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

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Betweet 1806 and 1810, the Broome street in this
city was called after himn. Still, he never gave up the
"ship." His son, John L., was his partner at the old
store, No. 75 Stone street; was retained from 1797 to
1810, and John L. lived there until 1813.
His first wife, Rebecca, died previous to 1803. By
her he had several children. Caroline was born Sept.
5th, 1783.
Another child was Win. Temple Broome. In 1797
he commenced practice of law in tis city, at No. 13
Wall street. lie went to France for his health, and
died at Paris, in August, 1804, of consumption. His
loss was severely felt by his father, although that year
elected to the second office in this State.
On the 29th of April, 1806, his eldest daughter married James Boggs, of Philadelphlia. I think he was a
Nova Scotian by birth. He afterwards - in 1808 -founded a house in this city under the firm of Boggs &
Livingston. His partner was his brother-in-law. Afew
years later, 1815, it became Boggs & Thompson, and
afterwards Boggs, Thompson & Co. About 1830, it
was Boggs, Sampson & Thompson.
In 1812, the New York Manufacturing Company
Bank was establisled, with a capital of $1,050,000. In
1815, Mr. Boggs was elected its President. It was
afterwards changed to Phenix Bank, and Mr. B. continued its President until 1834, when he was succeeded
by Henry Cary. Mr. B. lived many years at 113
Chambers street, where he dispensed a grand hospitality
In that house Richard Ray, a brother of Robert Ray,
and a splendid mild young fellow, married his daughter.
Ray died many years ago, leaving a daughter, who married a Russian nobleman, and I believe Mrs. Richard