Complex sentence: Howell & Saxtan were in business in Brooklyn, N. Y. from approximately 1866 until the early 1890s, and the proprietors were James Howell (1829-1897) and Daniel Y. Saxtan (1824-1904).
Split into simpler sentences: Howell & Saxtan were in business in Brooklyn, N. Y. from approximately 1866 until the early 1890s. The proprietors were James Howell (1829-1897) and Daniel Y. Saxtan (1824-1904).