 Lang a bookseller in Franklin Square. 
 Dehon Theodore .... 150000 
 
 A partner of the firm or 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 Lock wood - 200 000 
 
 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. 
 
 Def -rest 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 Ge<»rge .... 100000 
 
 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. 
 
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 Deleny 100,000 
 
 He and hi? brothers are wealthy bachelors, and 
 keep house among the fashionables in the upper 
 part, of the city. 
 
 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 John 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 New 
 Bedford some years since, and commenced 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 „ Imade 
 the bulk of his fortune in connexion with th e u*Iness 
 of his brother, who was at one time a larg /inporter 
 and wholesale dealer. 
 
 Delaplaine John F. - - - - 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 th# 
 rich Isaac Clason, deceased. 
 
 Delaunay Victor .... 100,000 
 
 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* 
 of that part of Switzerland which borders on Italy. 
 They may be said to have first introduced into our 
 city a taste for those fashionable comforts which can 
 no where else be found but in the cuisine of a French 
 Restaurateur. John bought a beautiful place on Long 
 Island, where his widow and children resides. His 
 paintings, mostly scripture pieces, are very extensive 
 and valuable. 
 
 De La Forest Charles (French Consul) 150,000 
 
 Delmor.ico Peter .... 100,000 
 Peter, witn a nephew, succeeds John in the business 
 of the Restaurant. 
 
 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 
 River Bank. 
 
 Deming Bemlh 300 000 
 
 Of the firm of Deming, Bulkey k Co. Long distin- 
 guished a-; manufacturers of Cabinet Ware, and have 
 made large sums by sales in the southern market. 
 
 Demilt Samuel .... 200.000 
 Of an old tamily, very respectable and wealthy 
 Long been celebrated as a Watch and Clock maker. 
 Was rich thirty years ago. 
 
 Deming Frederick 300 000 
 
 President of the. Union Bank, and has long been 
 rich by virtue of the laws of inheritance. 
 
 Deni?on Ashbel .... 100,000 
 A Grocer, of the firm of Denison &: Belden, made 
 his money. 
 
 Denison Charles .... 150000 
 The brother of Lyman, and resides in East Chester. 
 Came here as cabin boy from Connecticut. 
 
 Deni^n 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 Boldier under Buonaparte, a well known Ger- 
 man merchant of the highest standing and character. 
 
 D* R>am Henry C. - - - - 100 000 
 
 Of a Dutch or German family, and of the firm of 
 De Rham 5c Moore, Commission Merchants in the for 
 eign business. 
 
 De Ruyter John D. - 150,0r0 
 Of an old New York family. Has never been in 
 business. 
 
 Deraismes John F. J. ... 150,000 
 Desbrosses James Estate of - - 600.000 
 Dickinson Charles (estate of) - 500,000 
 D'-maldmn 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 ot Robert Lennox. 
 D->nald?on Robert - - - - 2 f 00 
 
 The brother of James. Both have now retired from 
 business. 
 
 Dortic S. C. .... 101,000 
 
 Douelap* G orge - - - 700 000 
 
 A son of George, who came from Scotland, and ac- 
 quired a large property in the Commission bu*iness, 
 in which he has been succeeded by his sons. His 
 property was divided among these two »ons and a 
 daughter, 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 
 
 From Baltimore, commission merchant. 
 Douglass William - 700 000 
 
 The brother of George, and retired from business. 
 Downing George ... - 100,000 
 Drake Jacob ... - 150,000 
 Drake James 100,000 
 
 Is an only son of James, deceased. 
 Drake John 200,000 
 
 Formerly an inspector of the State Pri;on, and 
 contracted for supplies. 
 
 Drake Joseph, .... 100,000 
 Drake Susanna, .... 300,000 
 
 Widow of a Dry Good mer hant ; is now nearly 
 ninety years of age. For the last forty years has 
 added greatly, by skilful management, to Ler estate. 
 Draper Simeon Jr. - 100 000 
 
 He and some eight or nine brothers, distinguished 
 for their tine personal appearance, which they in- 
 herited from their New England father. Simeon is an 
 Auctioneer, of the firm of Haggerty, Diaper & 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. 
 
 Drew Daniel ----- 300 0P0 
 
 Has made all his money. Formerly kept Bull's 
 Head, and is now of the firm of Drew, Robinson & Co., 
 large brokers, doing business in this city and Buffalo. 
 They are the proprietors of the People's Line of 
 Steamboat* between lhis city and Albany. A phrewd 
 keen money mating man. 
 
 Duberceau L. 300,000 
 
 Dubois Cornelius - - - 400,0( 
 
 A very rich Grocer and highly respectable man, 
 made his money in the tobacco business. 
 Dyckman James .... 100.000 
 
 Farmer, Fort Washington, a gentleman of wealth, 
 and an old Dutch family. A relation of tbe Striker 
 family. 
 
 Dyckman Mathew - - - - 100,000 
 Farmer, Fort Washington. Son of James. 
 
 Dyknrs John FT. - - - - 200,000 
 Of the firm of Dykers ic Alstyne, Brokers. 
 
 DurandOaMn .... 100 000 
 A partner of the firm of Jonathan Goodhue iio. 
 
 Durand V. 100,000 
 
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 Eagle Henry $200,000 
 
 An Irishman, and formerly a Dry Good dealer in 
 
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 Chatham street, in which business he made his 
 money. He is now retired . 
 
 Edear H L. 150 000 
 
 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. 
 
 B*ffa» William 150 000 
 
 The brother of H. L. Edgar. 
 E22l*son Thomas - 150 000 
 
 Of the firm of Eggleson 3c Battelle, Iron Merchants. 
 
 Eiliott Daniel 100,000 
 
 Native f N. H. Resides in TJhter Co. 
 
 Elliott Dr. Samuel - 100,000 
 AnOculis , for whom" Aconitine'' and " Patent self 
 Adjusting spectacles" have done a vast deal. 
 
 Elli .r Daniel 100 000 
 
 From Mass., and educated as a Phvsician; but for 
 years of the firm of Elliot, Burnao & Babcock, Paper 
 Merchants. Mr. Elliot has retired from business, and 
 now resides in Westchester Co. 
 
 Emanuel Michael .... 150,000 
 A na i<?e of Georget wn, S. C. f and a gentleman 
 of the old school, \fhose liberal conduct in aiding 
 and advancing our brave sail, rs, vears ago, secured 
 him many warm friend?-. 
 
 Em^u v Peter ..... 150,000 
 
 A retired Grocer, and very worthv man. His son's 
 wife is the distinguished Poetess, Mrs. Embury. 
 
 Eno Amos R, 150,000 
 
 By industry and pers verance during the la3t 15 
 j ears has amassed his fortune. 
 
 Evprtsen Mrs. 150 0000 
 
 Widow of Nicholas, who was a distinguished law- 
 yer, and descendant of Com. Evertsen, in the time 
 of the Dutch Governors. 
 
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 Fail* E kard G. S150 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 
 
 Fan^haw Daniel .... 200.000 
 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 Wm. S. (estate of) - - 300,000 
 Felt David .... 100,000 
 
 Fellows James 150,000 
 
 Formerly a pedlir. Is from Dutchess County. 
 
 F^ri 3 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. 
 
 F^rri* Floyd T. .... 100,000 
 
 A brother of Charles G., and a physician. 
 
 Fielder Ernest 100,000 
 
 A German merchant, and married an heiress, the 
 daughter of EliHart, the celebrated Flour merchant. 
 Is a^Director ot the merchant Exchange Co. and a 
 large importer of German Gooda. 
 
 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 Hickson W. - 500,000 
 Formerly in the Coromi^ion business. He is 
 now in connexion with Matthew Morgan, build- 
 ing the large hotel in the upper part of Broad- 
 way, and has been engaged in the Commission and 
 Dru business, in Burlfng Slip, in connexion with hia 
 brother Benjamin H. 
 
 Field Moses (estate of) - - - 300,000 
 
 Began life poor, and made money in connexion 
 with J. &c 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 rive children, who 
 are worth more than $100,000 a piece. 
 
 Field Heirs of Moses, - - - 300,000 
 
 Fish Preserved .... 150,000 
 Commenced life as an apprentice to a blacksmith, 
 and his ne.«t situation was that of a seaman on 
 board of a whaling ship. From being a man before 
 the mast, he rose to a mate, and finally commander. 
 And in this hazardous pursuit he amassed the foun- 
 dation of his fortune. He was afterwards made 
 ail his money as a Sea Capta n, and afterwards 
 an extensive "Shipping Merchant, of the Id firm 
 of »ish & Grinnell, the orisjin of the present firm, 
 Grinnell, Minturn &: Co. Mr. Fish is an example of 
 an enterprising 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 fanner 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, 150,000 
 
 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 
 purchases of real estate, which at his death was worth 
 nearly 100 times what he gave for it. Leonard the 
 eon 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, Ulster Co., 
 this State.. On the death orf Edward, his mother con- 
 firmed this farm to his widow, which Mr. Adams and 
 Witherspoon invoked the powers of Chancery, in 
 •vain, 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 longtime 
 merchant at Marseilles. He is now doing a large 
 Commission business with his brother, in Exchange 
 Place. M 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 haughte societe. 
 
 Fitch William 100,000 
 
 A brother of Asa, 
 
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 Foot S. 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 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 hi sons in'the Commission business. 
 
 Foster James, Jr. .... 300.000 
 Mostly made in New Orleans, where much is in- 
 vested. 
 
 Foulke Joseph .... 350 000 
 
 An English gentleman, who has maintained the 
 highest rank among our honorable merchants. He 
 has Ion? been engaged in the West India Importing 
 business, and has his three sons in business with him. 
 
 Foulke Joseph Jr. - - - - 250.000 
 A son of Joseph ; married a daughter of JohnBeek- 
 man. worth a large sum by his wite. 
 
 Foulk" Louis P 150,000 
 Another son of Joseph, and married an heiress, the 
 daughter of Charles Town. 
 
 Foulke William .... 100,000 
 
 A son of Joseph* 
 
 Fowler Theodocius .... 300,000 
 A large Grocer, and married one of the Depeau 
 daughters, and lives in Depeau Row. 
 
 Fn X G-o. 250 000 
 
 The brother of William W., and was formerly in 
 the Auctioneer business with Thomas W. Pearsall. 
 He resides in Westchester Co. 
 
 FoxG>o T. 100,000 
 
 A son of George- A merchant. 
 
 Fox Samuel M. .... 300,000 
 
 A Shipping merchant of the firm of Fox, Livingston 
 & Co., owner> of a Havre line of Packet*. He, with 
 Livingston, his partner, was a clerk with Mr. Depeau, 
 deceased, and each married one of his daughters. 
 
 Forrest Edwin 150,000 
 
 The distinguished American tragedian. Was a 
 poorbiy, and ha.* made his fortune. He married a 
 daughter of Mr. Sinc'air, the Engli-h vocalist. Mr 
 Forrest has wi-ely investe i a portion of his funds in 
 up town lots, and in the erection of dwellings. 
 
 Fox William W. .... 300.000 
 Two Quaker brothers, in the Dry Goods, Jobbing 
 and Auctioneer business. They are from Westchester. 
 They married daughters of the deceased. 
 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 
 Francis J. W. - - - - 
 
 Frost Samuel - 
 
 Successor to Richard Mortimer. 
 
 Farman Gabriel - - - - 200,000 
 A very respectable and ancient English family, one 
 of the earliest among those who colonized Long Is- 
 land. Formerly Superintendent of the Alms Hou^e. 
 Judge Jno. T. Irving, deceased, (brother to Washing- 
 ton Irving,) became enriched by marriage with a 
 daughter or Gabriel Furman. 
 
 Forniss William P. - - - 1 000 000 
 
 Made all his money at the South, and is now a Bro 
 ker in Wall street. He built the Globe Hotel, and is 
 a large owner of Real Estate, which has risen much 
 in value since his investment 
 
 Gallatin Albert 150,000 
 
 Of a very respectable Swiss family. He came to 
 this country when a very young man, and has highly 
 distinguished himself. He formerly resided in Phila- 
 delphia, and has been Secretary of the Treasury. He 
 was with Clay tt Adams, one of the negotiators of 
 
 the treaty of Ghent. He was for a long time Presi- 
 dent of the National Bank, and resides with his son 
 James. 
 
 Gallann James Jr. - 100,000 
 A son of Albert Gallatin, and President of the Na 
 tional Bank. 
 
 Gallatin Albert R .... 100,000 
 A son of Albert Gallatin. 
 
 Gardiner Thomas - 500,000 
 
 Gardiner John 100,000 
 
 Gardiner David Estate of • - 200.000 
 
 Garner James G. ... - 150,000 
 The brother of Thomas. 
 
 G^rnpr Thomas .... 150 000 
 
 With his brother James G., failed in 1832, and in 
 1S35, having again entered business, paid oft' all their 
 old obligations with interest. Few men have passed 
 through" adversity winning such golden opinions for 
 honorable intentions and uprightpurposes. 
 
 Gebhard F. Estate of 800,000 
 
 Gelston George 100,000 
 
 Retired Jeweller, married the daughter of Mei- 
 nell, the Leather Dealer of the bwamp. 
 
 Gelston John M. 100,000 
 A son of Maltby Gelston, and in the Commission 
 business. 
 
 Gelston Mal'bv .... 300,000 
 Late President of Manhattan Bank. 
 
 Gerard William ... - 150.COO 
 A brother of the lawyer, and has been doing a suc- 
 cessful business, as auctioneer. 
 
 G-raud Wm. 150,000 
 
 French. 
 
 Gibbs Thomas 100,000 
 
 A highly polished gentleman, married some twenty 
 years since a rich heiress, daughter of J. W. Vanden- 
 hewel. 
 
 Gibson Mrs. 150,000 
 
 Married first Miles M. Burke, a sea captain, de- 
 ceased, and is now the wife t f Mr. Gibson. 
 
 Gihon J*hn 300,000 
 
 Is of Irish descent, and for the last tea years en 
 gaijed here in the linen trade. 
 
 Gilbert Nicobus 300,000 
 
 A retired French merchant 
 
 Gilbert Clinton - - - - 150 TOO 
 A half-brother of Garritt, and son of the widow of 
 W. W. Gilbert. 
 
 Gilbert Joshua, ... - 100,000 
 A Commission Merchant, of the firm of J oshua Gil- 
 bert and son, but no relation of the family of Gamt 
 Gilbert. 
 
 GilbmMrs - - - - ; 15( > 000 
 
 Widow of W. W. Gilbert, who was the Stewart of 
 his day among the Dry Good merchants. In business 
 with his son Garrit, who is now one of our Police 
 Magistrates. W. W. Gilbert was a Police Magistrate, 
 afterwards a member of the Assembly, then Senator, 
 and member of the Council of Appointment. 
 
 Gillespie Geo. D. H. - - - 100,000 
 
 Gi)lev Mrs 150 000 
 
 Her husband, deceased, by birth Scotch, acquired 
 his fortune in the book line, as the principal partnei 
 in one of the most celebrated stores m that business 
 of which our citv could then boast. 
 
 Oilman Nathaniel - - -. 300 000 
 
 From Bath, Me., formerly in business m Portland, 
 and subsequentlv in Boston. He is now one of the 
 Leather dealers in the Swamp, and largely in impor- 
 tations from South America and Africa. A man of 
 great energy and business capacity. 
 
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 Grand Jacob P 200 000 
 
 Who, with his brother Joseph, made their fortunes 
 a* Coopers. They have long since retired from bu- 
 siness. Jacob P. is a bachelor. 
 
 Gi'au * Jospoh 300 000 
 
 The brother of Jacob P., and has two sons, who 
 succeed him in the Cooper's trade, and another a 
 merchant. 
 
 Giover Estate of John J. - - 400,000 
 
 Gr»pU Al <nie ( wido w of Pnter P ) 250 000 
 
 Her husband 
 ceased. 
 
 Goelet George 
 
 mentioned below is long since de- 
 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 
 Goelet Mvffaret (widow of Robert R.) 
 
 Her husband, with hi-; brother Peter P., was of En- 
 glish birth, and a Hardware Merchant, and accumu- 
 lated a large property in his business. Both these 
 brothers married daughters of Thomas Buchanan, 
 Scotch merchant of this city, prior to the American 
 Revolution. Her only daughter is married to Mr. 
 Kipp. Her only son is deceased. 
 
 Goelet Peter 400.000 
 
 The son of Peter P., and resides with his mother in 
 the lower part of Broadway. He has received a large 
 legacy from England. Is a bachelor. 
 
 Gomez H. 200,000 
 
 The father of Mr. Gomez was M. M. Gomez, an 
 aged and respectable descendant of the Gomezes, 
 who were among the first Hebrew Emigrants to 
 Englan 1 and the Colonies from persecutions in Por- 
 tugal, were they could not exercise their ancient 
 faith under the penalty of death. The relatives of 
 his f.ither, who brought considerable wealth with 
 him, were distinguished NobL'S of that Kingdom, 
 and held lucrative appointments at the Court of the 
 Monarch prior to their departure. Mr. Gomez i3 the 
 true representative of a modern English Gentleman 
 in bis amiabie deportment and refined breeding. 
 
 G todhiiM Jonathan .... 500,000 
 From Salem, Mass., and has for many years been a 
 Shipping Merchant, and owner of the line of Liver- 
 pool packets, as the senior partner of Goodhue & 
 Co., the succcessor of Isaac Wright k, Son, the owners 
 of the first line of foreign packets, which was a line 
 to Liverpool. The first packet was sailed by Isaac 
 Wright, in 18 IS, who commenced with a line of four 
 chip's. This was the first line of packets ever in our 
 port. Mr. Goodhue is universally respected for his 
 integrity and honorable conduct. 
 
 Gvidwin E'i 100,000 
 
 Of the firm of Goodwin, Fisher & Co., in the do 
 Biestrc Commission business. 
 
 G?ah*m Bernard .... 250,000 
 An Irishman ; formerly Porter to Peter Harmony, 
 and now a partner. See Peter Harmony. 
 
 Gray Wiath. rop G. - 100,000 
 
 Green J--hn C. 400 000 
 
 Formerly a clerk with George Griswold, then mar- 
 ried his daughter, and rose to be a partzier. 
 
 GHnnell Henry .... 250,000 
 The brother of Moses H., and was formerly a part; 
 ner with Preserved Fish. 
 
 Griswold George 500,000 
 Of an ancient Connecticut family. One of the an- 
 cestors was Governor of that State. He is in partner- 
 ship with his brother, Nathaniel L., and engaged in 
 the China and India Shipping business, and one of the 
 largest houses in the city. 
 
 Griswold George C. - - - - 100,000 
 
 Son of George, and in business with his father. 
 
 Griswold John 200 000 
 
 A merchant, and has long been agent of a London 
 line of packets. 
 
 G iswold John L. 100,000 
 The orother of Nathaniel L., Jr., and his partner. 
 
 Griswold Nathani 1 L. - - - 500,000 
 The older brother, and partner of George. 
 
 Griswold Nathaniel L. Jr - » 100,000 
 
 A son of Nathaniel L., and with his brother John L., 
 constituting the firm of John L. & N. L. Griswold, 
 Merchants, in South street. They have a house in 
 Louisiana, and deal largely in Domestic Goods. 
 
 Grosvenor Jasper - 300,000 
 A merchant, and is connected with Ketchum, 
 Rogers & Bement, Brokers, in Wall street, in the 
 manufacture of Steam Engines and Locomotives, at 
 Patterson, New Jersey. 
 
 G.-osvenor Seth .... 4'"0,0Q0 
 Dry Goods Merchant of an old New England fami- 
 ly, and brother of the once distinguished orator and 
 Congressman, deceased, (Thomas P. G.) Seth is 
 uncle of the widow of that late brilliant meteor in ju- 
 dicial acumen, S. A. Talcott, that set so prematurely 
 in clouds and darkness. 
 
 Gunther Christian G. - 150,000 
 A German by birth, came to this country when 
 quite a youth, has made his fortune in the Fur busi- 
 ness, and by his untiring efforts has become th« 
 most extensive dealer in Furs in this country. 
 
 Greenwood John Estate of 
 Greenwood Isaac J. 
 Greele Augustus (eatateof) 
 
 150,000 
 250,000 
 520,000 
 150 000 
 
 H 
 
 Hadden David ... - $200,000 
 
 A Scotchman, of the firm of David Hadden & Son, 
 Importers of Irish Linen. Thomas Crowe is a eilent 
 partner of this firm. 
 
 Hafreerty John - 1,000,000 
 
 Of Tiish descent; began business in this city as a 
 Jobber— afterwards became the richest Auctioneer in 
 the city, with David Austen, under the firm of Hag 
 gerty & Austen. Afterwards Austen retired, and the 
 firm became Haggerty &c Sons, which continued th« 
 largest house in the city until the summer of 1844, 
 when Mr. Haggerty, at an advanced age, retired, and 
 the firm was dissolved ; two sons, John A. and Wm., 
 retiring also, and the younger, Ogden, entering 
 into the new firm of Haggerty, Draper & Jones, 
 auctioneers, at the corner of Pine and William streets. 
 
 John Haggerty has no coat of arm* in his family. 
 Born without a pair of unwhisperables. 
 
 G'iffia FVaneifl ... 
 
 A son of George, the distinguished Lawyer, and 
 « business with him, constituting the firm of Griffin 
 & Havens. 
 
 G iffii George 200,000 
 
 The fatherer of Francis, and the distinguished 
 Lawyer. 
 
 G ionell Wo*«« H. - - - - 250,000 
 
 From New Bedford, and with his brother Henry, 
 partners of the firm of Grinnell, Minturn & Co., Ship- 
 ping Merchants, and owners of a line of Liverpool 
 pacsets. They are enterprising young men, and have 
 acquired all their property. Moses H. has been a 
 member of Congress, and is a prominent politician 
 of the Whig party. 
 
 Haggerty John A. 
 Haggeity Ogden 
 Haggerty William 
 
 200,000 
 150,000 
 200,009 
 
 Haight D. L. 200,000 
 
 A hrother of Richard K. below. Formerly in the 
 Dry Good business, but now retired. 
 
 Haight D. H. 200,000 
 
 Brother of R. K. Haight below. 
 
 Haight Richard K. - 300,000 
 Son of D. L. above. His wife is the author ol an 
 entertaining book of Travels in Egypt. 
 
 - 200,000 
 
 Haines R. T. - - - 
 
 Of the firm of Halsted, Haines 
 Good dealers ; an old house. 
 
 k, Co., large Dry 
 
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 Hale David 100,000 
 
 Came from Boston, and was originally an Auc- 
 tioneer. When Arthur Tappan sold the J ournal of Com 
 merce he and Girard Hallock bought it. Though Tap- 
 pan sunk $20,000 by the concern, the present proprie- 
 tors have found it to be a source of profit. Mr. Hale, 
 with others bought the Tabernacle very cheap, and he 
 has now become nearly, or quite the sole proprietor. 
 
 Hall A. 200,000 
 
 Hatter, formerly of New Jersey, and one of the 
 most successful in the trade. A Directer in the 
 North itiver Bank. 
 
 Hall Francis .... 150,000 
 Senior partner of the firm of Francis, Hall & Co., 
 proprietors of the Commercial Advertiser and New 
 York Spectator. Mr. Hall is an Englishman, coming 
 to this country when a young man, and was employed 
 in the ofiice of the Com. Ad., and afterwards became 
 with Mr. Lewis a partner ; the latter of whom six 
 years afterwards was succeeded by the late Col. Stone. 
 The success and reputation of this paper is greatly 
 owing to Mr. Hall, who, from his connexion with the 
 paper to the present time, has constantly exercised 
 over it an editorial supervision. Mr. Hall is a most 
 excellent man. 
 
 Hall J. Prescott - - - 200,000 
 
 An eminent lawyer, whose wife brought Mm a 
 greater fortune than the law. He was formerly re- 
 porter of the Supreme Court. He married a daugh- 
 ter of the wealthy De Wolf, of Bristol. R. I. 
 
 Hall Valentine G .... 250 000 
 
 Was a clerk of John Tonnete, Sr., and married his 
 daughter, and is now of the firm of Tonnele and Hall 
 probably the most extensive Wool dealers in the coun 
 try. 
 
 Hallock Girard .... 150,000 
 The editor, and with David Hale, the proprietor of 
 the Journal of t ommerce. In addition to the profits 
 of this paper, the estate of his wife in this city has 
 been turned to good account. Hallock has a beautiful 
 seat in New Haven, where .his wife and family 
 resides. 
 
 Hall Peleg 100,000 
 
 A Newport, R. I. boy—firm of Fearings & Hall. 
 
 Halsted Caleb O. 250,000 
 Halsted William M. - - - 230,000 
 Of the firm of Halsted, Haines & Co., Dry Good 
 dealers. 
 
 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. 
 
 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. 
 
 The Hammersley tamily sprung from an English- 
 man'who came o this country in 1775 — was a saddler 
 by trade, fiist started his business— then commenced 
 importing hardware, and kept the first store of the 
 kind in New York, in Hanover Square. These are 
 the grandsons. 
 
 Hamilton J. C. .... 200,000 
 A son of i he renowned statesman, and also his bio- 
 grapher. He married a daughter of the rich Dutch 
 merchint Vanderheuel, deceased, and owns thereby 
 the American Hotel. His time is chiefly devoted to 
 literary pursuits. 
 
 HarbeckH. .... 150,000 
 
 Hardenbrook William 
 Old Knickerbocker. 
 
 Hargous P. A. 
 
 Hargous L. E. 
 
 Harmon Phillip 
 A Commission Merchant. 
 
 150,000 
 
 150,000 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 
 Harmony Peter .... 1,500,000 
 Born in the West Indies, whither he has iately re- 
 
 tired from business with a princely fortune. Came to 
 this city a poor cabin boy, and eventually be< ame 
 largely engaged in the shipping business with several 
 partners. The ship Warsaw, sold on the 30th of Oc- 
 tober, 1844, made him $90;0o0 in or e voyage round 
 Cape Horn. He h^ been largely interested in the 
 trade between Cubrfnnd Spain, and some of his ships 
 to Africa, it is said, have brought out cargoes, that 
 have paid a great profit. 
 
 Harper & Brothers ... 500,000 
 Tnis firm consists of four brothers, James, (the 
 present tv ayor, John, 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. Harper, after 
 their time was out, commenced doing job work, and 
 printing for Publishers. The distinguished house of 
 Collins, Keese & Co., (now Collins, Brothers,) large 
 publishers of school books, gave them eniploj ment. 
 Getting out of work, they applied to the Collins for 
 advice as to what book they should print. The < ol 
 linsgave them advice, and they printed a work which 
 was successlul, followed up by another fortunate 
 book, until at length they became publishers, and fi- 
 nally their two other brothers being added, they en- 
 larged 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, besides a 
 large number of travelling clergymen, and other 
 itinerants. So extensive is their business connexion 
 that should they dispose of but one or two copies to 
 each atency, they would be sure to pay the expense* 
 of publication, and no matter what work they may 
 publi-h, (and they have published several «f the 
 worst and most stupid books ever issued,) they are 
 sure to dispose of, on an average more than two co- 
 pies to eacu house with which they deal. They have 
 a correspondence established not only with every 
 considerable place in this country, but with cities 
 abroad, where hooks are published, informing them 
 of every work worthy 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 which they have either directly 
 or indirectly subsidized to their interest. 
 ggHarper & Brothers have just received their coat 
 of arms from the American Collegr of Heraldry. 
 
 Hart David 250,000 
 
 A worthy Jew, who went from this city to New Or- 
 leans, where he so gained the confidence of his employ- 
 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 50 te 
 $100,000 ; two of whom are in New Orleans. 
 
 H f V Eli i > „ " : ■ ■ 20 °>ooo 
 
 A distinguished flour merchant, whose store was 
 sacked by rioters some eight or ten years » ince. He 
 is an influential member of the Democratic party 
 and a very worthy citizen. 
 
 Hart widow of Peter G. - - . 150 rj00 
 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- 
 riee Leutenant Gov. Bradish, and another, Peter Bar- 
 ker, son of James Barker, deceased, once a very 
 wealthy Dry Goods merchant of this city. 
 
 Hatch Geo. W. - iqq qqq 
 
 Rawdon, Wright & Hatch are the celebrated bank 
 engravers, and another sample of intelligent, spirited 
 mechanics, making for themselves a name and a fo» 
 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 th.^ 
 
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 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 no r . 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 judge of his early prosperous career, cannot 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 
 gjt a British partizan or cavalry officer during the 
 revolutionary war. 
 
 Havermeyer Frederick C. - - - 100,000 
 Of a (German Family, and with his brother Wil- 
 jiam F., a merchant in Front street. 
 
 Havemeyer Wm. F. 
 A brother of Frederick C, above. 
 
 Hawley Irad - 
 
 Hawley Judson - 
 
 A bachelor, of the firm of Hopkins & Hawley, large 
 Grocers. 
 
 HaxtumA.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. Y. 
 
 Heabben (widow of John) - - 100,000 
 
 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 Nicholas T. - 100 000 
 
 A brother of James. 
 Heam George A. .... 150,000 
 
 Of the firm of Heam & Brothers, fashionable Dry 
 Good dealers in Broadway. 
 
 HeckscherEiward - - - - 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- 
 ter. 
 
 100,000 
 
 150,000 
 250 000 
 
 Hedges Catharine 
 one of the Rutgers family. 
 
 Hendricks - 
 
 Hendricks - 
 
 Hendricks - 
 
 Hendricks Uriah 
 Hendricks Widow 
 
 Rich Jews 
 Herring Wm. C. 
 
 . - 300,000 
 
 200,000 
 200,000 
 200,000 
 t 300,000 
 300.000 
 
 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 nearlv two years ago. President ot 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 his property in trust for the benefit of 
 his children 
 
 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 - - - 100,000 
 Originally from Albany, where he was clerk in a 
 
 store. He came to New York without a cent in his 
 pocket, and went all through Pearl street, inquiring 
 if they wanted a clerk, ana at last got a situation. 
 
 Hicks Henry V. .... 250,000 
 Robert Hicks, Plymouth, 1631, became a rich mer- 
 chant. This was the progenitor of the famiiy m 
 Rhode Island, Long Island and New York They 
 have always " cottoned" to merchandise, and been 
 distinguished in the commeicial annals of this coun- 
 try as shipping merchants at Plymouth, Newport and 
 New York, for 200 years past. 
 
 Hicks Mrs. John G. - 150,000 
 
 Her husband was a merchant. 
 
 Hicks John G. (estate) - - - 200,000 
 Son of the widow above, and lately deceased. 
 
 Hieks 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 trom business All 
 the Hicks are related, and are Quakers irom Long 
 Island. 
 
 Hicks Silas - - 300,006 
 
 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 «• odium cum 
 dignitate." Of the family of Ricks, Plymouth, Mass. 
 
 Hoffman L. M. (A German family) « 150,00Q 
 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" in the 
 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 Hoffman, 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 succeeds d in 
 obtaining work as a journeyman currier, at very low 
 waees. After continuing there for some time, went 
 to Philadelphia, where, after pursuing his tnde 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 whieh is 
 above attested. 
 
 Holmes Eldad 150,000 
 
 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 th« 
 Screw Dock Co. 
 
 Hone Phillip 100,000 
 
 He with his brother John, now deceased, were fa- 
 mous Auctioneers in their day. John died immense- 
 ly rich, and Phillip has met wi h losses. They were 
 sons of a respectable baker; of Dutch descent, and re- 
 ceived from him a large inheritance. Phillip has been 
 Mayor of the city, and distinguished as a politician of 
 the whig party. He is now President of the American 
 Mutual Insurance Co. 
 
 Hopper John (estate of) - - - 300,000 
 1 his gentleman, also an old Knickerbocker, was 
 a farmer of wealth and respectability. The estate 
 lies at Bloomii gdale, in the vicinity of 50th street, 
 it is a large landed property and much impi oved. 
 His only child, a daughter, married James Striker, of 
 Striker's Bay, by whom she had thre« children, viz : 
 Gen. Garrit H. Striker, Ann Striker (single) and 
 Mrs. J. Mott, ia whose possession the property now 
 is; it is one of the oldest landed estates in the city, 
 
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 of great extent, and the homestead in which Gen. 
 Striker now resides is one of great beauty, and i"? 
 well planted with ornamental and fruit trees of the 
 rarest kinds. 
 
 HoppockEli 150,000 
 Hopki-.s Gilbert - - - 400 000 
 
 Of the firm of Hopkins & Hawley, large Grocers 
 He has been Major General of the Artillery, and was 
 for seven or eight years Alderman of the Tenth Ward. 
 Now President of the Seventh Ward Bank. 
 Hasack (estate of David) - - - 100,000 
 
 But few i ames will shin** longer in the annals of 
 medical history brighter than this. His superior 
 practical talent, sagacity, boldness and decision as a 
 bedside practitioner, and the invaluable lessons iu 
 medicine he has left while common sense prevail. 
 
 Howard William - 600,000 
 Treasurer of the New York and Albany Rail Co. 
 
 Howard Jno. P. .... 150,000 
 Well known with his brother, D. D. Howard, as 
 the proprietor of Howard's House in this city. His 
 father, John Howard, of Burlington, Vt., was one of 
 the first hotel keepers in the United States. 
 
 Howard D. D. 150,000 
 
 Howell Mrs. Win. .... 250,000 
 Was a daughter of the rich old Blackwell, an old 
 New To-k family, and owners of Blaokwell's Island, 
 at Hell Gate. Her husband, a Howell or Hoel, old 
 Long Inland Suffolk n»me, and his niece and heir 
 is Julia Dekay, of a very ancient New York family 
 and wife of Major Jack Downing, No. 2, i. e. C. A. 
 Davis, vide. Her husband was a sea captain, and 
 afterwards a merchant. Been deceasad some 15 
 years. 
 
 Howland Gardiner G. 500,000 i 
 
 One of the special partnes in the House of How- 
 land & Aspinwall. He and his brother Samuel ob- 
 tained some celebrity by building vessels for the 
 Greeks in their struggle for independence. Large 
 •hipping merchants. 
 
 Howland Wia Howard - - - 300,000 
 A relative of John H. Howland, and in business 
 with him. 
 
 Howland Samuel S. 250,000 
 A brother of Gardiner G., and in business with 
 him. Now retired. 
 
 Howland Wm. Edgar - 100,000 
 One of the firm of Howland & Aspinwall. 
 
 Howland John H. 500,000 
 Resides in Bloominedale, and with Wm. H. He is 
 doing a lartce mercantile and shipping business. 
 
 Hoyt Edward 300,090 
 
 Mr. H. was one of the firm of Hoyt & Bogart, 
 Commission Merchants in domestic goods. Their 
 credit was so good that unlimited confidence was 
 placed in them during the perils of 1837-8, when so 
 many other houses in the same line, shared the 
 general inconvenience and depression. This confi- 
 dence enabled them successfully to extend their 
 business, and literally to coin money. 
 
 Hoyt Edwin 150,000 
 
 Of Dutch descent. Engaged in the Domestic Com- 
 mission business. 
 
 Hovt, (widow of Gould) - - - 500,000 
 Made his money as a Grocer in this city, of the firm 
 of Hoyt & Son, and died last summer. One of his 
 sons married a daughter of ex-President Duer, of Co- 
 lumbia College. 
 
 Hubbard N. T. - ... 100,000 
 Ancient and honored name of New England. Is in 
 the pork business largely. 
 
 Hudson Joseph - 150 qqq 
 
 Respectable English importer for manv years 
 here, and has doubled his fortune by marrying a 
 daughter of tbe rich Henry Laverty. He has no rea- 
 son to regret having adopted for his home the capi- 
 tal which graces the noble river that bears his name 
 in honor of its discoverer, and peradventure his an- 
 cestor, •«Hendrick Hudson," 
 
 Hunter Wm. 200,000 
 
 Made bis money in Canton, where he has resided 
 for the last twenty years, but has returned, and since 
 retired from business. 
 
 Hunt Jonathan 1,000,000 
 
 Has been engaged in mercantile business at the 
 south, at Mobile. Bachelor. 
 
 Hunt Thomas 500,000 
 
 Hunt Samuel J. .... 150,000 
 Merchant. Retired. Became rich by the decease 
 of his father-in-law. 
 
 Huntington Francis J. - - - 100,000 
 • f the firm of Huntington & Savage, book publish- 
 ers and sellers. Mr. Huntington is one of the oldest 
 publishers of Hartford, Ct., where he has always re- 
 sided ^* hen he took Mr. Savage for a partner, 
 the firm opened in this city a store, which is one of 
 our largest h juses. Their line is chiefly in school 
 b«ok« 
 
 Hurd James 200,000 
 
 An Englishman, formerly an extensive dry goods) 
 house ; has done no business since his failure. 
 
 Hurlburt E. D. ♦ - - 100,000 
 
 Inglis John $150,000 
 
 Resides in Jersey City. Made his money in the 
 dry goods trade at the south, together with fortunate 
 investments in real estate. Is the father of Judge 
 Inglis. 
 
 Ireland Andrew L. - 100,000 
 Much improved by foreign travel. 
 
 Ireland George 100,000 
 
 Ireland Wm. H. 150,000 
 
 Irving Mrs Jno. T. (husband's estate) 300,000 
 Judge John T., deceased, and Washington Irving 
 so renowned, and Wiiliam, Ebenezer, Peter, &c , are 
 the sons of a respectable shoemaker (deceased) in 
 William street, in thit blessed city of N ew York, 
 
 J. 
 
 Jackson Hamilton .... $200,000 
 Inherits the large estate of Jno. Jackson, one of two 
 brothers (John and Samuel) who early located at 
 Brooklyn, and became rich by the rise of real prop- 
 erty. These two brothers Jackson were l'neal de- 
 scendants of Col. Jno. Jackson, High Sheriff of 
 Queen's Coun'y, Judire, &c, eldest son aud heir of 
 Robert and Agnes .1 ackson, among the first English 
 settlers of Hempstead, L. I,, about 1654. 
 
 Jaffrey Robert 150,000 
 
 From Scotland and an importer of Dry Goods. 
 
 James Daniel 400,000 
 
 Formerly a clerk with Phelps & Peck, and marry- 
 ing a daughter of Mr. Phelps, became a partner in 
 the firm, which is now Phelps, Dodge & Co. ; hence 
 his wealth. 
 
 James Henry 100,000 
 
 Son of the rich William James, of Albany, (deceas- 
 ed) and a gentleman celebrated, we believe, for his 
 extensive scholarship and literary attainments. 
 Jaudon Samuel ... - 100,000 
 Mr, J. is celebrated as Cashier of the late United 
 States Bank, and subsequently as agent for the 
 Bank in London. 
 
 Janeway Estate 
 
 400,000 
 
 Jay Peter A. (estate of) - 700,000 
 The first Jay on the records appears to have been 
 fohn J ay, (probably a Hugenot,) a quaker in the 
 suite of Geo. Fox, in his journey through America in 
 1671-2, and who, me' ting with a dislocation of his 
 neck, was marvellously cured by the aforesaid George 
 somewhere in New Jersey, and thus, by this miracle 
 lived with his head on to become the head of an il- 
 lustrious house. 
 
 - 150,000 
 
 Jay Wm. .... 
 Son of Gov. John Jay. See Jay. 
 
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 Janeway Geo. 500,000 
 
 Son of William, (deceased, ) and grandson of George. 
 
 Janeway Rev. Jacob I. 500,000 
 Resides 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, Pearl, Chatham streets. He was quar- 
 termaster in the American navy in the revolutionary 
 war, atd afterwards became a brewer, by which busi- 
 ness he 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 hand, 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 famous fellow-waiter, Willard, to 
 copartner in that ancient establishment, where his 
 fortune was thus hone3tly and honorably made. 
 
 Jewitt John ■ - - 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 duties of the parish, without 
 any emoluments — has joined more persons in wed- 
 lock than any other clergyman in the vicinity. The 
 Rector and St. John's Church will w 11 repay a 
 stranger unacquainted with strict ceremonial forms 
 of the Episcopal Church by a visit upon every Sun- 
 day morning corner of Washington and Johnson sts. 
 
 Johnson David 100.000 
 
 Mj\ Johnson resides at Flatbush, has no children 
 by his handsoma wife, but in the most benevolent 
 mai ner takes care ot his nephewg and neces. He 
 is a director in the Long Island Bank,— made his 
 money as a grocer in this city. 
 
 Johnston John .... 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 whig poli 
 tician, and late Alderman, and grandson of the for- 
 mer President Johnson, of Columbia College, a Con- 
 nec'icut family, and Wm. S. gets the mass of his 
 fortune by marriage with the dau?h l er of " Cardinal 
 Wo-tlsey," as this eminent merchant 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 J ames Lennox, brother of Robert, immediately 
 after the revolution. 
 
 Jones James J. .... 300,000 
 
 Jones James L. 300,000 
 
 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 brother, 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 Wheatley, the daughter of Mrs. 
 Wheatley, of the Park Theatre, and was cut off with 
 $1,500 a year. He was lately President of the Chemi- 
 cal Bank. 
 
 Jones Robert 250,000 
 
 Formerly in the Clothing business, 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- 
 tal a dealer in oil. in the upper part of the city, and 
 made his way up to be a large Oil merchant. Re • 
 sides now at Jamaica, L. I, 
 
 Judah Amelia 100,000 
 
 Judah Rebecca 100,000 
 
 Judah Bell 100,000 
 
 K. 
 
 Kane Oliver $200,000 
 
 For many years a distinguished 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 respectable families, being 
 themselves a race decidedly of strong prominent 
 trait- of intellect. 
 
 Kearney J. D. Jr. (estate of J. Watts.) 300,000 
 Yo ing grandson of Jno. Watts, deceased, and 
 which is the source of his wealth. The Watts family 
 are cotemporary with the most distinguished names 
 of our English gentry, John Watts being grandson of 
 Robert and Mary Watts— and this Mary the daughter 
 of the Provincial Assembly, Wm. Nicoll, the paten- 
 tee of the Islip Manor, L. I. John Watt's sister was 
 mother of tne 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 half 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. 
 
 Keese Mary M. (Widow,) - - 100,000 
 Daughter of James Drake, deceased. 
 
 K»lo2sr Edward ... - 8100,000 
 
 Born in Litchfield Co., Ct., and began life a foot- 
 pedlar, carrving trunks filled with tin-pepper boxes 
 and other Yankee notions. Being man a of genius, it 
 was not long before he became a dry-good jobber in 
 Pearl street, making $20,000 per annum nett profit. 
 In 1837, at a time when by a legitimate business he 
 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 creditors, 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. Kellogg is no ordinary man, havine; in 
 addition to his attention to a large business, acquired 
 an education superior to many, who in early life have 
 received what is falsely styled "a liberal education." 
 
 Kelly Eli ... - 100,000 
 
 Kelly William - - - 150,000 
 
 Kelly Robert 150,000 
 
 Kennedy David S: 500,000 
 
 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 roost marked men of the times, the pro- 
 found jurist, and long the celebrated Chancellor of 
 this State, and whose opinions and commentaries, 
 nay, mere words, are like pure gold, and law for all 
 those who wish to know what law is. What a grati- 
 fying picture of a well-spent life is that of this uni- 
 versally beloved man in a green old age, enjoying 
 the respect of friends, the delights of domestic socie- 
 ty, and all the glorious vigor and sparkling bright- 
 
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 less of that manhood which once adorned and could 
 still adorn if not purify tnat bench, which wouJd 
 more deplore hi- loss but for the e evasion to a most 
 important judicial sta'ion of that a le son for w ,ose 
 shoulders it would seem the ftther designed his spot 
 less mantle. 
 
 Kermit Robert 200,000 
 
 Of a very old and moit respectable New York 
 family. 
 
 Kernochan Joseph .... 800,000 
 Of a \ o «r Irish family, who were emplove d as Col- 
 liers teamsters at some of 'be lar^e iron works 
 in the Highland Mountains, on the west side of the 
 Hudson. Made h s money in the southern trade as 
 partner in the house of Parish & Co. 
 
 Kerrigan James - 150.000 
 
 Ketchum Morris - 300,000 
 A brother of Hiram, the lawyer, and now*_re 5 ides in 
 Westport, Ct., cultivating one of the bestlfaims in 
 that State. He has been, and was an owner of the 
 Iron Works, at Elizabethport, N. Y. n 
 
 Kettletas Eugene .... 300,000 
 A descendant of theRev. Abraham Kettletas. whose 
 father cau»e from Holland in 1723, and was a mer- 
 chant in this city. Rev. Mr. Kettletas, was distin- 
 guished as a cleigyman, on L-ng Island, during (he 
 jevolu ionary war, and was a member of iheConven 
 tion which formed the state constitution in 1777. 
 Eugene was educated a Lawyer, and married the sis- 
 ter of Mrs. Thos McCarty, daughter of John Gardi- 
 ner, decei-ed, whence he receives a good porti on of 
 his estate. Hacke t, the comedian, is a son of Ann, 
 daughter of the Rev. Abraham Kettletas. 
 
 Kidmore, Samuel S. - - 100,000 
 
 King James Gore .... 400,000 
 James G. of the ^rm of Prime, Ward &c King, and 
 Charles editor of theN, Y. Amerkan are son« of the 
 distinguished Rufus King who was born in Maine in 
 1775 graduated in Havard c ollege, served in the Rev- 
 olutionary army, was a delegate to the old congress 
 from Massachusetts and a cnator from N, Y. the 
 first session under the Constitution of the U. S. and 
 afterwards for a long time minister to Great Britain, 
 andasai ' a senator in Conuress. Jtmes for a long 
 time exercised great influence in the money mar- 
 ket. He lesided many years in Liverpool, Kngland, 
 unler th~ firm of King & Grain. Now resides at a 
 beautif >1 country seat at VVchawken, overlooking 
 the Hudson. 
 
 Kingsland D. 100,000 
 
 Atto.ney rt law — inherited his, fortune from his 
 father. D. Kingslmd, deceased, a well knoun ship 
 carpenter. 
 
 Kingsland Daniel C. - 300,000 
 Kingsland, Ambrose C. 300,000 
 Firm D. & A. Kingsland & Co. — in the sperm oil 
 and shipping business. 
 
 Kingsland R, - - - - - 200,000 
 
 Une of the oldest and richest firms in the hardware 
 line, ami a man of great re-pectability and hn>h 
 standing in this community, a modest gentleman that 
 has calmly pursued 44 the even tenor of his way" 
 \»thout show or parade, and thus silently pas ed 
 down the stream of time, every where beloved and 
 honored. Such fimilies how unlike are they to the 
 fluttering, buzzing things of fashion, whose gilded 
 wings collapse with the first shower that dims tbeir 
 sunshine, and " then are heard no more." 
 
 Kissam Richard (Estate ot) - - 200,000 
 An estate honestly, nobly acquired in the surgi< al 
 profession of which he stood undoubtedly at the head 
 in his day, But tew keener men in wit or with the 
 knite could be found any where. His forte was litho- 
 tomy, in which his cures were truly wonderful. In 
 after life he marripd and soon after died, leaving a 
 large family of small children, to wnom we believe 
 his property was by will bequeathed. 
 
 Knapp Shepard 300,000 
 
 From New England and self made. He was for- 
 merly in t e leather business wiih Jocob Lorrillard 
 aud thus acquired bis property. In his dealing he 
 was just, and is highly esteemed a? a citizen. He is 
 Presdent of the Mechanics Bank. 
 
 Kneeland Charles .... 100,000 
 Fiom down East and self made 
 
 Knox A. .... - 100,000 
 
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 Lafarge John 500,000 
 
 A Frenchman, and formerly agent for Joseph 
 Buonenarte during his residence in this country. Buo 
 neparte had lands in Pennsylvania which he offered 
 at $1 an acre. Lafor^c told* him if he would survey 
 and divide it, he could get for some lots $20 an acre, 
 and for the others prices ranging from this sum to $1. 
 Buoneparte said, "You may buy it at $1 in acre and 
 dispose of it as y u please." "I have no money," 
 replied Laforge. <• I will lend it to you," said Buo- 
 naparte. Lafo'rge bought the iand and laid the foun 
 aation of his fortune. He afterwards invested in 
 real es> ate in this city and by the rise in value has 
 greatly increased his wealth. He is now erecting the 
 large building at the corner of Reade and Broadway, 
 and is elsewhere building to a great extent. 
 
 LaingHugh 100,000 
 
 Has been a Coal dealer. Is now retired, giving his 
 business to his son, of the firm of Laing k Randolph, 
 the largest importers, and the largest dealers in the 
 city ; Mr. Randolph, senior, having retired likewise 
 in favor of his son. 
 
 Langdon Henry .... 300,000 
 A son-in-law of John Jacob Astor. Originally a 
 poor boy from Massachusetts. Is now aristocratic ; 
 resides in Europe. 
 
 LasalaJohn B. .... 100,000 
 
 Loubat Alphonse .... 200,000 
 A French importer. Operated in matrimony very 
 advantageously. Now retired. 
 
 Laurie George .... 100,000 
 George and John L. for 30 year* merchants, and 
 bachelors, (originally from Scotland) and of tbevery 
 first cnaracter and prime brand as to ref-pec'abHity. 
 The univer-al consideration they enjoy in this com- 
 munity must b* a comfort to them when they look 
 back upon the bright and honorable carper tbey have 
 passed through, though neither, we hope, is yet too 
 advanced into the yellow leaf to forswear and occome 
 a Benedict, w h ch they both know tbey could easily 
 do, and nave oi ly to > ay the word in these f^aid times, 
 and Hymen st cds ready to light his altar torch, 
 and cupid to let rly frrm ids quiver on* of his itiost 
 barbed arrows, lhat not even the tough texture of a 
 bachelor's heart could :esist. 
 
 Laverty Henry .... 150,000 
 Has heen a Dry Good jobber in Pearl streei, an 
 which business he h8smade his fortune, and from 
 which he has now retired. His parlor i- hung with 
 very excelled paint' ngs, the production of his accom- 
 pli lied daughter's pencil. 
 
 Lawrence Alexander M. - - - 100,000 
 Of the old New York family of Lawrence. Made 
 his money in the shipj ing anu importing business — 
 now retired. 
 
 Lawrence Abraham ... 300 000 
 
 Inherited his fortune, and with Cornelius W. and 
 most of the others of the name of Lawrence in this 
 city, from three brothers from England, John, Wil- 
 liam and Thomas. 
 
 Lawrence Cornelius W. - - * - 250 000 
 
 Of a highly respectable Quaker family in Long Is- 
 land. He, with his brothers, Joseph and Richard M., 
 made their fortunes in the old distinguished Auc- 
 tioneer firm of Hicks, Lawrence & Co. This firm 
 failed in 1S37, 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, who 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. 
 
 Now President i-f th« Bank of the State of New 
 York, was a farmer's boy, and worked many a long 
 
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 day in rain and sunshine on long Island. 7 here 
 were few lads within twenty miles of him that could 
 nv.w a wider swarth or turn a neater furrow. 
 
 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 
 * larkson, 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 
 Buffering, to relieve the widow and the orphan, and to 
 wipe the tear of sorrow from misery's pallid cheek. 
 
 Lawrence Joseph .... 250000 
 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. 
 
 Lawrfnce Richard - 
 The brother of Henry H. 
 
 100 000 
 100,000 
 
 100,000 
 
 500 000 
 
 Leary James .... 
 The fashionable Hatter. 
 
 Leavitt David - - - - 
 
 £ From New England, and has made his money in a 
 
 freat measure by importing leaden Busts, and is now 
 resident of the American Exchange Bank. David 
 has retired. 
 
 Leavitt John W. 
 
 From Suffield, Conn. A brother of David 
 Leaviu Rufus 200 000 
 
 The younger brother of the above, and of the firm 
 of J. W. & R. Leavitt. 
 
 Leupp Charles M. - - 
 
 A Leather dealer in the swamp. 
 Lee Benj imin P. - - - - 100 000 
 
 Of the firm of Lee k Brewster, in the domestic 
 Commission business. 
 
 I^e D-tvid 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. 
 
 Leiferts Leffert 300,000 
 
 President of the Long Island Bank, and formerly 
 County Judge. Resides at tiedfo id in a splendid 
 mansion, is connected by maruage to the beuson 
 family, and has an only daughter just looking into 
 womanhood; the judge is a prominent suppo lerof 
 the Dutch Church, and devotes much of his time to 
 its interests- 
 
 The Judg-'s fath r was a very ho iest and worthy 
 travelli g shoem«ke: , who carried i is pack fro a 
 house to house, to make and mend shoes for the 
 farmers, and in flu* way he got acquain ed with a 
 Miss Conover, a woman of property, whom he mar 
 ried, and who was the mother of the Bank Pre- 
 sident. 
 
 Lefferts (widow of John) - - 100.000 
 This lady resides at Flatbush, and is the widow 
 of John Lerteits, who was a member of the Legis- 
 ture of this State, but cannot marry on acco nt of 
 her husbands will, made according to the Dutch 
 ru-.e. Co. sidering I er large estate she lives in an 
 extremely mean house, but is a very worthy la y. 
 
 Lesgett Samuel .... 500000 
 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 - 100,000 
 
 The brother mentioned aboV( . 
 Leggett Thomas - 800,000 
 
 Lesffett Thomas Jr. - - 150 000 
 
 Son of Thomas, above, and a Dry Good Jobber in 
 Pearl street, and married a Miss Burns, of New Ro- 
 chelle. Her father was of the firm of Burns, Trimble 
 & Co., owners of four Liverpool packets in this city. 
 He has been dead fifteen years. 
 
 Le^eett Walter - - - 100 000 
 
 Made a fortune in a Retail Dry Good store, and re- 
 tired to the country. 
 
 Leg-get Wm. F. .... 100,000 
 
 L^ee^tt William W. 100 000 
 
 William W. Leggett 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 
 
 Nearly this sum was left him by his father, Robert 
 deceased, who was a British commissary. But James 
 has nobly given fortunes to his Asters, and devotes 
 himself chietiy to pious objects. Robert was a 
 brother of James, who was a Cooper, in business 
 with Joshua Jones, after the Revolutionary war. 
 
 Le Barbier A. 150,000 
 
 LeRoy, Capt. 100,000 
 
 Owns Monticello, Jefferson's Seat. 
 
 L^Roy J»c>;>R. - 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 
 300,000 Le Roy inherits a large estate from his father-in-law. 
 
 Leupp Charles M. .... 150,000 
 Director in Tradesman's Bank, and of the ^ew 
 York and Erie R. R. Was a poor y ung man from 
 New Jersey, who, by his industrious habits was nd- 
 100,000 mitted a partner with Gideon Lee & Co., auerwards 
 married his daughter, and succeeded him in business 
 at his decease. 
 
 Lewis Morgan (estate of) - - 700,000 
 Formerly Gov. of the State,, Major General ot 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 k Co., and one of the richest Brokers in Wall 
 street. G;eat dealers in fancy stocks also. 
 
 Li le Bdwd B. 500,000 
 The brother of Jacob. A widower. 
 
 Livingston Maturine ... 100,000 
 ihuugh of the family of Livingston, which lor a 
 fa mil v so prolific ami numerous a* theirs is 1 a* uteri 
 one o'c the most we»l:h> in the State, hutlitlle in we 
 subdivi-ion of multiplying gentrations tell to the 
 share of Maturine, wuo marrying his cousin, daugh- 
 ter of General Morgan Lev\is, at) ve, has however 
 acquired large opulence in perspective. The Living- 
 stons began in thi< Slate ab >ut 150 years since in 
 the person of a Scotch clergyman, who on a famous 
 old white horse made his itinerations through the 
 valley of theMihawk tell with effect. From him 
 sprang an intelligent, enterprising race, who in the 
 next generation secured lai^e lan ed estates, since 
 manorial by their extent on both sides the Hudson 
 River. Martin Van Buren commenced his career 
 as a village lawyer at Kinderhook by undertaking 
 to invalidate the Livingston titles, but their numbers 
 and weabh were too much for him. Their names 
 loom largely on our records; and after the Rens- 
 elaers and the Dutch and English noblesse, they 
 rank among the most distinguished families in the 
 State. 
 
 Loder Benjamin 
 
 150,000 
 
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 Loomis Luther .... 200,000 
 Of a Connecticut family and partner of Gen. 
 Samuel Lyman, in the manufacture of Screws, Nails, 
 &c.,in N. J., of the firm of Loomis ic Lyman. 
 
 Lord Daniel 150,000 
 
 The first mercantile lawyer in tbe city. His busi- 
 ness is very lucrative, His father is a physician 
 
 Lord Rufus L. 500,000 
 
 From Boston, and owns property in the burnt dis- 
 trict 
 
 Lorillard Jacob • 500-000 
 A son of Jacob, deceased. 
 
 Lorillar.-f, (widow of Jacob,) - - 1,500,000 
 
 Tlire- broth -rs, Jacob, Peter ar.d George, vs«e of 
 an aicieit Hugenot family, and all from nothing 
 became rich— tha two laf.er in the tobacco business. 
 They are now al! dead, Jacob and Peter leaving 
 widows and children ; George wa< a bacr.elor ; Jacob 
 wa- at one time in partnership with Gideon Lie and 
 Shepherd Knapp. He left all his mcnev to his 
 widow. One dauehter of Peter married T. Hey- 
 nol ts, book -flier deceased; another, Join. D. Wdte, 
 of the firm of Wolfe ic Bi-hop ; and another, Lieut. 
 Spencer, of the Navy, all three rich. Widow of 
 Ja )bre i 'e* at Bloomingdale, and her ton Jacob 
 re -ides with her. 
 
 Lott Jeramiah 100-000 
 
 Mr. Lott was son to Judge Lott of Kings County, 
 and is tather-in-hw to the Hon. John A. I ott. now 
 State Senator. He resides at Flushing, is ex<remely 
 close, using spawn for his supper, and setting by a 
 corn-cob fite. He is a worthy tr ember of the Dutch 
 Church, who gets but one sett of shoes on his hoises 
 in a year. 
 
 Lorillard Peter Jun. .... 1,000,000 
 -^on of Peter, and now in the Tobacco business. 
 He ieceived some $200,000 from his uncle George. 
 
 Lovett James 200 000 
 
 A retired sea captain, and afterwards a shipping 
 merchant, originally from Rhode Island, and of the 
 real grit that comes of late as of yore, from that little 
 chivalrous spot that gave birth to a Perry and a 
 Greene. 
 
 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 San* Souci, at Bal- 
 8ton, 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. 
 
 Low Cornelius 150,000 
 
 Low Albert 200,000 
 
 Low Daniel 300,000 
 
 Another enterprising, driving smooth-faced, pleas- 
 ant son of New Ei^land, who re>ided a long time, as 
 a merchant, in Paris, and surmounting every blasting 
 sirocco in trade, came out rich, and spread largely 
 into real estate. 
 
 Lowth -r William .... 100,000 
 An Englishman, commenced poor, and acquired his 
 property at a time when coal was at a high price, and 
 a monopoly of the business existed. Is now in busi- 
 ness with nis son, and is a large importer ofCoal. 
 
 Ludlow Estate 300,000 
 
 Luff John Estate of .... 200,000 
 A most capital man was this respectable German, 
 and in the excellent qualitv of his bread and muffin. 
 Jonas Humbert himself, aided by his electrical ma- 
 chine, was no circumstance to him. Old Mr Luff 
 had a pleasant word for every one as he rattled 
 around from door to door in his long light baker's 
 cart, which it seems to us is now becume of the 
 things th* t once were, and are found no more among 
 our modern landaus and Berlins. With a becoming 
 
 Eride his dhildren revert back with pleasure *o the 
 onest means by which their revered parent made 
 by bi3 own hands, so large an estate. 
 
 Ludlow Thos. W. - 300,000 
 By prof ession a lawyer, but receiving a larjre inherit 
 tance fiom his father, Thomas, heretiied. The grand- 
 father was a baker, and father was a marshal under 
 the British rule, and a tory. A large present of wine 
 was sent to Gen. Washington, which was confiscated, 
 and come into the hands of Thomas W. Thf> first of 
 this wine was stld in 1828, and is now very valuable, 
 if it can be found. The auctioneer is a cousin of the 
 present Thos. W. 
 
 Lyman Gen. Samuel P. - 200 000 
 
 A poor boy from Vermont, studied law at Utica, 
 
 and has been a distinguished practitioner in that city. 
 He has been a principal mover in the enterprise of the 
 Erie Railroad. He has invested a poition of his funds 
 in the land of the Southern Counties of this State. 
 He has some reputation as a writer, and knows 
 Joe Sykes better than any other man. He resides at 
 the Astor House, and is in company with the Messrs. 
 Loomis, of Connecticut, and is extensively engaged in 
 the manufacture of Screws and Nails, at Sonierville, 
 N. J. He married a daughter of Anson Thomas, ot 
 Utica, by whom he received a portion of his wealth. 
 
 M. 
 
 McBrair James 100,000 
 
 McBride James .... 700,000 
 An ?rish Gentleman, who, by a steady, upright, 
 straight-forward course of trade in the 'rv Go ds 
 line, consi lidding by his unblemished and pure life 
 tr ops of fast friends around him. 
 
 McCall James 200,000 
 
 Made his money in the Dry Good business, in which 
 business he has acquired his fortune. An Irish gen- 
 tleman 
 
 McCartv, Mrs. (widow of Thomas S ) 300.000 
 A daughter of John Gardiner, deceased, and t-istei 
 of the wife of Eu?ene Kettletas. She received this 
 
 sum from her father's estate. 
 
 McChain H. 100,000 
 
 McCroskry Robert .... 200,000 
 A bachelor. 
 
 McCracken, John L. - - - 100,000 
 
 McCrea Robert .... 100,000 
 
 Fortune from his father, (deceased.) who in his 
 day was largely engaged in the Dry Good business, 
 and distinguished f<>r just principles in his dealings 
 —an honor to his native land, Scotia. 
 
 McFarlane (Estate of) Henry - - 150,000 
 A poor boy, who rose first to a clerk, then to be 
 partner in the old house of Blackwell, iron merchants 
 
 McKie Thomas 100,000 
 
 McLean Hug-h M. D. - - - 150,000 
 A worth) Physician, who inherited a good i or ion 
 of his money from some relative. Scotch birth or 
 descent. 
 
 M"Coun Wm. T 100,000 
 Vice Chancellor, and from the rank of a j oung 
 attorney who came from the country to practice law, 
 ani try his fortune here, has ris~n step by step, by 
 his own meri's, in'o the good opinion of the profes- 
 sion and community till honored with one of the 
 highest di=. nicies of the State. 
 
 MacyJosiah 150,000 
 
 From the Cape Cod region. 
 
 Magee James 200,000 
 
 Resides in Ireland, his native country. 
 
 Maitland R. L. 150,000 
 
 Sc >tch, and some of his wealth comes through Lis 
 wife, daughter of Robt Lennox. See Lennox above. 
 
 Manice D. F. - - - - 200,000 
 
 Formerly a merchant, who failed during " the h«rd 
 
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 times," but now retired to Long Island immensely 
 rich. 
 
 March Charles - - ■-■ - - 150,000 
 
 Marsh Charles 150.000 
 
 Marsh Stewart C 100,000 
 
 Marshall Benjamin - - - 500,000 
 One of the earliest who boldly enterprised Ameri- 
 can manufacturing establishments, and by them has 
 managed, strange "to say, to obtain large profits and 
 wealth. 
 
 Marshall Charles H. 120,000 
 Agent oi the s\\ ck Ball Line of Packets, and for- 
 meily a sea captain. Is noted for the beauty of hi9 
 daughter. 
 
 Marshall Joseph - 500,000 
 
 Martins (estate of George) - - 100,000 
 His widow resides at Flatbush. George com- 
 mitted suicide by blowing out his briins (it he had 
 and ), wr h a fowling piece. They attempted to con- 
 vert the farmer into the gentleman, but it had a 
 very injurious tendency, as george who was an ex- 
 tremely exemplary good man, was never designed 
 bv nature either for a dandy or philosopher. 
 
 Martin 200,000 
 
 Mason John (Estate of ) - - - 1,000,000 
 
 Mason Sydney .... 200,000 
 Of the firm of Mason & Thompsop, extensively 
 engaged in the South Americaa (rade. 
 
 Mauran Oroondates .... 500,000 
 Formerly engaged in the Southern trade, and made 
 money also by the steam-ferry at Havanna. 
 
 Maxwell Hugh 100,000 
 
 One of the ablest lawyers and first of orators at the 
 bar ; his father was a respectable Scotchman, and a 
 brewer at Baltimore, and Hugh married the beautiful 
 daughter of an eniment blacksmith of this city. Now 
 their son is Secretary of Legation at Petersburg I 
 Such is the reward of merit. Ha.s in a measure re- 
 tired from the Bar. 
 
 Maybe© 150,000 
 
 Mayer John 100,000 
 
 It is rather as one of the firm of Thos. John & Jos. 
 Mayer, manufacturers of Earthen Ware, Stafford- 
 shire, Enaland, than as an individual, that the sub- 
 ject of this notice may be set down, as a man of 
 wealth. Mr. Mayer is a high-minded, honorable 
 man, and blessed with no ordinary share of prudence. 
 As a man of business, he is prompt, and systematic, 
 confining himself exclusively to his own affairs. 
 Mr. M. inherited a good fortune from his father, who, 
 from being a journeyman Tanner and Currier, at 
 Newcastle, under Lyne, Eng., by years of prudence, 
 economy and industry, rose to great wealth, and was 
 respectfully chosen to fill the highest civic offices in 
 his. native town. Few men more richly merited suc- 
 cess, and none were more happy in all the relations 
 of social life, than Mr. M., senior. 
 
 Meeks Joseph Sr. 300,000 
 Joseph Meeks Sr., a wealthy and respeetable in- 
 habitant of tbe fifth ward, a large land holder if the 
 first ward and elsehwere, and lor filty jears an in- 
 habitant of the first ward. His business was that of 
 a Cabinet maker, which he successfully carried on 
 for nearly half a century, and by his assiduous care 
 and attention amassed the above fortune ; he com- 
 menced in l'fe with a mere nominal capital, and re- 
 tired about the year 1834— he is of the old Knicker- 
 bocker family— though young at the time, he was 
 present at the Battery, when the British evacuated 
 this city, and assisted in tearing to atom- the British 
 flag which was left flying, and also assisted in hoist- 
 ing the first American flag that was ever raised in 
 this city, in its stead, byorder of Gen. Washington. 
 
 Mesier P. A, Sr. .... 100,000 
 
 Mesier E. S. 200,000 
 
 Meyer George 200,000 
 
 Mildeberger Christopher - - - 300,000 
 Made his money years ago m the Leather business 
 in the Swamp. 
 
 Mildeberger John - - - - 150,000 
 
 Mi'ler Charles C- .... 100,000 
 
 The brother of James, in the Wool business. 
 
 Miller Daniel S. .... 200.000 
 A rich Grocer, of the firm of Dater, Miller & Co., 
 large wholesale dealers. Mr. Miller is a very worthy 
 man, and has made all his money by perseverance- 
 Miller Wra Geo. B. - - - - 300 000 
 Her husband was a celebrated Tobacconist, and 
 died in 1816. This celebrated establishment was 
 founded by Mrs. Russel, in Water Street, the site of 
 the present establishment. Her son-in-law, Mr. Mil- 
 ler, succeeded, and at his death was succeeded by his 
 widow, who took into partnership her son-in-law, 
 some ten years since, and they now constitute the 
 firm of Mrs. G. B. Miller & Co. They have also a 
 large establishment in Broadway. 
 
 MiH«T Horatio 100.000 
 
 The brother of Wm. S., merchant, in Broadway. 
 
 Miller John A. 200,000 
 
 Made his money dealing in mahogany, and im 
 porting curled hair for Cabinet makers. 
 
 Miller J. G. 200,000 
 
 Miller Jarn*s 100,000 
 
 With his brother, a Wool dealer in Jacob street. 
 
 Miller Michael .... 100,000 
 Made this sum as a Distiller in Duane street, and is 
 succeeded in the business by his nephew George. 
 
 Miller William P. ... 300 000 
 
 From Connecticut, and formerly in ths Leather 
 business with Jacob Lorillard, and now in the same 
 business in Gold street. He has acquired all hi* 
 money by honest industry. 
 
 Miller Wm. S. 100,000 
 
 A merchant, in business with his brother in the 
 lower part of Broadway, and now a member of Con- 
 
 gress, of the Am. Rep. party. 
 
 Mills Drake 100,000 
 
 Mills James 100,000 
 
 Minturn Charles ... - 200,000 
 
 With his brother Edward, of the firm of Woedhull 
 & Miniums, merchants, shipper-, and owners of a 
 line of Liverpool packf ts. See Woodhull. They are 
 sons of Nathaniel Minturn, of the old firm of Cham- 
 plain, Minturn & Co., large T«»a merchants. Mr. 
 Minturn, when in business, sn l before his failure, 
 was reputed worth several millions. 
 
 Minturn Edward .... 200,000 
 The brother of Charles, above. 
 
 Minturn Robert B. 200,000 
 Of the firm of Grinneli, Minturn & Co., a largeand 
 old shipping and commis ion house. 
 
 Moffat William B. .... 250,000 
 His famous and widely celebrated 
 medicines have aiso contributed much to the in- 
 crease of his wealth, and yearly prove a source of 
 great profit. Some ten or twelve years he obtained 
 the secret of his pills from a poor physician, who died 
 soon after, and to whom Moffat had applied to cure 
 him of dyspepsia. His medicine working a cure, Mof 
 fat sought the secret. He was then poor, and, though 
 scarcely more than thirty, is one of the richest men in 
 the city. He has invested in real estate in Broadway. 
 
 Mollan Stuart 250,000 
 
 Of Irish descent, and made his money as a mer- 
 chant in the Dry Good line, at the south, and in this 
 city. He is still purchasing goods for his different 
 stores at the south. 
 
 Monroe Mrs. James (Douglass Estate) 300,000 
 Wife of Capt or Col. James Monroe, formerly of 
 the army, and nephew of the late James Monroe, 
 Preside of the United States, whose ancestor, he 
 boasted in telling, was a tanner. 
 
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 Moore Clement C. - 350,000 
 Of the highly respectable family of the late Bishop 
 Moore, whuse mcestois located first at Newtown, 
 I». I., as plain farmer* or mechanic, as mos't of the 
 first colonists from England were. Clement is the 
 a,m vene-a^le and revered Bishop Moore, de- 
 
 ceased of the Episcopal Church, and nephew of the 
 much beloved and distinguished phybician, Dr. Wm. 
 Moore, deceased. 
 
 Moore Baltus 350,000 
 
 Moorewood Edmund 
 
 100,000 
 
 Morgan Mathew (late N. Orleans - 400,000 
 Part Proprietor of the new hotel up Broadway. 
 
 Morgan John L 100,000 
 Rich and of no calline, 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. 
 
 Morrell Thomas .... 100,000 
 One of our most prosperous wholesale grocers. 
 
 Morris Gouverneur .... 1,500,000 
 His father, the venerab'e 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 began on a 
 large figure, and so continued to prosper for 160 
 year*. Col. Lewis Morris a ceiebra'ed English qua- 
 ker merchant of Barbadoes, and friend of Wm. Penn, 
 coming here to New York with his own ships and 
 goods, and with his brother Richard M., maim? hn- 
 media ely purchases of larire tracts on Long Island, 
 at barlem river, at Shrewsbury, ice, N. J. (he^ce 
 Morris' own and Morrissiana estate, the l*st the estate 
 of th youngster above.) Acc. And from this truly il- 
 lustrious stack came all the Momsses hereabout and 
 inNewJe sey; and m their hands the patrimonial 
 estate-* st 11 rest, together with the household jewelry 
 and plate for many generations back, which few 
 families can say. The grandfather of the present 
 Gouverne r (wh ^se name was also Gouverneur,) in- 
 serted in his will that his son should not be educated 
 in Ct., for the reasons that these j ankees were too 
 cute at bargains wih ther Dutch neighbors. Mr. 
 Moms is a plain, unl«ttered farmer, who daily sends 
 his mi k to the city. Be-ides Morrissiana, an immense 
 tract on the north bank of the Harlem River.— Mr. 
 Morris has land and other stocks. 
 
 Morrison John (estate of) - 
 
 300,000 
 
 Morse John 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. 
 
 M ? rse S - i( l ney E. - - - . 200,000 
 A s. n oi fi he distinguished geographer, Rev. Jedediah 
 Morse, who h <ed and died at N ewhaven, Ct Sidney 
 E - is editor and proprietor of the > ew York Observer 
 by which paper he has made his fortune He has 
 lateiy published a Geography , which will have a lar^e 
 sale for years, and on which he will doubtless realize 
 a lar^e sum. 
 
 Mortimer Kichard. .... 200,000 
 An honest upright tailor, now retired on a large 
 eatate. His lovely daughter was deemed, beyond all 
 question, the reigning belle at Saratoga. 
 
 Mortimer John Jr. 100,000 
 A cioth importer, from Yorkshire. Married a 
 daughter o the late T. C. Morton, a wealthy mer- 
 SadSV maUy yearS " Stewan " amon S tn e 
 
 Moss John 200,000 
 
 Mott Misses 150 rj00 
 
 Two ladies, sisters of the distinguiseed Surgeon, and 
 daughters of Dr. H. Mott, who left all his money to 
 these two daughters. 
 
 Mott Samuel F - 400 000 
 
 Of a Westchester Quaker family, and in the Cotton 
 and domestic Commission business, together with his 
 brother, William F., made his money. Samuel is 
 now President of the Manhattan Fire Insurance Co. 
 
 He married one of the daughters of Thomas Leggett r 
 deceased. His two daughters are married to John and 
 George Ring, Ship Chandlers. 
 
 Mott Dr. Valentine .... 250,000 
 'J his distinguished Surgeon and Physician, is a de- 
 scendant of Adam Mott, who, coming fa m England, 
 and residine first at Hingham, Ma*?., became an in- 
 habitant of Kemp-tead^L. I., !655 Henn , the fa- 
 ther of Valentine, was a Physician. srd m'iried 
 the daughter of Samuel Way, at >oith Himpstead. 
 At an advancf d age he moved to this city, where he 
 died in 1840. His only surviving son, Dr. Va'entine, 
 was born at Glen Cove, L. 1., Aug 20, 1765. He was 
 a student in the ofiice of h s ie'anve, Dr. Valentine 
 Seaman, and attended the medical lectures m Colum- 
 bia College in 164o. In the spring of ISO" he went to 
 London, and became a pupil of Sir Astiey Cooper, 
 and for two years attending thehospitals, and the lec- 
 tures of the e'der Clir>e Acernetby. C. Bell, Astiey 
 Cooper, Haishton Currie, and other i isbngui-hed. 
 teat hers. He next visited Edinbu'gh, and heard the 
 le inres of Gregory, Hooppr and Playfais and after 
 having re- visited the lectures and hospitals of Lon- 
 don, returned to New Yoik, where he arrived in the 
 fall of 1S08, and met with treat success in his profes- 
 sion. The nest year he was made Prof, of surgtry 
 in Columbia College, and atterwards held the ssme 
 posi ion in the College of Physicians and Surged s. 
 He soon aftei wards gave up his c mmission, and de- 
 moted his time exclus vely to his practice. In 1818 
 he performed the operation of tyin? the arterior in- 
 nominata within two inche- of the heart 1 his was 
 an original operation — an exploit sufficient to make 
 his name immortal. Sir A-tley Cooper has said of 
 him, that he has i erforired more great oj erations 
 tnan any other man tha' ever lived. He wa- induced 
 again to accept his professorship in the co'lege, butin 
 1840 his health failing, he returned to Eur pe, travel- 
 ling in England, France, and Egypt. The re-ult 
 of the observations, he has given in a book en- 
 titled " 1 ravels in Europe and tre East." D ringhis 
 absence, the Medical School of the N. Y. Univer-ity 
 was organized, and the professor-hip of surgery ten- 
 dered to him, which he acce r tedon his arrival in 
 1S40. The success of th^ school is unparjdeiled, and 
 i>, in a great measure, owing to tne influence and 
 reputation of Dr. Mott. He has accumulated his for- 
 tune mainly by his exten*ive tnd very lucrative prac- 
 tice, though his patrimonial inheritance wasionside- 
 rable The family of Motts became Quakers in the 
 time of George Fox. 
 
 Moit William F. 300,000 
 The brother ox Samuel F,, above. 
 
 Moulton Charles F. - 200,000 
 Charles was an active shrewd little broker, some 15 
 years sin e in Wall i-treet, and by some fortunate pur- 
 chase of real es'ate became wealthy. He married for 
 love a pretty little poor girl, the much accompl shed 
 only daughter of a lespectable German piai o itacher 
 by a French wife. Mademoiselle Metz- now Mad. 
 Moulton- was in early life deemed almost a musical 
 prodigy by her voice and performances on the piano, 
 and brought 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 
 
 Said to havs begun life as a Shoemaker, in Gian- 
 ville, Mass. Made his money inthe 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. 
 
 Munson M. 100,000 
 
 Murray John B. (estate of) - 250,000 
 
 An English tentleman of wealth, who came to this 
 ountry during the h evolutions ry war, and was for 
 many years a conspicuous merchant, first in Alexan- 
 dria. D. C, and afterwaids in this city. He resided 
 at his country seat at Greenvale, now near 35t r i street, 
 on 8;h Avenue. Died in 1823 highly esteemed as a 
 correct and intelligent merchant, and honest man. 
 
 Murray James B. .... 100,000 
 Son of John B. M. ColoDel Murray command- 
 ed in the late war, having charge of several important 
 posts, and was aid de camp to Gov. Clinton. Ibis 
 tamily are in no wise related to the Quakers of the 
 same name, and are directly descended from the 
 
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 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 his since invested lir.«ely 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 Murray* were about half a century sine* 
 among the mo-t wealthy and influential, and tail 
 from noble Scotch extraction, though the most emi- 
 nent here have been of the Society of Friends. One 
 of these latter, on the high seat, set up his carriage 
 whl :h, being deemed a little toi luxurious, he pallia- 
 ted th». censure by calling it a " leathern vehicle" for 
 convenience ! 
 
 Murray Miss 
 Murray Robt. I. 
 
 150,000 
 100,000 
 
 N 
 
 Neilson (Estate ol) Wm. - - $200,000 
 An ancient merchant of very great repute aid 
 wealth, and 1 >ng deceased, married " La ly Kitty 
 Duer," widow of the former John Duer, and dau li- 
 ter of Lord Ste-ling, of the Continental army. By 
 " Ladv Kitty" or Catharine, old Mr Neilson left a 
 numerous family, one of whom, William, a resect- 
 able merchant and much esteemed gentleman marri- 
 ed a daughter of John B. Coles' deceased, and thus 
 added to bis fortune. 
 
 Nevins R. H. 200,000 
 
 A broker of the firm of Nevins & Townsend. 
 
 Nevius P. I. 200,000 
 
 Of an ancient and highly respectable Dutch famliv 
 of our olden time, and acquired his fortune 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- 
 sident of the Bank of America. 
 
 Newton Isaac 500,000 
 
 A commission merchant, and wi<h Drew, Robinson 
 & Co., an owner of the Knickerbocker— the other 
 b^ats of the People's Line, and several of the way 
 boats. 
 
 Niblo William 150,000 
 
 The matchless and incomparable Niblo, proprietor 
 of the Niblo Gardens, director of operas, vaudevilles, 
 &c. &c. q.d infinitum. An English boy, and began 
 iriendless, as a waiter, then became lord ann m<ster 
 of a ftmous game hot -1 corner of Ced >r street— final- 
 ly expanded his win gs to a higher flight, and branch- 
 ing in o every species of elegant refinement, comd 
 pamper the public taste snd palate to boot, had be- 
 come decidedly the most prominent man that ever 
 'urnished in this good city, in the way of getting up 
 agreeable and entertaining amusements of every va- 
 rietv, and splendid festivals, banquetings, &c &c. 
 In his line he is decidedly one of the " Heads of the 
 People." 
 
 OliphantD.W. .... 200,000 
 An opulent Merchant and lite President of the 
 Chamber of Commerce. Has realized a fortune by 
 trading with the Chinese. 
 
 Olmstead Francis - - - 200,000 
 A worthy fellow and one of the few instances of a 
 pr osperous" merchant retiring at the rig't time. He 
 is of the land of " st°ady habit-" and cou«in of the 
 very distingui-hed Prof O., of Tale Made his 
 money in the firm of Peter fi emsen & Co. Married 
 a fair widow not fifty miles from St. Mark's Church. 
 
 OothoutJohn - - - 200,000 
 
 President of the Bank of New-York. 
 
 Packard Isaac - * - - $250,000 
 
 Packer Wm. S., Brooklyn - - 250,000 
 
 Packwood Samuel - 500,000 
 A rich cotton planter, resident in this city. 
 
 Paechim (the estate of) - - - 200,000 
 The two sons reside at Brooklyn. 
 
 Paine John 250,000 
 
 A youth well esteemed, and only child of a rich 
 
 father who srot his money by hard knocks. But no 
 
 family of Vermont nobdity can hold up their heads 
 
 higher than his. 
 He made most of his money in the 1 ttery business 
 
 at Providence, R. T., where he was in company with 
 
 James Phalen. 
 
 Palmer Courtlandt - 500 000 
 
 From Connecticut, and commenced in the Hard- 
 ware business in this city with a capital of $300, and 
 beside- 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 extend, having long 
 since retired from active business. His second 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 sons who have 
 fouad New York the most successful field for their 
 monetary operations. He is President of the Mer- 
 chants Bank. 
 
 100,000 
 500,000 
 
 Noel C. N. 
 
 Noel N. 
 
 Norris Thomas P. - - 200,000 
 
 Of a very old and respectable Dutch family. 
 Noseworthy Samuel, (estate) - - 500,000 
 
 Oakley Daniel .... 
 
 OkM 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. 
 
 Panon Marcus - 
 Parish Daniel - 
 
 Parish Henry (His" brother) - 700,000 
 This family sprang from an honorable root a sur- 
 geon of the Briti-h Nav, who about two rent- rW^ 
 ago located in this province. A romantic incident 
 conn cts with Dr. Parish :— In one of the eailiest 
 commercial adventures from a neighboring village to 
 the south, and in which a venerable lady, theproprie 
 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 vess- 1 of war ; 
 and, on their return, were overtaken by a storm 
 which, b»t for the doctor's seamanshio, would have 
 consigned them all to the deep. For this he received 
 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 world'y prosperity until in the persons of Henry 
 and his brothers. 
 
 Parmly Eleazer - 200,000 
 Eleazer and his brother Jahial are the two most 
 $100 000 distinguished dentists in this country. Eleazer spent 
 sometime in Paris, where he attained the highest 
 distinction in his art. 
 
 100.000 
 100,000 
 
 Parmly Jahial - 
 The brother of Eleazer, above. 
 
 Parshall Charles - 
 
 Perrot A. S. 
 
 200,000 
 
 100,000 
 150,000 
 
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 Paulding William .... 300,000 
 
 Foimer mayor, &c, of the democratic school, and 
 alleged descendant of Paulding, one o the captors 
 of the British >pv Major Andre. Tuat s erling con- 
 tinental soldier little imagined tha' one of his de- 
 scendants would becrae enriched by intermarriage 
 with one of the rankest tory families of the revolu- 
 tion—to wit, a Rhinelander. (See below.) 
 
 Pavne Thatcher T. .... 100,000 
 {served a severe apprenticeship to strugeiing up hill 
 labor, as a scho 1 teacher, and became of great emi- 
 nence as a linguist and correct scholar— being of a 
 lamdy part Jew irom the east end of Long Island 
 not for ft om Montauk. la brother of the justly cele- 
 brated Jno. Howard Payne. Thatcher, however in 
 fortune has taken the wind out of the sails of the 
 wandering poet, who has as much as ever to do to 
 get his mint— for Thatcher now ha 3 his liveries and 
 ids valets; and r rives his carriage, and lives in snuff 
 ** per force" of a most capital speculation he made 
 in marrying ihe rich young blooming widow ot Mr 
 Baily, a rich merchant, dec'd, that lett a plumb 
 nearly lo her, and we hope Thatcher, who is a lucky 
 rogue, don't forget his poor r lations if fte has any. 
 
 Pearsall Fences (wilow of Thomas C.) 1 500,000 
 Her husband made money as a Druggist, and reali- 
 sed 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 still, has one 
 or two daughter? yet on hand. Her husband was of 
 a Long lsiand Quak- r family, and she the daugh- 
 ter of ihe rich merchant Thomas Buchanan, de- 
 ceased. 
 
 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 \ n lish 
 family, wnic i first came to Bi ston an I ihen settled 
 in Saybr ok, Ct Mr. Peck w&- 1 iDier y or ti e firm 
 of Phelps ik. Peck, and s now l-rat'iy engaged in t. e 
 manu acture oi iron, a- Haver traw, N. I„ wheiehe 
 resides and in connexi n with his son, under the 
 firm o: Keck ». has also a store in tuis city, 
 
 de»ling in the iron line. 
 
 Peck John 100,000 
 
 A son of Elisha Peck, and in business with his la- 
 
 ther. 
 
 Pell Duncan C. .... 100,000 
 
 Tue au tuneer, and of the firm of D. C. & W 
 Pell & Co. 
 
 Pell Waldron 150,000 
 
 Penfield John .... 100,000 
 
 Penfold Edmund .... 100,000 
 
 Penfold John 100,000 
 
 Druggist. 
 
 Penfold John 150,000 
 
 Grocer, of Penfold k Schuyler. 
 
 Penniman 100,000 
 
 Mairied a daughter of Samuel Judd. 
 
 Pentz F. 100,000 
 
 Pentz W. A. F. - - - - 100,000 
 Both clever fellows, engaged in the Dye waod bu- 
 siness. 
 
 Pentz W. A. F. 100,000 
 
 An old Knickerbocker, born in Old Slip— never 
 lived out of the first ward. 
 
 Pent Peletiah 250,000 
 
 From Boston, and formerly book keeper with 
 Jonathan Goodhue £c 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. 
 
 Peters John R. 300 ; 000 
 
 Built the Pe arl Street House. A very excellent 
 worthy man and good citizen, an ex-Alderman. For 
 many years a prominent politician. 
 
 Pettigrew John .... 100,000 
 
 A contractor, and ex-As3istant Alderman of the 17th 
 ward, of the democratic party. He has been a labor- 
 ing man, and has made all his money. 
 
 Pellot A. P. 100,000 
 
 A French broker in Wall street. He purchased a 
 splend.d country seat in Orange, N. J., where he 
 resides, and spends, very comfortably, a large sum 
 per annum. His purchase in N. J. was lormeily 
 known as the Orange Springs. 
 
 Pierpont (estate of M.) - - - 1,000 ; 000 
 The father was a distiller, but his proper y has 
 grown out of the rise of lots in Brooklyn, ir is"' 8 on 
 is an ameable and elegant young man, who has many 
 lots for sale. 
 
 Phalen James 200.000 
 
 Broker, Is building a fine free stone residence in 
 Union Square. Is a perfect gentleman During his 
 minority, was with Dana, a Lottery dealer of Boston. 
 At his dea h took bis business, spent two or three 
 years in Viiginia and Maryland, and made the band- 
 some fortune now invested, chiefly in uptown prop- 
 erty 
 
 Phelps Anson G. - 1,000,000 
 he oi Connecticut, and learned Ihe tinner's 
 tradp. H" went to the c outh, periling the woikman- 
 ship of his own hands, and i-auhd in the tin as tast 
 as he shoved it off. Subsequently he became a mer- 
 chant in thetin, iron, and cop erimein this city, and 
 arierwaids a nanner with Vr Peck, constituting the 
 fiim of Phelp* and Peck, whose store fell in )?32, by 
 which e<ght peisons were killed. Mr. Ph- lp- las 
 taken nt<> the fiim, Messrs. James, D; dge and 
 Mokes, -ons i -law, and the two former once his 
 cle ks; Mr. P' ck having now retired, the-e three, 
 together wi»h his own Min, is now associated with 
 him under the firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co. In le43, 
 Fitcri Smith conmenced laying out a village for ; acto- 
 rie-. in hi~ native town, D«by, Ct. 1 be village has 
 prown ro a liitle city, and is called Biimihjeoam. 
 Phelpf, Dodge &: Co., here erected ihe most extensive 
 copper works in 'he U. S.. and they contract with the 
 government to supply it with ne»rly or quite all 
 th»* copper u-fd for the national vessels. In 
 a dition o this, Mr. Whelps has individually bought 
 of Mr. Mni h • large si are of the w ater ptivih ges of 
 this pl*ce, wmch ate >ery valuable. Mr. Ph«lpsi-a 
 laigM owner of tue imn m nes of Pennsylvania, a- d 
 owns also a p-rt of the M ssouri mountain, a valua- 
 ble mountain ot Iron i re. tie own* alro^elur, 
 per ap l ali a mill on of acres 'i he firm oi which 
 he i- a p tne , is doing the most extensive business 
 in th t line of any h use in AniPiica. In 18*7 tr is 
 house suspended payment i or a -hortper od, »tatime 
 when they were wonh a million and a half. Mr. 
 Phelps is now President of the Colonizauon Society, 
 and mc- his providential escape when his store fell, 
 ha* been di» inguishtd lor his deeds of chaiity. 
 
 Phelps Anson G. Jun, - - - 400,000 
 A -on of Anson G. Phelps Senior, and a partner in 
 the firm of Puelps, Dodge k. Co. 
 
 Phelps John J. - 200,000 
 
 Philipon Francis (Estate of) - - 200 ; 000 
 
 Phoenix John 150,000 
 
 Phoenix J. P. 150.000 
 
 Formerly a grocer, the standing whig candidate 
 for Mayor; he is a son-in-law of Stephen Whitney. 
 
 Phyfe Duncan 350,000 
 
 Commenced in Fulton street, where he no^v i-, a 
 pior cabinetmaker, and has now the laryert and 
 mort fashionable establishment in the countiy. 
 
 Pierpont (estate) .... 200,000 
 
 Pierpoat Henry E. .... 250,000 
 Married a diughter of John Jay. 
 
 Pierson Henry L. 100,000 
 Iron merchant, and son of Jeremiah, who with 
 
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 Isaac P., established in the very infancy of our man- 
 ufactures, a nail, and atterwarus in addition a cotton 
 factory, on the Ramapo river, and there acquired 
 great wealth. Isaac, until of li e years, resided in 
 the city, and held places of public trust, which he 
 filled with great credit as a prominent leader in the 
 "old guard' of ;he democracy of the Jefferson 
 school The progenitor of the Pier-ons was a cler- 
 gyman and pastor of tne English Colony that found- 
 ed Southampton, Suffolk County, two centuries ago. 
 
 Piraie John 150,000 
 
 Poavert Elias 200,000 
 
 PoirierP. 100,000 
 
 Porter Charles 100,000 
 
 Porter D. C. 100,000 
 
 Post Allison 500,000 
 
 The Progenitor of the Posts was an humble me- 
 chanic, among the early English settlers of Suffolk 
 co. L. I., an i thence the family soon after located 
 at Hempstead Queens co. Joel and Jjtham Post 
 (both e eased), brothers of Allison, were, toge her 
 with the 1 -te distinguish d Dr. Wright Post, (another 
 brother) son- of a highly iespect»ble butcher. 
 Wright's early lesson- in the shambles gave him pro- 
 bably, his strong taste for and afterwards, eminence 
 in, anatomy. Jcnl and Jotham, about 30 years since, 
 carried on a great stroke in the drug line ; then 
 smashed; but a few years after built am-gniflcent 
 store and warehouse, &c ; launched larger thm ever 
 into the vend ng of apothecary stuffs and together 
 with Waldron B , (son of one of the parties) acLumu- 
 late.l a very large estate, on whi Ji their families are 
 now luxuriating in the fauxbourgs of our new made 
 quality in the vicnily of Upper Broadway. 
 
 Post Joel (estate of) - - 1,000,030 
 
 Post George D. 150,000 
 Oldest son of Joel above. 
 
 Post Gerardus, "\ 
 
 Post William, f each ' . loo coo 
 Post Jelua, f 
 Post Mary. ) 
 
 Children of Gerardus Post, of Water street, fa- 
 miliarly known as "Paint and Putty Post." 
 
 Post Waldron D. 500,000 
 
 Prall David M. 200,000 
 
 An ancient and respectable New York family in 
 the mercantile line. 
 
 Prall Miss 100,000 
 
 Pratt Henry Z. 100,000 
 
 r-f in* firm of Ribinson. Prait & Co., bookseders 
 and publishers in this cityi and originally f-om dart- 
 ford, Coon. Their line is chiefly in school b >oks. 
 
 Price Thompson .... 100,000 
 A well known builder and contractor. 
 
 Prime Edward 800,000 
 
 Son of Nathaniel the founder of the celebrated 
 house of Prime, Ward &: King. Nathaniel was a poor 
 boy and established in the exchan e business by 
 Rufus King, and afterwards in partnership with his 
 son James G Kin?, Edward succeeded his father 
 who died some years since in Westchester co. He 
 resides in a venerable palace built by his father at the 
 corner of Broadway and the Battery. 
 
 The present firm of Prime, * ard & King, so well 
 known in all commercial circles of this and othe 
 countries, is unquestionably the first, as well as 
 oldest of the Banking Houses in our city. An im- 
 mense «apital. and extensive business connections 
 enable them to transact a great portion of the whole 
 Fore gn Ex mange of New York, while constant and 
 heavy shipments of coin, for dividends received for 
 Foreign Houses, att st the confidence reposed in 
 the members of the Firm. 
 
 Rankin (estate of Henry) - - - $250,000 
 The Rankins are among the old Knickerbockers. 
 
 Rankin John 
 
 300,000 
 
 Rapelye G. (estate of) 500,000 
 The 'first born Dutch child on Long Island, over 
 two hundred years ago, was a Rapelye, t tl e anc ent 
 patrimonial estate somewhere near the Wallabout, 
 (now tlie United States Navy Yard.) 
 
 Rapelje Sylvanus - - • 100,000 
 Mr. S. has for a long time been United states 
 Deputy Marshall of this district, and also United 
 States Commissioner. He has improved his re- 
 sources by judicious investments injreal estate. 
 
 Rathbone J. [Estate of] - - - 500,000 
 
 Rathbone John Jr. - 200,000 
 The Rathbones are Yankees from Connecticut, we 
 believe. 
 
 Raversies Frederick - 
 
 200,000 
 
 Ray Robert 300,000 
 
 t-on of Cornelius R., an ancient merchant and old 
 Dutch New York family. Robert added some to his 
 wealth by marrying a daughter of N. Prime, ttie 
 broker. Jno. A. King, per contra, got a very large 
 slice of the Ray property by marrying a daughter of 
 Cors. Ray. 
 
 Raymond 100,000 
 
 Brother of Samuel the lawyer. Formerly a hard- 
 ware merchant in Broadway, and now connected 
 with Aaron Clark and Na haniel Weed, in the pro- 
 pr.etorship ot the Union Buildings, Wall s:reet, and 
 other property. 
 
 Reade Robert L. 
 
 100,000 
 
 Reed Co lins 350 C00 
 
 An Irishman, who came to this country a poor boy. 
 He became engaged in the retail mercantile business 
 in Georgia, and made great profits in selling liquor 
 and trinkets to the Indians. After having accumu- 
 lated a considerable property he retired years ago and 
 invested his funds in real estate in ihis city, the rise 
 in ihe value of which has greatly augmented his 
 wealth. 
 
 Reed Luman (Estate of) - - - 500,000 
 He began life as a Grocer, in which business he ac- 
 cumulated a large fortune. He was a lover of the 
 fine arts, and gave great encouragement to Mount and 
 other American artists. He collected a large licturc 
 gallery, mostly works of American artists, which has 
 lately been purchased as the foundation of the Na- 
 tional Gallery lately e-tablished in this city. 
 
 Remsen Henry .... 500,000 
 The Remsens are one of our very oldest Dutch 
 Knickerbocker families. 
 
 Remsen ~\ Three children - 
 Remsen \ of 
 Remsen 1 H. Remsen 
 
 300,000 
 300.000 
 300,000 
 
 150,000 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 
 Remsen Henry - - - - 
 
 Remsen Henry B. 
 
 Remsen William 
 
 RovnaklsMrs. T. - 400,000 
 A* daughter of Peter Lorillard, (deceased.) Her 
 husband, who died s jme three or four years since, 
 was a merchant. 
 
 Rhinelander Bernard (Estate of) 200,000 
 The Rhineland-rs, for fifty years past, among the 
 ricne t of the rich in this city, were but humble 
 tailors and shoemakers in the revolution. The iories 
 who -laid in the city feathered their nests under the 
 protection of the British flag. Many of them engaged 
 in taking shares in privateering on the rebel mer- 
 chant ship> — and thus were huge fortunes mad* by 
 the native born enemies of our independence out of 
 the hard earnings of suffering families of patriotic 
 whigs thus reduced to ruin. 
 
 Ridffway John - - - 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 Manufacturer, at Camerdom, Staffs., 
 
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 England. He succeeded, in company with his bro- 
 ther, to the business of his father, who, from small 
 beginnings rose to great opulence. Few men in their 
 sphere, are more worthy than Mr. K. 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 Wra. C. 200,000 
 
 Rhinelahder (estate) ... - 200,000 
 
 Riggs Elisha 500,000 
 
 Riker Richard [Estate o ] f- - - 250,000 
 
 Robbins Elisha - - 100,000 
 
 Robbins 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 of Rnbinson,Pratt & Co , booksellers and 
 publishers in Wall street, and onsinal 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 physkian. deceased, whose fortune 
 in life was aid«d ov a wealthy father, long a respect- 
 able Presbvierian clergyman. Dr. R. doubled his 
 fortune by holding the Health Office when it yielded 
 $26,000 a year, and aeain by marrying the rich 
 wido n Smith. So the Doctor's children were born 
 with the advantage of being the inheritors of his tor- 
 tune, which does much for a man's reputation in this 
 country. 
 
 Rodgers, Dr. J. Kearny - - - 100,000 
 Son of the Me Dr. John R. Rodgers. Is one of 
 eur most eminent physicians and surgeons, and as 
 a ma.i universally respected and esteemed. His 
 family on both sides are among the oldest in tbe 
 country and are among the first in point of respec- 
 tability and wealth. 
 
 Rogers George 250,000 
 
 A bachelor. 
 
 Rogers J. Smyth, - - - - 100,000 
 Presiden- of the N. Y. Contributionship In. Co. 
 Descended of a family who became wealttiy during 
 the revolutionary war. Two of the grand daughters 
 of Moie-, one of hi* ancestors, successively married 
 William, 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 
 now the widow of Dr. Rodgers, dec'd. 
 
 Romaine Benj'n .... 100,000 
 
 Romaine Samuel B. - - - - 100,000 
 His fatm-i, L-enjamin, acquired his fortune by 
 speculating in water lots, then the old " oilect," in 
 Centre and Canal streets. He was true blue Tamma- 
 ny bucktail, and the man who got up tbe charne— 
 house at the • al' about, of the 11,500 dead of ths 
 Jersey prison-ship. 
 
 Ronalds Mrs. T. A. • - - - 500,000 
 
 Ronalds T. jr. f. 150.000 
 
 Roosevelt C. V. S. - - - - 500,000 
 
 Roosevelt Jas. L .... 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 fashion, and polite 
 circles. 
 
 Russel Henry 300,000 
 
 The distinguished Vocalist, who has reaped thi* 
 sum or more by means of his extraordinary vocal 
 talent. He is of the Jewish race. 
 
 150,000 
 100,000 
 
 Russell Wm. H. .... 
 
 Russell Wm. W. 
 A merchant, and resides at NewJJrighton. 
 
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 Saltus Nicholas $250,000 
 
 The General, kas been a fixttre 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. W T ho 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 - 
 Salles L. (Estate of) - 
 Samblers Estate Casper 
 
 300,000 
 - 1,000,000 
 250,000 
 
 Sampson Joseph - - - . 700,000 
 A you r g man and a widower; the purchaser of S. 
 Ward's house for th*» sum of 560,000. Has made 
 his money in the auction business. 
 
 Sanford Henry J. 100,000 
 Is from Connecticut, and has been engaged in the 
 Dye Wood trade. His fortune has been made by 
 unwearied attention to business. 
 
 Sanderson Edward F. - - 200,000 
 One of the wealthy firm of Sanderson, Brothers & 
 Co., of Sheffield, England. 
 
 Sands Joseph 100,000 
 
 Highly respec' able proprietor, who early settled on 
 Long Island, and hence bands' Point on the entrance 
 of the Sound. 
 
 Sands Thomas 
 
 150,000 
 
 Sandford Edward .... 100,000 
 Lawyer of brilliant ti lent? , and one of the most 
 logical rea-oners at the New York Bar — came to this 
 city some nine or ten years since from the western 
 part of the State. He married a lady of great .alents 
 and be uty, daughter of Thomas Sargeant, Esq., a 
 Wall street financier. 
 
 Schieffelin Effingham - - - 300,000 
 Late President of the Seventh Ward Bank. The 
 Schieffelins are an old family of German descent. A 
 German officer in the British army, became enamored 
 of an American heiress, whom he married. They have 
 been distinguished as merchants, and most of them as 
 heavy wholesale druggists, in which business a larsje 
 number of this family are engaged. Jacob, the father 
 was a druggist, leaving a large estate to a large num- 
 ber of sons, 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 alderman, 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. 
 
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 Schieffelin Henrv H. 200,000 
 A heavy druggist, as ociated •with his sons and bro- 
 thers in business, e is a son of Jacob. 
 
 Schiffelin Richard L. - = 350.000 
 
 A Lawyer, and aide, man of the fifteenth ward, elec- 
 ted by the American Republicans. He married a step 
 dau,uter of George McKay, by whom he received 
 $•250 000, the re-naind^r coming from his father Ja- 
 cob, who wa* a large druggi-t, and made all his money 
 
 Schermerhorn Abraham - - - 500,000 
 
 Schermerhorn John - 500,000 
 
 Schermerhorn Peter - 2,500.000 
 The -o er i r horns are Dutch or G°rm m and 
 have ri» n to •ote within about a century pa-t, as 
 mecha ics, --nali tradesmen, merchant, &c, keep- 
 ing alo f to *11 enttnglenents of party strife or 
 othe wi-e, and closely husband ns; the abunrltnt 
 f!ui - of 1 1 ir laoorious toll, *hich tney have doubled 
 by frequ nt alliance with other opulen: families, 
 the Trnes, &c of their own grade. 
 
 ScofieM Jesae ^ 000 
 
 A verv industrious and worthy tailor, who, trom a 
 poor bov became a rich man, and the head of the cele- 
 brated inn of Sco field, 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. 
 
 Soofi-'d William 250 000 
 
 Son of Jesse, and succeeding him in the business. 
 He was brought up to the trade, and is now actively 
 eni-a-ed in rue establishment as a cu'ter. The firm 
 is 'now Howard & Scofield. William married a 
 daughter of the rich Gen. Peter Van Zandt, by whom 
 he 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 -he firm of Schuchardt, Favre & 
 Co., lar,e importers. Manned a Remsen. 
 
 Schuchardt Ferdinand, - - 100,000 
 
 A n^phe v, ana partner of Frederick, and son of 
 JohnJaob, deceased. 
 
 Sedsreburv. James - 100,000 
 A native of En-land, and was many years asro a 
 laboring man— but now owns a Brewery in Duane 
 street. 
 
 Sheffield Joseph - 150 '0° 
 ReaUent f New K ven, but a great part of his 
 bus in S3 passes through this city. 
 
 Snarp Peter (estate of) - - - 200,000 
 Su rpe& Sutpben mio> their money hem stly by 
 vending whips »nd cowhides of every denomination, 
 w tea i< * e xnd ox desn w<»rt ia preater repute than 
 tliev havrt been sin e th^y ha e feen drive-, off the 
 C u se by me rt e horses of s'eam. Peter Shaip was 
 orue a gr»?at ma'- in tb-i old Democratic rank^ and 
 b - ame >pe ker of the Assembly. 
 
 Sherman 200,000 
 
 ] etired at New Haven. 
 
 tide that the market is now almost wholly supplied 
 by a solid headed pin, superior in qualhy, at half 
 th<= pri e ot the Foreign article, besides giving an 
 excellem profit *nd encouragement to " Home" 
 indu3try and perseverance. 
 
 Skidmore William B. 100,000 
 From Connecticut, and is a Dry Good Jobber. 
 
 Smith Edmund (deceased) - - - 250,000 
 An indent menh»nt of the " Bull Smith" branch 
 of the legions of Smith. Edmund's ancestor was 
 Patentee of Smithtown, Suffolk county, and an illus- 
 trious name in our early annals. 
 
 Smith John T. (estate of) - - 100,000 
 
 Smith Peter - 200,000 
 Came to this country from Ire^nd. He was a pa- 
 ver, 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 - 
 Smith Robert L. 
 Smith William - 
 Smith Cornelius - - - . - 
 Smith Micha J.- 
 Smith Sheldon - 
 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 
 Snowden Thomas 
 
 100,000 
 
 Of Irish descent, and a Dry Good merchant. 
 
 Sherman 400,000 
 
 Married a daughter of Peter. Lorillard, by whom 
 he received a fortune. 
 
 Sheldon Henry - 
 
 Sheldon - - 
 
 Hardware Merchant. 
 
 Sheldon Fredk. - 
 
 200,000 
 100,000 
 
 150,00!? 
 200,000 
 
 Shotweil Joseph S. - - 
 
 Of a L ing Island Quaker family, and formerly an 
 auctioneer, in which business he made his money . 
 
 Slocum Samuel, - 100,000 
 This w lem .n is largely interested in the m .nu- 
 faeture if pias <t "ou^hkeepsie, aud a]g > at. Water- 
 bur-, Cona ^ ankPr ingenuity has so tar super- 
 ceded (e d'lll '"plod f-n \ our old way" p ii ci- 
 ples of the English m muuctureis, of the same ar- 
 
 Salomon H. M. - 100 000 
 
 If this man had received his just dues from the 
 national Government, he would now be worth more 
 than a million of dollar?. There is now in the ar- 
 chieves of the Government, documentary evidence, 
 of the Probate's office that his father, a Hebrew 
 Banker and merchant at Philadelphia, in ihe Revo- 
 lution was a creditor of Government, when he died 
 in '85 of 355,000 do'lars, not a cent of which has 
 yet been received by the son from Congress— nor 
 any office or pa ronage. He was also banker of the 
 funds of the French Government, through their 
 aeents and ambassadors, and sole agent of Finance 
 of < ur Government till his death. 
 
 Mr. Madison, in his posthumous papers, says, that 
 dui ing our Revolutionary war, at a time when mem- 
 bers of Congress could not rai»e a dollar on their 
 own credit, nor on best Virginia drafts, nor from 
 their own State Governments. Thst Mr. Salomon 
 always came forward to their relief, when reduced 
 to the utmost extremity, and without any remunera- 
 tion. Mr. Madison writes, " I have been a pensioner 
 for s me time on Mr. Salomon." 
 
 The family of Mr. Salomon is high'y distinguish- 
 ed. His mother was Rachael Franks, daughter of 
 Moses B. Franks, of London, who came from Eng- 
 land to America prior to the Revolution, wi h the 
 distinguished Jacob Franks, being grandson of Aaron 
 Franks. The latter, the companion and friend of 
 King George, with whom he came from Hanover, 
 and leaned him some of the most valuable diamonds 
 in his crown at his coronation. 
 
 Jacoo was the r»rti-h kin-'s sole agent for the 
 Northern ■ olonies, and his son David was the king's 
 agent for Pennsylvania. A daughter of David was 
 married to Gov. Hamilton, of Pennsylvania— the pro- 
 prietor of the great Hamilton woodland estate on the 
 river Schuylkill. 
 
 The present Mr. Salomon's uncle, Major Isaac 
 Fianks, has been prothonotary of the Supreme Court 
 of Philadelphia, and a son of Major Isaac was after- 
 wards appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of 
 Pennsylvania. Mr. Salomon's brother died in 1822. 
 in New Orleans. He was the cashier of the United 
 S?a es Branch Bank in that city, and was distinguish- 
 ed for his talents and fidelity. 
 
 Col. David Franks is often mentioned honorably 
 in t&e Washington papers. The other son of Jacob 
 returned to England, and died a member of Parlia- 
 ment. A son-in-law of Jacob was the distinguished 
 british offi- er. General De Lancy, who, at the break- 
 ing out of the Revolutionary war owned an im- 
 mense es ate in the u^/per part of this city, which, in 
 consequence of his devotion to his king, was c nfis- 
 cated to the Government. He was rewarded with the 
 
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 appointment of master of ordinance, and aid-de-camp 
 to George the 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. Salomon while engaged in a long course of 
 commercial life wa 5 distinguished for the integrity of 
 his dealings. Also as one of the leaders in the re- 
 publican ranks since the 2nd election of Jefferson— 
 cho*en in 1828 one of the 13 delegates to the Con- 
 vention at Utica. Author of many Essays, commer- 
 cial and political. Was member of the last celebrat- 
 ed General Committee, with fames Campbell, ' ill 
 S. Coe, Stephen Allen, and Major Fairlie— his three 
 sons — are distinguished citizens of Alabama. 
 
 Swords George H. - 100.000 
 A ha-dware merchant, doing a profitable bu3ines» 
 In the lower part of Broadway. 
 
 Schell Richard ... - 100,000 
 A broker, and brother of John the lawyer. He 
 made his m mey during the last 3 or 4 years by for- 
 tunate operations in stocks. 
 
 Sumner 200,000 
 
 Mairied the rich widow of Captain Barclay, of 
 the British Navy, who died in this city, leaving a 
 large estate. 
 
 Spencer Lieut. 
 Married a daujhter of P. Loriliard. 
 
 100,000 
 
 Spicer George - - - - SI 00,000 
 Formerly a" wholesale erocer in Front street, in 
 which bu-iness he accumulated his property. He is 
 now well known as a sportsman. 
 
 SpofTord Paul 500,000 
 
 Of the firm of SpofTord, Tiles'on & Co., one of the 
 largest shipping houses in the city. 
 
 Spring-ler's Estate Mr. 
 Stacey James G. 
 
 StaggJohnP. - 
 
 Of an old Knickerbocker race. 
 Stagg- Benj. - 
 
 200,000 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 
 100,000 
 
 Stephens Benjamin - - - 500 000 
 
 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 
 built 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 
 Tue dis ingubhed Traveller, and the son of Ben- 
 jamin, above. He has made netrly or quite th s sum 
 by his books, in addition to what he may have re- 
 ceived: and expects from his father. 
 
 Stevens Alex. H. 1-50.000 
 A surgejn of some repute, and son of General Eb- 
 enezer S. The Doctor's three successive marria.es 
 to rich heiresses has, we imagine, put more money 
 in his purse than amputating tumors or tying up 
 arteries. 
 
 Stevens Horatio G. - 150,000 
 Brother of " alderman Sam," William, Joh , &c- 
 Their fa her, Maj G-n. Eben zer Se en- was a 
 meritonous and gallant offic r of the oil cont n r,?a' 
 line of the army of therevolut ot, a ad as Major com- 
 manded rhe artillery with dead y d'e^t n se ernl 
 bloody encounters. How honorable to Major Ste- 
 vens to rise to that point from out of the ranks wh re 
 it is s»id he eoli-ted as a private soidi-r, l?av> 
 tools as a journeyman carpenter to tike up the w rd 
 and battle axe ior liberty. His so/is have ma;. y ?f 
 th»m inherited muvh f his inborn energy and power 
 ofmnd. The S.ev c nses so celebrated ineng.iue - 
 ing, and -ons of Col. Stevens, of Hoboken , are a 
 totally different family. 
 
 - - 100,000 
 
 350,000 
 
 Stevens John H. ... 
 Stevens Robt. L. 
 
 Stevens John C. - - - 300,000 
 Robert L. and John C. are sons of Col. Steven*, 
 ' ■ >ased, of Hoboken. The eminent ability of Stout Aguilla G. 
 
 Robert, as one who alone has inherited the mantle 
 of his friend Fuhon, is two well known to i eed re- 
 mark. 
 
 Stevenson John B. - 100,000 
 An eld Phy ician. 
 
 Stewart Alexander T. 8CO ; 000 
 The celebrated Dry Good Merchant of Fi^adway 
 whose shop is the grand resort ox' 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 seme property. 
 
 Stewart Robert 200 ; 000 
 
 One of two Scotch brothers, who. by niarri ge in- 
 herits tne great old Dutch estate cf the Lispen.rds, 
 near Ca^al street. 
 
 Steward John . 300,000 
 But 30 years a resident here, and by ^he f rce 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 
 
 Stewart Lispenard .... 5^0,000 
 He is now possessed of the remains of the Li penard 
 estate, in addition to a large amount received by his 
 wife, a daughter of L Hailes, <iei eased, a native of 
 France, who amas<fd a lan.e fortune in this . ity, by 
 cautious loans during great pre^ures, and by rigid 
 econimy. 
 
 Alexander Stewart, the faiher of Lispenard, came 
 to thi< country with his elder brother, Robert from 
 Scotland. They commenced a> broken, and acqu jred 
 some property, when Robert faired, paying a pista- 
 reen on a pound — that is one s< venth, and put his 
 property into possession of his brother, with the agree- 
 ment that the survivor should receive the estate be- 
 loiuing to both. Previous to this Alexander hiving 
 married a daughter of Li-penard, 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, 
 Le >nard and Anthony, who died, after h^ inu parted 
 with the best part 'of their fortune; each having 
 heii-. Mr. Stewart had al.-o the entire possession of 
 the estate of his imbecile si-ter-m law, y ho le t him 
 her fortune, by will. Alexander dying, this estate 
 came into the possession of his brother Robert, vho, 
 on his decease, a short time -ince. bequea h d it to his 
 nephew, Lispenard, the onh son of Alexander. James 
 Wat-on Webb, his brother, an officer :n the arn<y, 
 and M. Stewart, a chaplain in the navj , married 
 daughters of Alexander Stewart Since .he death of 
 Alexander S., there has been rauch Legal c >ntri versy 
 in re. aid to this estate, parti ulatl between several 
 of the heirs otJjjM. Lispenard, an b ;eof Alexan- 
 der Stewart orrlR* one hand, and H i bej and Ljepen- 
 ard Stewart on the other. Li- : fe*&es to 
 
 hold the estate which, though immense, is incumbered, 
 solely for the benefit of those having le^ul or equita 
 bis claim? on it. 
 
 St. John Samuel (estate of ) - - 300 000 
 
 Lately deceased in New Have", Ct. He was early 
 in life a 7'ailor, and made the bulk of bis fortune hr 
 fortunate investments in real estate, and by loaning 
 daring pressures. He was once Alderman, of the 
 second ward. 
 
 Storm Isaac A. .... 200 : 0i0 
 Early in Lfe he left the place of his nativity, some- 
 where in Dutchess Co, zn-.' c me to thi< ii It is 
 said ■ f him th<t ab >ut the first enterprise inte 
 whirh he embarked, was the purrhasi : • keg 
 of beeswax, the profits on which g.^.ve him s start, 
 while a ..lerk in a grocery s"ore, -nd un oubtenly 
 formed the nucleus arou nd n nice his pi« s« n ■ mple 
 foafcnne has rraih°red. In> us:ry &i.d ecc n>y " 
 h*v<? always heen hb mo- to He is now on of the 
 very oldest grocers in this city. 
 
 Storm Gar>et 5< n.000 
 
 An old retired Grocer, who made his money by 
 honest industry. Knickerbocker. 
 
 150,000 
 
 Storm Stephen 
 
 200,000 
 
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 Striker, James (estate of) - - 300,000 
 Mr. Striker died in the year 1831 at an advanced 
 age. His is one ef the oldest Knickerbocker fami- 
 lies ot our city. His estate has been handed down 
 in regular suces'ion from the year 1640, when his 
 family emigrated to this country from Holland Mr. 
 btnker has held several civil offices of responsibili- 
 ty,— he was also proprietor of the splendid estate 
 known as "Striker's Bay," now leased by his wid- 
 ow, in whose possession the estate now is, as a 
 public house. Mr. Jame3 Striker was the father of 
 General Striker, a gentleman well known in this 
 eflty, as one of wealth and standing, and also ha3 
 held many exalted stations in our city and state. 
 
 Strong Geo W. .... 200,000 
 Uf a Long Island ftmily, and an eminen* lawyer, 
 now in partnership with Marshall M. Bid well, a self- 
 exded Canadisn patriot. 
 
 Strong Mrs. James - - 250,000 
 
 Her husband was a merchant, and brother of Geo 
 W. Strong, she was aBemsen, and hence a great 
 part of her riches. ° 
 
 Stuart Robert L. .... 200,000 
 1 ne celebrated candy manufacturer, and su^ar re- 
 finer, t 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 
 son may be proud of such a nobility. Robert is an 
 enterprising and liberal business man, married the 
 daughter of Robert McCrea, (deceased.) by whom 
 he 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 
 be found. 
 
 Sturges Jonathan - 200,000 
 
 Stuyvesant Peter G. .... 4,000,000 
 Mis aneestor, Governor-General and Admiral Von 
 Peter fctuyvesant, that redoubtable little fiery gen- 
 tleman, whose portraiture is so graphically touched 
 by Diedrich Knickerbocker, and who, as the last of 
 tne Dutch dynasty, went out uproariously, a true 
 marriner, subjecting all his vassals to courts martial, 
 military Hoggin-, &c, if they but dared to look at his 
 surliness, is so familiarly known in the history of 
 New York, that this line suffices. Gov. Nicoll, from 
 England, who brought the little gentleman to his 
 bearings, omitted one thing, viz: to make him dis- 
 gorge some of his cruel exactions, but Peter took the 
 oath to the Gorgon banner of St. George, and doffed 
 the beaver-tail and windmill escutcheon of Dutch 
 authority, and thus retaining his rich cabbage gar- 
 dens at Corlaers Hook and Bowery- hid himself 
 away as snug as a mouse in a cheesiflfrhe genera- 
 tions from him are all baptized in ffli lace shirt in 
 which he was christened. They inherit and keep 
 too, the silver spoon. 
 
 in England, and France 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. 
 
 Snylam Ferdinand Jr. - - . 100 000 
 
 Of the firm of Suydam, Sage & Co. Married a 
 daughter of Stephen Whitney. 
 
 Suydam Lambert, - 
 
 500,000 
 
 100.000 
 150 000 
 150,000 
 150,000 
 100,000 
 
 Suarez L. S. 150,000 
 
 Suckley George .... 300,000 
 
 Suffern Thos. 500-000 
 
 A respectable Irish gent— nephew of the venerat.le 
 Judges., of Kockland (Jo„ ;V. Y., deceased. 'Ihe 
 present Jutge tdward Suii'ern, 1st Jurlge of dock- 
 land Co., is son of the deceased Judge. Thomas 
 owes his gold to linens. Now resides in Europe. 
 
 Suydam Cornelius R. 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 David 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 $20,000 for his invention. It has been patented 
 
 Suydam Henry ) 
 Suydam James A. f Brothers of David 
 Suydam John R ( L., above, 
 Suydam Peter M. ) 
 Suydam Richard - 
 
 A brother of Ferdinand, and lately retired from the 
 firm of Suydam & Kevan, dry good jobbers. 
 
 Swan Benj'n L. .... 500,000 
 The fir m 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. - 
 
 Talbot Charles R. - 
 Brothers of C. N. above. 
 
 100,000 
 100,000 
 
 Tallmadge James .... 200,000 
 The "ueneral," and once Lieut. Gov., and emi 
 nent as a jurist, senator, patron of American indus 
 tiy, &c. .Sec. " Good wine needs no bush." 
 
 TalmanJohnH. - - - - 200,000 
 A Cotton Broker. 
 
 Targee John 150,000 
 
 A young French adventurer, silversmith by trade, 
 emigrated, some fifty years ago, to this country, 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 himself, rendered 
 himself eminently conspicuous in that party, and for 
 his untiring devotion to their interest?, was richly re- 
 warded with sundry profitable posts of honor. So 
 distinguished had he become from the Jeffersonian 
 triumph of 1800 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 leafier, 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." 
 
 Tavlor Edward N. 
 
 100,000 
 
 Taylor Jacob B. .... 100,000 
 Taylor, Robert L. .... 150,000 
 Shipping merchant of great respectability. 
 
 Taylor Moses 300,000 
 
 A* very worthy man and grocer. His connection 
 in business with the Astors has brought gold to his 
 coffers. Brought up with Howland and Aspinwall. 
 
 Thebaud E. 100,000 
 
 Theriat Augustus R. - - - 100,000 
 A native of Poland, of Jewish connexion, of high 
 standing— mule his fortune bymanuficcuring Paper 
 Hangings, and shrewd management of other kinds 
 of business. 
 
 Thompson Ab'm G. 
 
 500,0OC 
 
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 Thompson Charles Chauncey - - 150,000 
 Son of an eminent lawyer, and one of our enter- 
 prising and formost merchants. 
 
 Thompson David - - - 150,000 
 
 Thompson Henrv G. 100 000 
 
 A son of Orrin Thompson, and in business with his 
 father. 
 
 Thompson James - - - 150,000 
 Son of James Thompson, (deceased,) who was a 
 merchant and ship owner, and came from Scotland. 
 The son has not been in business, and has spent much 
 time in Europe, and has a rare collection of paintings 
 and works of art. 
 
 Thompson Jonathan - 250,000 
 An apostle of the ** old guard" of democracy, and 
 comes from that vigorous nursery of such material, 
 "Old Suffolk." He was a long time our respected 
 Collector. 
 
 Thompson Orrin - - - $300,000 
 Of an ancient respectable Connecticut family, and 
 the architect of his own fortune. He commenced bu- 
 siness in this city some thirty years ago as a carpet 
 dealer, and in ls>27 established the first carpet manu- 
 factory in the country, and in the following year built 
 a second factory a few miles distant from the first — 
 and the result has been two large villages, one named 
 Thompsonville in Ct., and the largest carpet manufac- 
 tory in the whole world. The first carpet made in this 
 factory was sold in this city by Geo. W. Betts, in 
 Pearl street. There are now several other factories 
 in operation, and nine-tenths of the ingrain carpets 
 sold here, are made in this country, and are equal and 
 even superior to the English. The Thompsonville 
 factory turns out a large amount of Brussels carpet of 
 the best kind in the market, much of old Brussels 
 is made in this country. Mr. Thompson, with his 
 his son Henry G. and J. Elnathan Smith, constitu- 
 ting the firm of Orrin Thompson & Co., have in 
 the city the largest sales room in the United States, 
 for carpets. Mr. Thompson is a self-made man of 
 great capacity, and much esteemed for his virtues. 
 
 Thompson Samuel .... 150,000 
 A coal dealer and shipper. 
 
 Thomson Samuel ... - 250,000 
 Made his fortune as a builder, and now resides at 
 Fort Washington. 
 
 Thorburn Grant .... 100,000 
 
 Thorn Herman -' - 500,000 
 
 Thorne Jonathan - - - 350,000 
 A Leather dealer in the Swamp; married the 
 daughter of the late Israel Corse ; an unassuming 
 substantial merchant, a Quaker. 
 
 Thome Jonathan ... - 1,000.000 
 This is the very pink and glass of 
 fashion in the Parisian circles. His old quaker an- 
 cestors of Flushing and Cow Neck would open their 
 eyes to enter his gorgeous private chapel at his im- 
 perial mansion in the French capital. What changes 
 in the wheel of fortune, from an humble purser in 
 the navy ? But Herman can fall back to earliest 
 English history for the high rank of his ancestry, 
 whatever the world may think of his fashionable 
 follies. 
 
 Thome Thomas W. - - - - 100,000 
 Formerly engaged in the Lottery business, but at 
 present President of the Jefferson Insurance Co. 
 
 Thwing J. C. 150,000 
 
 Tileston Thomas - 500,000 
 Firm of Spofl rd, Tileston, & Co. Mr. S. was a 
 
 Soor shoemaker, from Massachusetts His partner, 
 Ir Tileston, was a journeyman printer from the 
 same state. From small beginnings as shoe dealers, 
 they subsequently became very extensively engaged 
 in that line as wholesale dealers in Water street, in 
 which, with operations in navigation, they have 
 amassed a krge fortune. 
 
 Tillou F. R. 150,000 
 
 A self-made man in the law ; his father being a 
 ng time in the humble capacity of one of the May- 
 's police marshals. This son married a sister of 
 
 that remarkable genius and first of American poets, 
 Dr. Joseph Rodman Drake—" < roaker senior." Baa 
 been Alderman of the Fifth Ward, and is of the firm 
 of Tillou & Cutting. 
 
 Tisdale Samuel T. - 100,000 
 
 Titus William M. ... - 200,000 
 A dry good merchant who married the daughter of 
 Thomas Gardiner, now of New Jersey, a brother of 
 the late John Gardiner. Mr. Titus is of a Long Isl- 
 and Quaker family, and is worth this sum mainly by 
 expectations from his wife. 
 
 ToddWm. W. 100,000 
 
 Of a New York family, we believe; long distin- 
 guished democratic merchants. 
 
 Tonnelee John 500,000 
 
 Came from France, and kept a large Glove Store in 
 Pearl Street, and afterwards was in the Wool busi- 
 ness, in which business his son succeeds him in the 
 firm of Tonnelee &: Hall. 
 
 TonneleeJohn 500 000 
 
 French ; of the firm of Tonnelee fcJHall, (the latter 
 his son-in-law,) probably the most extensive wool 
 dealers in the country. 
 
 Townsend Dr. - - ' - - - 100 000 
 
 Taken when young by a rich uncle, Charles Wright, 
 of Flushing, long since deceased, and inherited his 
 estate. He was educated a Physician, but does not 
 practice, He married a daughter (now deceased,) of 
 William Prince, the. celebrated Horticulturist. 
 
 To wiring Richard (astate of) - - 100,000 
 
 Townsend Elihu .... 100,000 
 Broker ; of a New Haven family. He and his bro- 
 ther-in-law, Nevins, have amassed a large property. 
 
 Townsend Isaac - 100,000 
 With his brothers, William H. and Robert C, a Dry 
 Good Jobber in Nassau street, and of a different fami- 
 ly from any of the above. He and his brother Wm. 
 H. married daughters of the rich David Austin. 
 
 Townsend John R. - - - - 150 090 
 
 A member of the bar— and inherited his money from 
 his father, Aid. Thomas S., and from his wife's father, 
 Jacob Drake. The sister of John R. is married to Jo- 
 seph Lawrence. Of a Long Island family, but not re- 
 lated to Thomas J. 
 
 Townsend J. and W. ... 100,000 
 Brothers, and together worth this sum, which they 
 have made by long perseverance and strict integrity 
 in the Drug business, in Water street. 
 
 Townsend Robert C. 150 000 
 
 The other brother, who married a daughter of 
 Samuel Whittemore, a very rich card merchant, de- 
 ceased, Robert C. received $75,000 by his wife. 
 
 Townsend Thomaa J. - - - 150 000 
 
 Of a Long Island family, and, with his brother Ef- 
 fingham, a jobber in the dry good line in this city. 
 
 Townsend William H. - 150,000 
 The brother of Isaac. 
 
 Townsend Wm. .... 150,000 
 Received $100,000 by his wife, a daughter of Leon- 
 ard Gates, deceased. Vide Gates John. 
 
 Tredwell Adam .... 400,000 
 
 The Tredwells are an English family of great 
 respectability, who settled first at Ipswich, Mass. 
 about two centuries ago. 
 
 Treadwell Ephraim W. 150,000 
 
 Tredwell John 200,000 
 
 Tredwell George .... 150,000 
 
 Trimble Daniel 250,000 
 
 Trimble George T. - 100,000 
 
 Truslow James - 150,000 
 A large Coal dealer, in business with his son. 
 
 Tucker Gideon - 500,000 
 Formerly a mason, builder and architect. He mar. 
 
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 riecTa daughter of Henry Brevoort, deceased, who 
 was the father also of the great millionare, Henry Bre- 
 roort. 
 
 Tucker Fanning C. - 150,000 
 Thi- is truly a " tall" good fellow in every sense, 
 being near seven feet in his shoes, as is plain to all 
 men's views, sings an admirable song and patronizes 
 music and the opera, dn « es a tine team, and in short, 
 is a first rate gentleman, living as agentleman should, 
 and showing that one can be such without neglecting 
 even the severer engagements of business and the 
 counting room. For, where is the better and richer 
 merchant than he among the whole catalogue of 
 shippers? Prof. John B. Beck married a daughter 
 of Mr. Tucker. Is President of the Leather Manu- 
 facturers Bank. 
 
 Turner Mr. - 
 Of tne old Gazette. 
 
 Tucker Moses - 
 
 U 
 
 Underbill Thomas S. 
 
 100,000 
 
 100,000 
 
 100,000 
 
 Van Allen James I. • - $400,000 
 
 A shrewd old Knickerbocker, formerly from Kio- 
 derhook; made his large property in the dry goods 
 trade, in times when great profits and small risks 
 were the o der of the day. 
 
 Van Zandt, Thomas - - - 150,000 
 Of an old Dutch family, always lived upon his 
 property, and has for many years resided in Europe. 
 
 Van Antwerp James - 200,000 
 
 Van Arsdale Peter, Dr. - - - 100,000 
 A highly re pected physician, who has by dint of 
 severe and continued ha d labor in his profession, 
 acquired, in the upper part of our city, where the pay 
 is small, but sure, a comfortable fortune. He is of 
 the old i)utch families. 
 
 Van Buren John - - - - 100,000 
 
 Vanderbilt Cornelius - - - 1,200,000 
 Of an ol A Du ch root. Cornelius has evinced more 
 energy *n 1 'so ah^aflativeness" in buuding and 
 dr. vTng steamboat, and other projects, than ever one 
 single duchman possessed. It takes our American 
 hotsuns to clear off the vapors and fogs of the " Zuy- 
 der Z^e." <nd wake up the phlegm of a descendant of 
 old Holland. 
 
 Vandervoort Peter 150,000 
 
 Van Nest Abraham - 300,000 
 An old Dutchman, and self-made man; formerly a 
 Saddler, then engage 1 in the saddlery hardware busi- 
 ness, in which, and by the rise of real estate, he has 
 made is mo iey. 
 
 Van Rensellaer (Estate ol) Stephen - 10,000,000 
 Tn-:la'.e Patioon Van Rensellaer, of Albany, the 
 lord of the manor Renns llaerwyrk, the most ancient 
 and di--tin<ni's ied name of the old Dutch gentry who 
 came h'ther shortlv after the discovery of the Hudson 
 river. 1509 The first patroon of Lord Van Ran*el- 
 laer, owned near thirty miles -quare, both sides of the 
 river, u, and a^ove, and below Albany; trie estate 
 then comprehending that city, then a fortress, now a 
 free t >wn and ca;>i al of the Stite, while the nanor 
 and all its feudal privileges, and the Helderberg 
 mountains and it» hardy tenants still do homage to 
 the " '^oble hou«e of Van Ransellaer. " No family in 
 America ha- so long kept together an estate to be 
 compared with tnis in value, extent and princely he- 
 redit*raent s . Next to John Jacob Astoi's it is the 
 weal.hie~t in the country. Besides the •< lordship" 
 the late Pa'roon owned hundreds of lots in New.York 
 city • among others the block where Niblo has his gar- 
 den ' Th«s estate is now divided between two sons, 
 one of whom owns Albany county and the other Van 
 *ensallaer county. 
 
 Van Nostrand John .... 150,000 
 Respectable old Dutch family, from Jamaica, Long 
 Island. 
 
 Van Schaick M 200.000 
 Of a respectable Dutch family of Albany , and mar- 
 ried th« daughter of tne rich Jno. Hone, aid moved 
 here. Has been a Senator. 
 
 Van Zandt Gen. Peter - - - 350,000 
 This comes by his wife, a daughter of old George 
 Janeway, deceased. He has served in the revolu- 
 tionary war. 
 
 Varian Isaac L. 5 200,000 
 
 Of the very olde?t of the Dutch "Mynheers" who, 
 so tne two centuries since, under pnbably, Gov. Peter 
 Minuit or Gov. Wm. Kieft, located wth the Dyck- 
 mans, &c, as honest mechanics at Earlem. Isaac L. 
 has been Senator and Mayor. 
 
 Varnum Joseph B. .... 350,000 
 Is from a Massachusetts family, son of Speaker 
 Varnum. He is the senior partner in the firm of 
 Varum, Graham & Webb, a large Dry Good house in 
 Pearl street. 
 
 Verplanck Gulian C. - 200,000 
 Son of the rich Judge V., of Fishkill, deceased 
 "Gulian Verplank," the ancestor, is one of the 
 names found on the earliest Du'ch records of New 
 Amsterdam, and though himself of plain origin, rose 
 to consideration in municipal trust*, after the English 
 Conquest, 1646. Gulian C. V., late Senator, holds the 
 most polished and classical pen in American litera- 
 ture, but wants the pathos and feeling of Irving, and 
 the strength and energy of many other of our native 
 writers. He has been a Senator of this State, and 
 has been distinguished as a whisr politician. He is 
 now editing one of the best editions of Shakspeare 
 ever published. 
 
 Voisia J. A. 
 
 100,000 
 
 W 
 
 Wagstaff, (estate of David) - - 200,000 
 Had a fortunate father in the Dry Goods line. 
 
 Wainwright, Eli 100,000 
 An Engl.sh gentleman long resident of this city, 
 and formerly head of the House of Wainwright, 
 Shiels & Co. — not now in business. 
 
 200,000 
 
 Walker Joseph - 
 English me. chant. Quaker. 
 
 Walker R. G. 100,000 
 
 Wallace Mrs. William - - - 300,000 
 A distant relat on o. Hon. Henry Clay. Mrs. VV. is 
 t e widow of a Scottisi gentleman, who came to this 
 country before toe Revolution, made a lars;e fortune 
 In savannah, Ga., and settled in tnis city about forty 
 years s nee. 
 
 Wallace William .... 250,000 
 A ve^e able Scotch gentleman, a "pilar of the 
 church," and noted for punctual ty and uprightcess 
 in his dealings. 
 
 Ward A H. 
 
 300,000 
 
 Ward James 100,000 
 
 Formerly Secretary for Gov. Clinton. Has kept a 
 hotel in Albany, Baltimore, and this ctiy, where he 
 had Washington Hall. 
 
 Ward John 400,000 
 
 Brother of Samuel, deceased, and of Richaid. Of 
 an ancient and honored name in the annals of Rhode 
 Island. Is a Broker. 
 
 Ward Samuel Jr. ... 400,000 
 Son of Samuel, deceased. Married a daughter of 
 the rich Wm. B. Astor, and is of the banking house 
 his father Samuel belonged to. His second wife was 
 a Miss Grimea. 
 
 Waring Henry 
 
 100,000 
 
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 Waring, William .... 100,000 
 
 Watts James N. 200,000 
 
 Waddell W. C. H. - • - 300,000 
 Mr. W. was appointed United States Marshal of 
 this district by Gen. Jackson, and occupied tbe 
 situation till superceded by the present incumbent. 
 Mr. W. has been twice married, atd each time, we 
 believe, to great pecuniary advantage. On the 
 Bankrupt Law going into effect he was ar pointed 
 general assignee for New York and vicinity, which 
 situation he still holds, and which, no doubt, has 
 tended not a little to increase his previously abun- 
 dant colters. 
 
 Wells Richard J. - - - 250,000 
 
 Willowby Samuel A. - - . 300.000 
 This is the gentleman that is culled Lord Willowby, 
 partly in consequence of his living in a very ele- 
 gant and tasty mansion at Brooklyn, of his own 
 erection, and partly on account ot his descent from 
 the noble fc nglish family, of which Sir Hf-nry Pol- 
 lard Willowbv, of Baldon House, Oxford, is now the 
 head. He was once in the lace business in this 
 city with Mr. Crips, an Englishman but the princi- 
 pal part of his nr perty is derived from the estate of 
 his mothei in-Uw, Mrs. Duffy. He had a Bank of 
 his own which is discontinued. He is a friend to 
 religion, and has ereeted a handsome C burch where 
 hi« son-in-law preaches. He is disliked on account 
 of his aris ocratic notions, but is truly a very good 
 natured worthy man. 
 
 Weed Nathaniel 250,000 
 
 Weed Harvey 400,000 
 
 Weed Harvey, 200,000 
 
 Wells James N. 100,000 
 
 James N. Wells r-se from the humble vocation of 
 a Carpenter to be a rich man and Alderman. 
 
 Wetmore Wm. S. - - 600,000 
 
 Married ab ut 2 years agn Miss Rodgers, of Salem, 
 Mass. He was, at the time, a widower He was 
 a clerk in theh use of Carrington & Co., Providence, 
 by whom he wa9 sent to Canton, whence, after a re- 
 sidence of a few years, he returned with a princely 
 fortune. 
 
 Wendell John D. - • - - - - 500,000 
 A native of Rh'de Island, and has acquired a vocd 
 portion of his property in the commercial and ship 
 ping business. 
 
 WeymanAbner .... 200,000 
 Ore of the richest "tailors" of our city. A worthy 
 family. 
 
 Whitehouse Edward - - . 100,000 
 
 Whiteman Wm. S. - 500,000 
 Canton merchant, and architect of his own fortune. 
 
 White Miss Amelia - - - 300,000 
 
 She, with her sister Charlotte, now deceased, were 
 some fifty years ago the reigning belles of the city. 
 Their father was a merchant of high tone and fashion. 
 
 White Eli 500,000 
 
 White Robert 100,000 
 
 White Wm. A. 150,000 
 
 Whitehead Wm. - 150,000 
 
 Whiting James R. 200,000 
 The late District Attorney for this county, and dis- 
 tinguished as a lawyer. He has been an alderman, 
 and an influential man in the democratic ranks. He 
 has made a fortune in investments in real estate, and 
 his profession has been lucrative. 
 
 Whitehouse .... 100,000 
 
 Whitlock William Jr. ... 100,000 
 A shipping and commission merchant. 
 
 Whitney Stephen ... 5 000,000 
 Some estimate his wealth at double the amount. 
 
 He was born in Ct, and began life as a poor boy in 
 this city, by retailing liquors, and finally dealt in 
 the article by wholesale. The great impetus to his 
 fortune, however, was given several heavy but for- 
 tunate speculations in cotton. His investments in 
 real estate many years ago, have doubled his fortune 
 by a rise in value. Mr. Whitney is a very shrewd 
 manager, and close in his dealings. 
 
 Whittemore Timothy - - - 100,000 
 Another self-made man was hi* father, Samu/1, 
 by that most curious and most insenious of all in- 
 genious Yankee inventions, the Wool cird maker, 
 which by its c omplicated movements flmost imitates 
 the human hand, and human inteUig ence, pelf-pro- 
 pelling by steam. It is a rare instance of the inven- 
 tion of genius giving return profits. 
 
 Whittemore Mrs. Samuel - - - 100,000 
 
 Whittemore Thomas - - • 200,000 
 A son of Timothy, whose father was the inventor 
 of the wool carding machine, one of the most re- 
 markable inventions on record, and displays in its 
 complicated and marvellous movements. This in- 
 vention is the source of Thomas' wealth. 
 
 Whittemore John - - - - 1C0,000 
 Celebrated Card manufacturer, son of the late 
 Thomas Whittemore, who has acquired a handsome 
 fortune, and has ore of the most extensive and com- 
 plete Card Manufactories in the United States, at 
 Patterson, New Jersey. 
 
 Withers, Reuben - - 100,000 
 Cashier of the Bank of the State of New York. 
 Came here a poor boy from Virginia, ar d earned 
 his money in the China trar'e when of the house of 
 "Withers ana Heard. Vide James Heard. 
 
 Wiley John 100,000 
 
 < f the firm of Wiley & Putnam, the largest impor 
 ters of books in the city. Mr. Wiley has been a 'ong 
 time in the book business in thi^ city, commencing 
 as agent for Thomas Wardle, of Philadelphia. 
 
 Willink I. A. 100,000 
 
 Williams Richard S. 150,000 
 By faithful and close application to the Giorery 
 business, in which he bears a most respef table name, 
 has acquired a large propertv. He is of the family 
 of one of the greatest landholders among the early 
 purchasers and settlers who colonized the English vil- 
 lages on Long Island, viz. : Robert Williams, nephew 
 it is believed, of Roger, the founder of Providence. 
 
 Williams R. S. - - - - 150,000 
 
 Willis John R. (estate of) - - 150,000 
 Hardware merchant, and of an ancient quaker 
 family of Long Island. 
 
 Willis Wm. H. ) 
 
 Willis Alfred Veach - - - 100,000 
 Willis Edward ) 
 
 Wilmerding- Wm E. - - - 300,000 
 Of the auction house of the late firm of Austin & 
 Wilmerding, and formerly of Haggerty. He is, we 
 believe, Gern;an in extraction, ana 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 marriage with Miss Hicks, a t rand-daughter 
 of the late Thomas Buchanan. The Winthrops have 
 their family portraits for eight generations, as far 
 back as the 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- 
 cre at Minisink. 
 
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 Winslow R. H. .... 100,000 
 Broker and Banking house in Wall street, ot Pil- 
 grim descent: with Perkins, his partner, does most 
 of the Ohio business. Brought up her State stocks 
 by his judicious management. A sound, 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. 
 
 Wright Wil'iam - $100 000 
 
 Son of Isaac Wright, the projector of the Liverpool 
 line of packet?, 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 Quaker. 
 
 Wood John 8250.000 
 
 Born a poor boy in this city, and latey deceased a 
 New Rochelle. Made money as a baker, and subse- 
 
 Suently shipped ice. Of this he was the first shipper, 
 [e has invested his property mostly in mortgages and 
 real estate in this city. 
 
 Wood George 150,000 
 
 Woodhull Albert .... 150,000 
 A brother of Caleb S., above, and of the firm of 
 Woodhull ie Minturn, large Commission and Shipping 
 merchants, and owners ot" a line of Liverpool pack- 
 ets, in which line the Liverpool and the Queen of the 
 West are the largest American vessels. 
 
 Woodhull Caleb S 100.000 
 Th" ancestor of the family in this country is Richard 
 Wodhull, (as the name at that time and many years 
 afterwards was spelt,) who came from Northamp- 
 shir*», Eng., and settled at Brorkhaven, L. I., wh're 
 the family has been distinguished \>y important 'ivil 
 and military trusts. An ancestor. Nathaniel, served 
 under Abercrombie, and was afterwards 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 which capacity he rendered 
 important service, and died from the effects of a 
 wound in Sept., 1776. Caleb S., born at Brookhaven, 
 is a Lawyer in this city, and has been President of 
 the Common Council. He is a prominent member 
 of the whig party, and highly esteemed as one of 
 our most worthy citizen?. 
 
 Woodruff Thos. T. - - 250,000 
 
 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 Peter Lorillard, 
 (deceased,) by whom he received some $200,000. 
 The rest he made in business. 
 
 Wright, (widow of Isaac) - 200,000 
 
 Her husband was the projector of the first line of 
 Liverpool packets. See Jonathan Goodhue. 
 
 Wright John D. - - - 250 000 
 
 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 origin, having, it is 
 believed, first settled after the Puritan forefathers at 
 Plymouth. 
 
 Wright Henry A, ... - 150,000 
 
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 Yates 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 c hurchman, and a piBar of St. John's. One 
 ofthe few who baa made money in the retail Dry 
 Good business in 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. 
 
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 Zimmerman J. C Sr. • - - 200,000