Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-05
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! wrong in placing him al the head oft. In seIectin
rresi ents for banks, should be always exerci
q ed that they should be prompt business m.n-an
'neJ should always be men that have been re
ePec'ea III tue community in which they live-ther
- IL" CLASS oi persons we calculated 10 be al tn
ncao 81 banking institutions men Of good bu inc
oap.o"y-uhey are men who well understand tn,
wants OF persons who confne themselves 10 tte
own ieg,il ate business and who do not enoage i,
me wild specuiaons Of the day on that count NJ
VI was not so wen adj pied for the situation as many
o,hers among the earliest directors-indeed one nj
their almost first Board of Direc ors contained III,
name OF Joshua Lippincott, man in every sense OF
the ward. well qualified for the stat on of President
-Dut influence that bane of every IN MED insttu-
um In Philadelphia carried all before il.
ALEXANDER FERGUSON married tbe darob,.r os
oio JACOB Lex; was brought up to the hardware bu-
sness; was engaged in that business at 2i3 Market
street, was afterwards with one John Gill Jr in ha
dry good business at .Of Market street as j Gill
Jr. Co afterwards Gill & Ferguson, at 81 Market
street; Is gen ieman, OF very pleasing manners and
OF most excellent business capacity and is universal
| ~ esteemed-has been brought rather more into no
hucal lie than his fpsnds could have esirea; ~ has
not been engaged in the specuatiobs OF the day- of
most industrious habits and may be considered one
OF our very best Market street merchants; n kind
husband, good ia her. and true and sincere lend.
he has been for the asfew years in our CITY Coun-
CHI Was II not that he has been an inva i'd for the
last three four years he would be The very b.,,
President that the institution could obtain.
j. b. OANFoRrH.-'This gentleman has only been
pnt lew years IN Philadcl phia having come il is
saio from the West II Is believed Kentucky he
In some manner connected with Mr. M b. Depman
who Is one of the director that has lust been
seded. Mr.. Daniorth resides in a very bandsam.
mouse IN enth; below Spruce street a'd pu, chased
. pew az high rate IN Rev Mr.. Tedd's church.
Pork transactions has not added TO his wea,h-he
mas GOOD business capacity, but like many ethers in
stead OF making slow and sure, he was desirsu. of
sraspiBg fortune at once, and became engaged with
others IN pork selling Sc, but il ha, NOT bled
pated.
" M.
late Henry Toiand, and brother of Robert Toland a
director Of Girard Bark He formerly was of The
firm Of Toland e. Rockhill dry good merchants
Z'o Market street. He retired irem that firm with
very handsome compete~ce. He afterwards went
INTO The East India trade and there, unfortunately
'or aim, he had to make stoppaee. After that he
got considerably into political lie, and as a reward
penersi jackson made him navy agent at Philadel-
phia-was supplanted about two years since nv Al
w. Ash. Mr.. To!and has most excellent business
capa ity; but he has been deeply engaged in stock
sPeculations with II. M Whitney, G.. Macalaster
" W. ID. Lewis, thar II may be considered as a very
wrong act TO have placed him IN the board.
JOHN PRIcE WETHtRILL-Just out of the G. rard
BANK, ms term having expired, 10 which he was
ehtiihd by law, To remain director of that
oank. lie Is, however, succeeded in the Girard
by his brother w iiliam-th. is out OF the frying pan
into the fire.
SAMUEL SMvrH-Marrod the daughter Of II iah
AN Syckei an lrishman-has been IN the United
States some light or ten ycars-a whiskey distier
mannac'urero ct gun, &c. he is at the head Of the
Schuylk ll-frout Of Water street between Vine and
Callowhili 1bisis the establishment where so n.any
hogs are kept IN The different stories faiened upo,
tie spent grain, after the process oT dstaiicn has
gone ihronsh-he is a shrewd, cunning man; but
Lord knows, he never should have been placed as q
director ct "A re, Fectable bank
DaNnL DrAL-A dry good merch Mt north west
and Market s was brought up by Nathan
e. buri ms uncle, who he has succeeded in business
is rather young msn-he is Of GOOD bushes. ca
acny, hut he wants the close cunning shreu dness
II uncle. In,th h.. a
alto The bard, as he wants too much money himself
has dome himself no great deal oi good BY bi, stock
pecuiations-an unmarried man, but ou ght to have
een married se'er~l years since, and he Is we'll
ware of IL.
JAngs LrrEvRE-This gentleman was for nearly
wenty yea :, agent Of the Union Line of st amboats
nd packets between Philadelphia and BALTIMORE
very reserved IN his manners but is Of good BUSH
ess capacity, and will lie dispose TO discount lib
rally To the regular business men, who goes on in
ne even course OF his business, and does depart
ON MS iegitma occupation into the spc culatIons
the day. IL will be rs matter of course. SAID of
I'm, by the dashing Spectator, and head over ears
auer' that he - an old granny, but Mr. l. has seen
much ~ that IN his liie that he will We but little
eed to what Is said Of him by such epaemeral char
tiers
ELIJAH VAN SYcxgL-DistilIer. &c. IL; North
econd street. formerly Van Syckcl X Gari.on-ths
erson, not gen leman, Is engaged. and has been for
'e last iiii-en years IN the manufacturing Of gin
amy, spirits, wine, &c.,-is man On whom YOU
In place 40 dependence, every thing done with him
reat extent, aud ~ universally disliked-has very
,iendid dwelling h use in Arch street above 9th:
Ken no notice OF whatever by his neighbors-keeps
.'egant carriage and pair OF splendid horses-it
shameful to put m into any respectable inslitu-
'n-he would be perfectly an fai IN loan compa-
or savings D. sttution.
sr'er u. Observation-Disclosures Of the firm Of
Jay Bancroft dry goods mere hants. lbs n arket
rset-he has been engaged largely in this line of
siness for the last twenty years-the present firm
a. ~ existence in II 49, at 2i7 NoriL 81 sire ct near
hIoUhili street, aud were chiefly engaged in the
ortheru PENIS lvanIa hus.ness-and Ike all who
we at any me been engaged in that business has
ale moncy. IL is, To he sure, slow way Of ncquir-
: wealth-boing rather small pu chasefs from this
~ OF Pennsy lvania Mr.. Bare eft il &c mostex.
iient business capacity, aud the Market stree men
We bied him pretty frecly-for permitting the firm
ma ethe honor OF coming among then-bat MIR Il.
as DE- sirous 81 getting among different class 81 So
ely from what he had been br uglt up sWung-and
weI Knew the penalty he would have To- paw to
ioO;i1g - Market rett-he wa tedt i'll him
" ~ his old fashioned Germal friends nd &C.
ain'anees. MIR Il. speaks German 1u, ntly, being
many years OF his Nounser days dealing almost
tircly with the Germans of Northern P.nnsyIya-
MIA. My friend, and also your iri.u!, Ben T.
rpsnter says he has become too proud TO remain
iger in the Northern Liberties
WILLIAM faRDLEY. Jr The firm of yardIcv A.
Wers, III Market street, respectable old Qua
T ismily, originally from Bucks County-his
her vas one oi the firm Of Willis * Ya-dley
ir merchants, Formerly of this city, Mr. "
ceeded the late and much esteemed Adam Ko-
'"acher IN business. Nr. X. had married MIR
sisier-he ~ of most excellent business
achy. and has never been engaged m ary
ne .Ptc1lations of he day, that almost the While
ur busi css men have been Tor the last few vars
- much To- b. feared that his most eXCellst and