The old merchants of New York City / by Walter Barrett.

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2THE OLD MIER CLHAN'TS

Gulian, his nephew, a partner, at No. 42 Wall street,
and in 1795, at 51 Wall. In 1796, the counting house
was in Garden street, corner of New. He lived at 56
Broad way. In 1798, he was director of the United Insurance Company. In 1801, he was appointed Navy
Agent by Thomas Jefferson. In 1801, he was the first
President of Manhattan Bank, and continued to be at
the head of that institution until 1808. His store was
for many years at 19 South street, afterwards purchased
and occupied by Stephen Whitney. The father and son
both lived at No. 56 Broadway, until 1808. It was built
by the old merclhant, and nearly a cargo of marble was
used in its construction. It stood on the south corner of
Garden street and Broadway. The lot extended back
to New. It was a large double house. Twenty years
ago it was standing, and used for the Waverly House.
Then Asa Fitch owned it, and it is now a part of the
large bonded warehouse. It sold to Cornelius Ray,
about 1808, for $28,000. I think old Daniel continued to
be Navy Agent during the entire period that Mr. Jefferson was President.
I have mentioned that Daniel Ludlow received a portion of his mercantile education in thle Dutch countinghouse of his relative at Amsterdam - the house of
Daniel Crommeline & Son, still in existence. In after
years, when he was established in New York, he went
abroad again to establish business connections in different
parts of Europe. It happened that he was in Paris at the
time Louis the Sixteenth and his Queen, Marie Antoinette, were executed. He saw both of these illustrious
personages guillotined, and it made a deep impression
upon his mind. He used to relate all that took place.
He said that the King exhibited fear, and that his fortitude forsook him; but not so with her. He said she

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