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

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THE OLD.MERCHCANTS

was a son of Captain Henry Kermit, an eminent sea
captain in the early part of this century. Another son
was Robert Kermit, who years later had a line of Liver
pool packets out of this port. Father and son lived in
the same house, No. 86 Greenwich street, for over forty
years. The widow of old Captain Henry lived there
as late as 1842. All of the Kermits are dead, except
the widow of Robert. She was a Miss Carow, a daughter of Isaac Carow, a celebrated merchant forty years
ago. There were two brothers, Isaac and John. They
both lived together at No. 29 Courtlandt street. I believe Robert's widow lives in Fourteenth street.
Johattan Ogden liad but one son. He carried on the
house of Ogden, Ferguson & Co., at the old Bridge street
store, until 1836, and the counting-room was moved to
No. 51 William. In 1843 the firm was changed to Johattan Ogden & Co. The next year I think young
Johattan died at No. 4 State street.
Harry Walton, an old bachelor, a brother of Mrs.
Ogden, lived with the Ogden family at No. 4 State
street, after the death of old Mr. Ogden in 1833.
Young Johattan Ogden married a very stylish woman,
the second daughter of Daniel Oakey, a large merchant
years ago. Mr. Ogden, like his father, was small; the
wife was large.
One of the sons of the late John G. Coster married
another Miss Oakey.
Mr. Ogden had three daughters. One married
Robert R. Goelet, a son of Peter P., and brother of
the bachelor Peter, who lives in the large house with a
larger garden, corner of Broadway and Nineteenth
street. She is yet living. Another daughter married
Dominick Lynch Lawrence, a son of William Lawrence,
of Broadway. Both are dead. A third daughter mar