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

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In 1827 T. & N. Haight gave up the carpet store in
this city, but letters for the manufactory were left in a
box, at the store of B. & H. Haight, No. 207 Broadway.
They finally gave up business together. John moved
out to Westchester, and was engaged in a small manufactory for cloths, near the Bronx River. Sometimes
he was called John O., to distinguish him from John E
(of the firm of D. L. & J. E. Haight & Co.), who was
a son of the old Alderman, Benjamin, and a nephew of
PJ.L.
In 1835, Nicholas and A. Haight kept at No. 60 Pine
street, the partner being Augustus H. Haight, a son of
old Ben Haight. In 1838, Nicholas did a commission
business at No. 16 Courtlandt street. After that he became an Insurance broker; then a notary; and, finally,
a regular lawyer, and kept his office at No. 65 Chatham
street, up to 1856. Nicholas Haighlt, who (lied in the
above year, was one of the 1812 Veterans, and was
instrumental in giving that title to the soldiers of that
war. He was active in his efforts at Washington, in
the passage of the various acts of Congress, whereby
land warrants were given to all who served the country
in the army of that period. IHe was elected Colonel of
the survivors of the Veterans in this city, and opened
an office in the Chatham Bank building, corner of
Clatham and Duane street, where, in connection with
the late Nicholas C. Everett, formerly a Justice in the
Ward Courts, an extensive business was done in the
obtainment of land warrants of 160 acres each. Judge
Everett was one of the Veterans; John Robins was another. He holds a wawvant of 160 acres, for services in
an artillery company. lie fought, bled, and - lived
with Peletiali Perit, President of the Chamber of Corn