Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-06-21
VOL. II. NO. 80.

representative son. Alter closing COLE
giatc course, he succeeded to the business
ofhis father. His own gains and his portion
of the paternal liberal estate were early and
nobly devoted by him 10 the doing of good
and have spread over each hemisphere
Science. religion and humanity have receiv.
ed largely at his hand. 1t is calculated that
$4,000 or upwards, have been devoted by
him for the benefit of his Alma Mater. One
collegiate edIfce has been reared by him,
to which he has given the name of his only
and beloved sister, Hope, the relic of the
late Thos. P. Ives Hope Hall. Another
edifce has since been reared which he has
honored by bestowing upon it the name of
the President Of his own college period,
Manning Hall. Happily for Mr.. Nicholas
Brown, the second, Thomas P. Ives, after
thorough mercantile education under Nj
cholas Brown, seinor, and afler marriage
with his only daughter, became early asso-
ciated with him J.; and house was formed
under the well known and long respected
names of Brown & Ives. Mr.. Ives tai.
ents, address and character, were of the
first class. Increasing success attended
the new house; and ample and honorable
were their gains. An active charity was
closely associated with the profits ofthe joint
concern, in liberal proportion, as God pros
pered them. 1t is concluded that in the
course offorty years of business, thousand
souls or more were maintained annually in
their employ. In one distinguished instance
and at a threatening period, something re-
sembling the present Mr.. Ives suggested
loan of five hundred thousrnd dollars to the
reliefof the father and leader of the Ameri-
can Cotton and Cloth Mills S. Slater, Esq.
now deceased, when otherwise complete
bankruptcy must have taken place. To
this proposal the senior Of the firm gave
his instant and most cordial assent. Slater
was saved by this Join; noble act, which, it
is believed, is without a parallel in our
mercantile houses. Slater, in consequence
is said at his death to leave half million
to his heirs.
The charities Of the firm, and Of the
members in their private capacity, are
known to have been of immense amount,
besides hundreds and thousands kno,cn
only belween the parties taroring and ta-
uored.
The property, which has been acquired
and possessed, among the four brothers,
owners Of the original sloop concern, IN
cluding the houses o. the sons Of Nicholas
and Noses, has probably, (such is the be.
lief, in the course of 10 years, amounted
to four millions of dollars. One million or
million and half of dollars are suPpo-
sed to have been generously given by the
brothers, and their sons or sors in law, IN
aid OF science, religion, humanity and
friendship. This remark embraces tine
numerous instances in which monies
and property TO the value of hundreds
of thousands have been dealt out in cases
of known hazard, to preserve families from
pcrplexy and ruin.
The bland and just Mr.. Ives is gone
too but the two families of Brown and
Ives arestiil pu rsuing the same noble and
generous course. Very lately the Providence
pers announce their Joint confribu ion of
sirteen thousand dollars for the foun ing ola
literary Athcnnum for the city OF Provi-
dence. May property, in which so
many have shared. be sill preserved to the
Browns and Iveses. From them, if this
prosperity continue and times favor. sill
more of good designs will be formed and
carried into successful operation. May
God excite others to imbbe their spirit, and
TO look around them in their abundance to
see how best they may prove themselves
the disciples of him who went about doing
good, and taught US to love our neighbor as
ourselves.