The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-24
BARNABAS IIAMMlTTS LIFE,
III. x4TURIL Result or MS HfpINO
KEPT ICCOUN1s IN ms HEiD.
Tho Litigation Over his Copartner-b,p Win
Many Men and Ia Many i.nicrr'iseH over
ki,OOO,0O0 TIED Up with Red Tape

aI,ux Hfen md
A, .,,,o ooo .rt.a In with Red Tape.
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nfAplNo, Ia" Nv' ~ ,'a,,'.. # ,no
uere c"h'' lh'" '"' ''.""''"' ''''e' -,
most remarkable 81 the many eccentric nlrh
who hnye in the nus, half century added to the
W." - TT, ,.ro.turiry rrrion
nrosp,'"' u WE '''n,, n.ar ur,utl .noro.
VI of no.r pnrcnts VINO could alOrd him only
,,,a,i', no .,ull h. o,tnincd mt the dis
such educatleh us '""'" :" y. =, -,
trict school At THO age OF 20 no lett MS ih'h'i
IiiIc farm. md with n borrowed capital of $3.50
i'. '''' ~ '. A., ,..iI ~. N l.,ler In borsna
started ont into the w"riu os u'"'o, III ".'7'e,
For fifteen years or moro he bought ana soi
soou. '''' "n" t',,a ~. t,,snIst,in, cn,,,rv
sphere OF uHeIu'n'SS ", '"i"'e'i'rs ,V" i,
stores with provisions. Meeting with Erhtily-
r. a,,,,,ss ho x,nturcd into Doston where ho
'"N 'u' - ','','a,,,.ai, it.uo,t ,,ovod
engaged IN tho whal' OIL 'r"ue' ne n'N, 'ho'ou
h,,sinnss md diod Il, 1874 lnoyiny in REM and
ouo.'' '7, . 49,, - .,.,, a, ooo ono
personal properly H"""' VI 'N""."'''
For many years previous to his death Barna-
0os unmnitt WINS continually in court other as
plaintiff or defendant in civil suits. and since
his death the settlement Of his affairs has cost
nc", ~ " Iu'' l,,, 'ars htaro ,hoy nro .o,ia.
frSoa2y wS ST NO. and by that time. as is
usually the .nse, M inwyctS WIN n!fH III
pet, the gr"ui'l'y ana 'h're Will o'no'"'
One II lIammit's poouilartics was his disn-
clinntion To comprtc any business tru n'i .,
ana mus, VIM" ne 'i',i.u upuN ~ "9, y, >.
that did not sooner or inter increase, ms s,pro
Of wealth. he lcit ms eNenutofs sahui,u W iin
hehvy r'rponSlnllly ni ltls'',im XIV, ~, ,s
tate Is exhausted. Like, Uncle pan Drrw ne
had nn abiding inth IN brlng ape 10 k,'p lInck
OF all his business matters wthout IN. hu VI
books; and the nntuInl r'suli WIS IS ~ w" u.s.
OF the pious oenr "n,rf .I N"li SIRE, NJ .'isu
when the tme came LOT srt Inl'h', NJ '',''iS
werc found IN greAt CONFUSION. III NV, ="
alarmed wer" TWO, oi ms 'Ne'u'vr9. Ills WI"
and ms hroih. Whch my nl'u', " tuiiSui ~,
animation into III" "on,huoh 81 tllnES' lnt w!
they resigned thelr trnst n'lot' tle w ~ A'''uu
wns filed. Among othrr pi,ces OF pTr"p ,.r
rving IN The various suita Tor aud against Ham
r,it ,yns lis snianlid mansion nj BrOnd and
ponlnr .trnets Philadnlphin which wns recently
anrriaead fnr s15 600 There ne was won't for
many vonra H. lisprnso the most lavish hospi-
taiiiy eni ihoro he astnnis shed moro than one
shrr,yd nusinpss man with tho keenness Of Nj
,narcc,,,inn. rn1 Tho prnsn anl scppe Of his
snacnintivn fnrultv
'p.rInns no man in tho country outside of
&bc n r,n - h.ius Dodge Co was over u co.
nnr,,,r In q, many concerns nj one nud The
p II ~, -, H. ,,, ;ntrrnstnd In large mum.
t.,I' q mi im', nr,rs md In many other
", ~, - "' 49,, n's,i,t;Dus evsrv ono M
ht - III, p o. 10 nor, or los. L,igntinu
49, hi, J-,,I ~ on, ~ tbpsa Iu-in0s- con.
lpi ~ UT Va 49, a., i,a,J H.. ,r,a a., n,n,h.r ~
neVt,onS mn'i ~, i nrn,. nLieh I sci't an
ny 10y ~ -, a,rannt ~ H., rngnitud. a.
y. ~ mum" n, ~ No,I, I, Itam~,it, N,iJe
n"lill',ii :, - n ~, ,s,i,b A., Pal :.