The Wealth and Biography of the Wealthy Citizens of the City of New York: Being an Alphabetical Arrangement of the Names of the Most Prominent Capitalists Whose Wealth is Estimated at One Hundred Thousand Dollars and UpwardsMoses Yale Beach |
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acquired afterwards amassed American Exchange Bank Anson G Aspinwall Astor Bank became Beekman born Broadway broker brother carried celebrated Charles citizen clerk Columbia College commenced business commercial commission merchant Connecticut considerable property daugh dealer deceased distinguished early eminent esteemed extensive business extensively engaged father firm Formerly France George Gideon Lee grocer handsome fortune Henry honorable Huguenot importer Jacob James Jersey Joseph journeyman known large amount large fortune late lawyer leather Liverpool packets long established Long Island mahogany maker manufacturer married a daughter mercantile partner Pearl street persevering industry Peter Phelps present principal profession proprietor purchase Quaker real estate resident respectable fortune retired from business rich Robert Robinson & Co Samuel Scotland sons South speculation Staten Island Stuyvesant successful Thomas trade valuable Vanderbilt Vanderpoel Wall street Ward wealth Westchester county wholesale Widow wife William William H York