The sun., 1897-03-14
WEALTH FIFTY YEARS AGO.
a -CENTURr-oLD LIST or VIEW
FORKS RICH MEN

years ago werc wealthy. These nance. as we
said last Sunday, are taken from pamphlet pub
lishcd in 1si6. tho title Of which is this:
WEALTH AND BIOGRAPHY
WEALTHY CITIZENS
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
Boing an alphabetical arrangement Of tho
names Of tho most prominent capitalists
whose wealth IL estimated at 100000 and
upward, with the sums appended to each
name, and genealogical and biographical
notices OF the principal persons. Also. a val
uablo tablo OF statistics concerning the
wealth Of the city and State Of New York.
TENTH EDITION.
with Many Improvements and Additions.
NEW YORK:
Published at THE Sun Office,
corner Nassau and Fulton streets.
1916.
THE SUN rcpubshos this curious book
for two reasons. First, to give again TO
the public the information contained there.
in and to show the great growth In wealth
this city has achieved in the last fifty
years; secondly, to show that in the good old
days that young social reformers are 50 fond OF
talking OF. wealth was not considered rcproach,
iect OF vicious and Unbalanced attacks by IRE.
sponsible Legislators and other cranks. This is
attcsted in the fact that practically all the In.
formation contained In tho directory came from
the men themselves. Tho directory not
published with the idea OF holding wealthy men
up TO scorn or ridculc, but rather with the pur.
pose OF giving concrete examples TO the public
of what thrift and industry had done.
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| CHESTER, WM. W..............,.,..'..,.S .SlOo,oo
! CHICHESTER, ABNER.. 800, 900
CnILps DIR. s. RrssELi-................Sl 800, 900
A physician OF the first standing. or Eastern
origin and somewhat wealthy parents. Previous
10 tho panic OF 1867 he was considered very
wctlthy nan. b;:t some unfortunate investments
about that time nearly ruined him He received
considerable property by his wife, who is now
| deceased.
COSGEE. ABRAHAM Il Observation-Disclosures. 800, 900
! Mr.. c. is lawyer. He married Miss Hedges
an hciress OF the Rutgcr estate.
! CLAEKsoN. MATHEW. .................. $3.50, 900
Mr.. Carkson Is n most excellent man and
| rious Christian lives in "A showy but poorly con.
! structci house. situated at Flathush, In one Of
the mos: beautiful lawns in the State. Instead
OF building OF wood, this lawn which is the pro.
duction OF Mrs. Clarkson. lady Of great taste,
| intelligence, and refinement. Is entitled TO a
splendid mansion OF marble or granite. This
| gentleman is son OF the late Gen. Clarkson OF
this city, and brother 10 tho long broker OF that
| name.
| NJ. Clarkson erected mostly at his own cost.
ST. Paul's ,EpiscopaD Church at Fiatbush. whcro
| the eloquent and Rev. Mr.. Newman now offici.
! atcs as rector.
Crosby JOIN SP.............,........... 500. 900
Mr. e. married a daughter OF the Hon. Ben.
iamin +. Butler. HIS first wife was Murray.
by whom. we believe. he received an accession
| 10 his estate.
tLAPP, JOHN S2oO.OOV
| A retired -four merchant, and made all his
money. He Is a very close but good man OF n
| Quaker family. IA now President OF the Mo-
| chanics' and Traders Bank.
| CLARK. 800. 900
| Formerly n distinguished lottery dealer. in
| which business he made his money. He has been
Mayor OF tho city. II was at time when lottcr-
| les were sanctioned by law that Mr.. G., was en-.
| gagged in them.
Mr.. G. received tho greater portion OF his
wealth from his WIFE formerly Miss Lawrence.
"A niece OF Peter Rcmscn, grandson OF the late
Bishop Moore and with portion OF 1t has re-.
Gently purchased the elegant place OF J. De
Wolf. Esq. in wcstchestcr county.
| CLARK. CHESTER. Observation-Disclosures. S15OOOO
Resides in Brooklyn. and in business with Mr..
Spaulding. constituting the iirm OF Chester.
Clark & Co.. dry goods tobbcrs.
| CLARK. MEs....................,. 90 900
Widow OF Benjamin. from New England. and
famed a. the Quaker lawy yer and friend OF Daniel
Webster
CLARK. .FNfAs P.....................S 500 900
CLARK RALPIi.., ................,,,S so 900
CLARK. RICHARD :. S.......................slO 900
CLAsoH, ArGrsrus w.. ......... SlOO, 900
| CLAYTON. EDWIN IL 81 90 OOO
| Formerly printer. and now paper merchant.
He has been Alderman OF the First ward. elected
by the WhiEs.
CLINTON Mrs H., WIDOW or GEo.I. 800, 900
Mrs. Hannah Clinton. daughter OF Walter
Franklin. Esq. an eminent Quaker merchant OF
this city, from Long Island. Her husband was
| nephew to Vicc-Prcsident Geo. Clinton, and
brother Of the great Governor De Witt Clinton
"Saiis est" for Clinton n household name-but
the rich Franklin Brothers, merchants OF New
York, deserve n msmcnto for the many noble
ways in which they, through interccss!on with
the Tory authority and Hcssan troops. wcrc en-
ablcd generously to dispense their wealth "a
their poor IN so:a bic. sl.-criaG countrymcn. tho
American prisoners confined IN the Sugar House
Provost, &C.. during the American Revolution
Mrs. Hannah &. Is n sister also OF Gov. De Witt
Clinton's first vie, descendant OF the Bowncs
by whom alone Gov. D. c. had issue.
CLINTON CHARLES A......,,...,...,.,,. Slo0,O ,OOC
This oldest son OF tho cverto. .ho-lGmcn;cd and
nevor.to-be forgotten Gov. Dewitt Clinton, every
way worthy OF that illustrious man, is happily
placed beyond the reach OF the pecuniary dis
trcss which that father herolcnlly succumbed to
for the sake of onrlching ungratoful millions
with the benefits Of those magnificent works oi
internal improvement which immortalizc his
name The estate OF Mr. Charles A. Clinton
comes through his marriage with daughter oi
Jno. Hone.
toBB, OLIVER, ,SlOo'oot
| CoDpINGToS. JONATHAN I,,....,..,..,. 500, ,00C
A merchant. and lato worthy Postmaster, and
from tho first Jump OF his parentage on this con
tnent. two centuries since. In the person OF the
famous Wm. Coddington Esq, or England, first
OF Boston, then the founder and first Governor
OF i;hode Island llb3sI. lie was the first mer
chant of New England, built the ilrst brick house
in Boston, and at his house at Newport was held
the first Quaker meeting. Jonathan Is n Inca
descendant OF Gov. C., and was long dstin
guishc1 merchant OF our city, and, like his great
progonitor, he is very worthy man.
I,,. w., cIOO Onf