Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-26
RICH MEd ST YEARS AGO.
Nabobs, Past and Present.

quaint DOCK In Itself, and one dOubly
curious in the contrafl of its facts with the
facts of to-day was published at the New
York Sun Office in 1916. 1t is entitled ''The
Wealth and Biography OF the Wealthy Cit.
zens of New York, being an alphabetical ar
rangement Of the names of the most promi-
nent capitalists whose wealth is estimated at
$780, 900 and upward. with the sums ap-
perded to each name, and genealogici ii and
biographical notices of the principal per-
sons"
1t is remarkable fact, says the Sun, that
names OF Cyru, w. Field, William Ii. VAL
dcrbilt, d. o. Mills, ID. p. Morgan, Jay
Gould, Russell Sage, and other ackuowlcdg.
ed milionaires of to-day do not appear
Peter Cooper is disposed OF in ten words
stating that he is worth S1j4 200 and Imam
ufacturer of the celebrated Cooper's refined
lsingass."
David Dudley Field gets Is words, which
state that he is worth 100000, "from
Massachusetts, a lawyer, married rich
widow, and hence aportion of his wealth"
VIM. f. Dodge is not mentioned, but Auson
G.. Phelps is put down for $500, 900, and
Arson &. Phelps, Jr., for 100000 Among
those worth $500, 900 is Richard Mortimer,
estate"
The milllonaircs Of that day were few.
Their names were John Jacob Aston,
S2j, 600, 900 VIM. b. Aston, 81, 900, 900 /;
Henry Brevoort, Jr., 81 600. 600 Jonathan
Hunt, Sl,500,000 James Leuox, $1,000,
900; Peter LUrilard, $4,000 900 Isaac
Packer 81 10000 estate of IL. Pierp)nt,
81 900, COO; estate Of Peter Schcrmcrhorn,
Sl,25O,OO0 Peter G. Stuvevant, 81 1900
000 estate of l.. Sales, 81. POO. 600; Ste
phen Whitney, SO, 800 600 estate of Ste
phcn Van Rensselaer,, $4,000, 900 james
Boorman, 100000 Isaac Bronson's
estate, Sl,5O0,O0O, aud Peter Harmony,
81, 800, 900.
The only mention of the Vanderbilt fam.
lily is the following; Cornelius Vanderbilt.
s150,000; of an Old Dutch root. Cornelius
had cvlnccd more energy and 'go-ahcadativc-
ness in building and driving STEAMBOATS, and
other projects than ever one single Dutchman
possessed. 1t takes our American hot suns
TO clear off the vapors and fogs of the Zuyder
Zee and wake up the phlegm of u descendant
of old Holland"
The citizens put down SIS worth over half Il
million and under a Million were: Estate of
Walter Bovine, 5000 900; Jacob Brandegee
s'OOO OO sydney Brooks, 500, 000 James
Brown, $4,000 Margaret Cheesebrough
widow of Andronicus Cheesebrough, $780,
900; John G.. Cosler estate 500, 900; VIM.
B. Grossly, 5000, 0O0 James Desbrosses es-
tate, 5000, 900; Thomas Gardiner. $500, 900;
John j. Glover estate, S6J0,000; Annie
Goelet, widow of Peter F., $500, 900;
John lIaggerty, Ss0O,000; Harper Il
Brothers, $500, 900; William Howard estate,
$500, 900; John IL. Rowland, $500, 900; the
Rev. Jacob |. Janeway, S5O0,00O; Peter A.
Jay estate, S60O,000: John johnson, $780,
900; Joseph Kernochan, $500, 900 John
LafarGe 800, 1000; Thomas Leggett estate,
100000 Morgan Lewis estate, 100000
Jacob Little estate, 100000 George Low.
EFT, 500, 900, John Mason estate, 500, 900
Gouverneur Morris, 800 600; Charles F.
Moulton, $500, 600, Daniel Parish, 5000, 900;
Henry Parish, 100000; Elisha Peck,
$4,000 Joel Post estate, Ss0O,000; John
Rankin, $500, 900; G. Rapclyc estate $780,
COS }. Rhhbone estate, 100000; VIII
liam Rhierander, 100000; L. V. 5.
600; Dudley Selden; $500, 000 Cornelius
smith, $500, 900; Capt. Spencer, $500 0O0
Lispenard Stewart, $500, 900; Garrett Storm,
500, 200; John Tonuclce estate, $500, 600
The only mention Of a. 7, Stewart in the
book is the following: "W0ith $500, 900,
the celebrated dry goods merchant OF Broad
way, whose shop is the grand resort of the
fashonables; has lately erected q palace On
the site of Washington Hall at a cost #
100000 or so. He married Mis-, Clinch,
u lady of property"
There are many familiar family names in
the book, among which may be mentioned
those of Anthem, Appleton, Bartlett, Belts,
Blatchford, Bowen, Carman, Clinton, Colt,
Colgate, Cruger, Cutting, Delatield, Dclmon-
leo, Drew, Dyckman, Ferris, Fisher, Foster,
Furniss, Galatin, Goelet, Grinnell, Griswold,
llarg )us Havemeycr, Hicks, Rowland, Jay,
Reese, Kingsand, Kissam Lawrence, Lea
witt, Livingston, Ludlow, Miller, Morgan,
Morse, Mott, Oakley, Pearsall, Pell, Pierson,
Riggs, Stevens, Strong, Stewart, Suydam,
Townsend, Tucker, Van Scheme, Nerplanck,
Willis aud Woodruff.