The civil, political, professional and ecclesiastical history, and commercial and industrial record of the county of Kings and the city of Brooklyn, N. Y., from 1683 to 1884, Volume II, Part 184

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909, ed
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co
Number of Pages: 1345

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most enterprising in the city, and spares no pains or expense in adopting all improvements. It has a large factory for the preparation of kindling wood by machinery, large and well equipped stables, private telegraph lines, telephone connection, and all kinds of labor-saving machinery, while the general office at No. 40 Broadway, Brooklyn, is fitted up in a manner that is unsurpassed in convenience and elegance in the two cities.

CHARLES HENRY REYNOLDS is one of the most active, en- terprising, and best known business men on Newtown creek. His history is that of a boy who early realized that what he was to be in this world depended on what he could do, and how he should do it. He was born in New York city, July 21, 1837. His father, Henry Reynolds, came from Greenwich, Conn., and was the son of Joshua Reynolds, an old and highly respectable citizen of that town, and a soldier in the Revolutionary war. His father died when he was four years old, and for a time he went to live with his grandfather Lawrence, in Manhassett, L. I. At the age of 12, he chose to learn the book-binders' trade, and was regularly indentured as an apprentice to Harper & Bros., New York city, for the period of 6 years, 11 months and 21 days. True to his deter- mined purpose, Charles served his time faithfully, and then worked two years as a journeyman, fully mastering a trade that was then done mostly by hand, and now mostly by machinery. The close times of 1860 compelled a reduction of help in the great publishing house of Harper & Bros., and they most justly discriminated in favor of married men, dis- charging those who had no families. Mr. Reynolds had, with his mother, lived in Brooklyn since 1850, and now find- ing himself out of work, he leased a lot, 328 Grand street, put up a building of rough boards, 8 feet by 10, with board roof covered with tar paper, bought a barrel of kerosene, and started an oil store: The next year he took a partner, and the firm, which was Lewis & Reynolds, added the wood trade to the oil business. At the end of one year, George Robinson took Mr. Lewis' place, under the firm name of C. H. Rey- nolds & Co., and the new firm added coal to the wood business, locating their coal yard on the corner of South 1st and 9th streets. The oil and wood trade was continued at the old place, the wood being sawed at first by horse power, and then by a small 5-horse steam engine. This arrangement lasted for 10 years, and was so prosperous that Mr. Reynolds paid Mr. Robinson $20,000 for his half interest, when he withdrew and went South. Since that time till recently, he has had no partners. In 1877, he came to his present location, and was largely instrumental in opening Grand street, from the bridge to Newtown. He hought two acres of land and built an office, stable, and a large coal pocket of 3,500 tons capacity. Two years later he added a wood yard, with all appliances necessary for the trade. In 1881, he built a planing and moulding mill. equipped with the most approved machinery. Within the past year he has put in an engine of 150 horse power, with ample boilers, all from the engine works of James Bulger, of North 2d street. To supply his large trade, nearly 5,000 cords of wood and 60,000 tons of coal are sold annually. His appliances for handling coal of all kinds are very perfect, and his kindling wood department is a model of its kind. The accompanying cut conveys to the eye a good representation of this large establishment as it appears in the spring of 1884. To do this heavy business, 90 hands are employed, and 25 wagons, carts and trucks. In order to get a little relaxation from constant cares, Mr.

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ALITILE.

Chars Reynolds.

Reynolds, in May, 1883, took his two sons, Charles H. and Mortimer L., and his brother-in-law, Gilbert M. Vander Water, into partnership under the firm name of C. H. Reynolds, Sons & Co. This gives him more time to manage his large real estate interests, which now aggregate fourteen acres in the Eastern District, which he now owns, and on which he is constantly erecting more buildings. Such is the honorable record of one who, from a book-binder's apprentice, has, through his own unaided efforts, attained to a leading posi- tion in a community of prosperous and able men. December 3, 1862, Charles H. Reynolds married Naomi Adeline Vander Water, of South Oyster Bay. They have had 10 children (6 sons and 4 daughters), 8 of whom are living (4 sons and 4 daughters).

Other well-known dealers in wood, coal, etc., are: Abraham J. DeBaun ...... 30-34 Jay street.

Wood and coal; established 1855.

Nelson J. Gates. 636 Grecne avenue.

Wholesale coal merchant; established 1865, N. Y. Member Board of Education from 1874 to 1881.

Henry M. Peckham .. 18 Columbia Heights.

Coal and wood. In 1852, became member of firm known as Samuel Thompson's Nephews, successors to Everitt, Thompson & Co.

Frederick E. Teves. .280-296 2d street.

Coal and wood; established 1865, by J. & P. Wintjen, on cor, N. 3d and 3d streets. Mr. Teves succeeded the firm in 1878, and removed to his present address, 1882.

Charles D. Willits. 644 Fulton street.

Coal and wood; established 1857, corner Fulton street and Clermont avenne.

Thomas W. Wood. 191 Schermerhorn street.

Coal; established 1866, corner State and Nevins streets. Native of Smithtown, L. I .; ancestors settled at South- ampton, Long Island, 1640. Was Supervisor of 3d Ward one year.

Daniel W. Wilkes 491 State street.

Coal and wood contractor; established 1881, corner Douglas and Nevins sts. Elected Supervisor for 1884.

DENTISTS.

(See pages 816 and 940-948).

Frank P. Abbott 100 Hanson place.

N. M. Abbott

11 Greene avenue.

S. W. Bridges

199 Clinton street.

Jas. F. Brogan

305 Fulton street.

II. T. Darrow 263 Fulton street.

M. Connor 60 Court street.

L. J. Elliot 227 Clinton street.

Geo. W. Fraim

.301 Fulton street.

Samuel S. Guy, Jr

132 Flatbush avenue.

O. E. Hill .

160 Clinton street.

Charles W. Harreys .108 4th street, E. D.

William Jarvie 105 Clinton street.

GENERAL TRADE AND MERCHANDISE.

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WOODFACTOR

C.H.REYNOLDS

LOADED WITHOUT LABOR

COALYARD.

CH.REYNOLDS CUAL& WOOD

COALYARD

C. H. REYNOLD'S COAL AND WOOD YARDS.

S. M. Lyon 119 Kent avenue.

D. R. Longnecker 519 Fulton street.

C. A. Marvin . 169 Clinton street.

H. G. Mirick. . 156 Clinton street.

James E. Miller

294 Henry street.

Charles E. Mensch 169 Clinton street.

I. C. Monroe 191 Joralemon street.

J. K. Powell. New Lots.

T. A. Quinlan. 463 Fulton street.

W. M. Ramsdell .50 Livingston street.

David S. Skinner 124 Montague street.

JEWELERS.

(See, also, page 824).

The first watchmaker and jeweler in Brooklyn, of whom there is any trace, is Thomas Smith, who was located at Brooklyn Ferry, in 1782. Later, April 1818, came Samuel Carman, whose shop was on lower Fulton st. Soon after, 1819, Samuel Smith and John Lowe were engaged in the business. In 1820, James Gray, on Front st., and later still, one F. White, about 1826, on Sands st., and Pressac, a Frenchman. The oldest firm now existing is that of William Wise, 239 Fulton st., established in 1834, at old No. 79 Fulton st., about 50 yards above Ralph Patchin's house and grounds, which stood about where York st. enters Fulton st. In 1864, he built the store which he and his son now occupy. In 1848, Wm. R. Tice opened a store on Atlantic st., next Henry st., removed to 311 Fulton st., in 1860, and in 1870 retired, his brother Thomas S. Tice, succeeding. Jacob Weis, 104 Mon- trose ave., established in 1876, at 116 Mckibben st. Other prominent firms are:

Jas. H. Hart. 313 Fulton st.

Hayden & Stanwood 451 Fulton st.

Jacob Morch.

.110 Broadway.

B. F. Spink .

329 Fulton st.

D. Younger & Brother

276 Grand st.

P. W. Taylor

521 Fulton st.

John D. Bennett.

East New York.

E. S. Browe

.338 Grand ave.

Louis Finkelmeier

336 So. 3d st.

Jeweler; established 1868, 23 Maiden Lane. Born in

Germany; came to United States, 1853; member of N. Y. Volunteers, 1861-3; came to Brooklyn, 1865.

Charles Pope.

147 Hopkinson ave.

Enos Richardson

116 Remsen st.

W. H. Welch

85 Myrtle ave.

MERCHANT TAILORS. (See, also, CLOTHING, page 788).

The first hundred and fifty years of this country's history were the days of homespun linens and woolens, when every man's clothing was cut and made at home by the "gude wife" or by the tailoress who went from house to house. After the Revolutionary War a more exacting taste in men's apparel began to prevail, partly owing, no doubt, to the presence of the French soldiery and their influence on American society during our struggle with Great Britain. Then professional tailors began to be known in the larger towns of the Eastern States. In 1816, the sign " Merchant Tailor " hung over the shop of Peter Prest on the north side of Old Ferry Road, nearly opposite Elizabeth st., though he afterwards removed farther up town. Sylvanus B. Stillwell's tailor shop was in an old frame building, on the site of the Union Office. In 1818, occurs the

REYNOLDS

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name of G. Jay as a tailor. In 1820, Van Kensen & Dickerson were engaged in the business. Five years later, Wm. Cornwell had a shop in his dwelling, 45 Front st. In 1826, Elisha Bigelow was at 55 Fulton st. When the village became a city, Hoyt & Hanabergh, John P. Emmens, Wm. Hewit Sharp & Sturges, F. H. Chichester, and J. W. Boues were located on Fulton st .; J. Proctor, 2 High st .; Wm. Evans, Atlantic ave., established in 1840, who was followed by the present house of E. W. Richardson, 156 Atlantic ave. The more prominent houses of to-day, arranged alphabet- ically, are :

Adam Sem. 63 Court st.

Merchant tailor; established 1871.

Arneberg & Brother 209 Montague st.

T. Branagan Atlantic ave., E. N. Y.

Merchant tailor, and dry and fancy goods store; estab- lished 1866, on Miller, between Fulton and Atlantic aves., removing to present location in 1875.

E. B. Bundick 90 Broadway.

E. W. Richardson 156 Atlantic ave., c. Clinton Importer and tailor; established 1840 by Wm. Evans. His importations are selected by himself from English and Scotch houses.

Wm. J. Collins 227 Court st.

G. H. Conklin 140 Franklin st.

John Craft & Son

183 Montague st.

John Donohue

107 Montague st.

J. V. Dubernell.

333 Fulton st.

F. A. Ernst & Son 302 Court st.

James B. Healy, 1881. .205 Montague st.

E. J. Hutchings 53 4th st., E. D.

John S. Mckeon.

Broadway, cor. 4th st.

(McKeon & Todd) clothiers; originally of the firm of Gray, Mckeon & Co., having been admitted in 1872; the present firm being formed in 1878, on the admission of Mr. Todd.

James Mitchell

80 Montague st.

James Porter 288 Fulton st.

J. J. Rife.

193 Atlantic ave.

S. H. Shipman

48 Bond st.

Smith, Gray & Co. 91 B'way, 60 4th st., E.D., &

Manhattan, C. Greenpoint.

C. E. Teall 611 Fulton st.

GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.

Frank J. Cole 153 Flatbush avenue.

Ithamar Du Bois. .328 Fulton street.

See Biography, page 792.

A. W. DeGraw.

73 Broadway.

Edward L. Tripler 407 Fulton st. Willoughby Buildings; established 1871, dress shirts and underwear, a specialty.

T. E. Wallace.

.53 Broadway, cor. 2d st.

Men's Furnishing goods; established 1873, at 61 Broad- way, having been a carpenter previous to that time; in 1876, enlarged and removed to 55 Broadway; in 1879, on account of rapidly increasing business, was obliged again to remove and enlarge bis establishment, which he

did by purchasing the building (104 2d st.) in the rear of his present location; in 1882, purchased the corner build- ing, Broadway and 2d street, forming the whole into one large store. He has about 45 employees, his specialty being the manufacture of shirts, of which some 15,000 are annually sold. Member of the Empire Club, the Amphion Musical Society, the Williamsburgh Athletic Club, Fraternity Council, Royal Arcanum; Bedford Lodge, Knights of Honor; and Crusader's Lodge, I. O. of O. F. Is also Director of the N. Y. Homoeopathic Life Ins. Co., and Secretary of the Brooklyn, E. D., Dispensary and Hospital.

H. C. Walters 161 and 163 Atlantic ave.

MILLINERY.

A. J. Foren 40 Boerum place.

James Murphy

169 Grand street.

Millinery Goods and Notions. Est. 1857, near present locality, removing to above address in 1864.

John North 249 Fulton street.

J. Rothschild.

269 and 271 Fulton st., and

56 W. 14th st., N. Y.

Importer and manufacturer of Millinery. Est. 1870, 56 and 58 W. 14th street. In 1874, started a branch house at 249 Fulton street, Brooklyn. In 1876, enlarged and removed to 261 Fulton street, removing from there to their present location in 1879. Is one of the largest and most extensive establishments of the kind in the United States, having branch houses at Philadelphia, Boston and Paris.

Henry M. Winter. 489 Fulton street.

David A. Herrick.

423 Vanderbilt avenue.

Manufacturer of Embroideries and Millinery Goods.

COSTUMER.

Annie E. Lawrence

166 Broadway.

UNDERTAKERS.

On Fulton street, just above Middagh, stood in 1815, the residence of Richard H. Cornwell, a " cabinet- maker and coffin-maker," who was well-known early in the century. It is by no means probable that he was the first coffin-maker in Brooklyn, for it was the custom to have coffins made by mechanics in wood, even before coffin-making and furniture-making was combined. In 1828, Joseph H. Van Nostrand advertised in the Long Island Star that he kept "ready-made coffins " for sale at 14 Hicks street. No evidence has been found that any one in Brooklyn made a business of buying and selling factory-made coffins before him, though it is not improbable that he had predecessors. It is certain that local coffin-makers plied their trade later than this, for from subsequent notices, it appears that there was rivalry between some such and dealers in " ready-made" coffins. The development of undertaking as a distinctive business was gradual, and during its later years very rapid. Undertakers established themselves in various localities until, at this time, the business has numerous re- presentatives, whose shops and warehouses are to be found in all parts of the city. Among them it may not be without interest to refer to a few. The business of Samuel Henderson & Son was established at the corner

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of Washington and Tillary streets in 1852, and was re- moved from that point to 128 Myrtle avenue, and thence to 62 Myrtle avenue. Owen Gallagher, 161 North Sixth street and 297 Fourth street, established his business in 1861, at 292 Fourth street, and has a livery in connec- tion therewith. Among the undertakers of Brooklyn, who are dealers in undertakers' supplies, may be men- tioned L. A. Whitehill, 78 First street, and Bain & Smith, 12 Boerum place. The following-named under- takers are well-known in various parts of the city.

Henry Burhenne .N. J. & Liberty.

James Benson

.397 Atlantic ave.

Wm. H. Burrill

13 Flatbush ave.

Wm. H. Bryan. 149 4th street.

Geo. F. Corlis

702 Fulton street and 107

Flatbush avenue.

James Conley

195 Park and 552 Myrtle

avenue.

J. H. Farrell

274 Jay street.

Peter Farrell

302 Bergen street.

Thomas Foran 506 Court and 273 Van Brunt streets.

J. M. Hopper . Court, cor. Joralemon sts.

Estab. on Montague st., 1850, with S. N. Burrill (of S. N. B. & Co.); partnersbip existed five years; a year later, Mr. B. located at present place, where he has been for 28 years; has conducted the funerals of many most dis- tinguished citizens, among whom were Gens. O. M. Mitchell, Underhill, Sanford and Dakin (the largest funeral ever held in the city), Louis Tappen, Hon. Owen Lovejoy (who died in Brooklyn), Rev. Lyman Beecher (father of Henry Ward Beecher), Col. J. M. Perry, and John Brown, "the Liberator."

Moses Genung 370 Fulton street.

David Longworth

42 Fourth street, E. D.

Andrew Lennart 297 Columbia street.

W. F. Moore Penn avenue, East N. Y.

M. McMahon 144 Hamilton avenue.

George H. Nason 196 Franklin.

John T. Parker 135 Union ave., E. D.

Established 1859.

Francis E. Pouch & Bro .. 305 Adams street, and 893 Gates avenue.

Established 1877.

Leonard Ruloff 244 Devoe street.

John H. Snyder 409 Grand avenue.

Taylor & Halvorsen 10 Hoyt street & 13 Market street, N. Y.

Edward M. Wunder . 817 Flushing avenue.

JOHN W. NEWMAN, General Furnishing Undertaker, 181 Court st., bought, in 1879, the premises, and erected the building now occupied by him. The business was estab. by his father, Michael Newman, about 1850, on Jay st., opposite the old St. James' Catholic Church; from there he moved to Court st., corner of Pacific, continuing in the same avoca- tion till his death, which occurred in August, 1863. The Newmans have always been among the leading undertakers in Brooklyn, having performed their part in the last rite of burial at the decease of many of her most noted and worthy citizens,

LIVERY STABLES.

Charles H. K. Smith.

846 Fulton.

Jno. Bennett

155 Division avenue.

Wm. Burtenshaw

13 College Place.

P. Bartlett

214 5th street, E. D.

C. R. Collyer

2 College Place.

Geo. R. Cate

Flatbush.

Douglass & Peterkin

165 Clymer street.

J. J. Donnelly

104 Henry street.

Owen Gallagher 297 4th street, E. D., & 161 N. 6th.

William Greene

17 Red Hook Lane.

George Hudson.

120 De Kalb avenue.

G. H. Henje

Bath.

A. B. Lane

174 Carlton ave.

Wm. T. Morford

515 Classon & 464 Clermont

aves.

Chas. H. McGovern.

46 Love Lane.

Oakley & Sons.

21 Hoyt st.

A. & G. Polhemus

106 Division ave.

A. L. Rogers

Sterling pl., near 7th ave.

F. Roemmele & Son

522 North 2d st.

W. H. Rynus & Son

Clinton, cor Degraw st.

S. E. Sturdevant.

Warren & Henry sts.

James W. Van Riper

431 5th ave.

Francis J. York. 343 Union

Ruloff R. Bennett, 228 and 261 Greene avenue, first established his boarding and livery stables, in 1874, at 311 Grand avenue, and was formerly known in connec- tion with the old Volunteer Fire Department, having been a member of Hose Company No. 10.

George W. Oakley, liveryman, 21 and 23 Hoyt street, began business in 1855, at 18 and 20 High street. The business is now owned by Messrs. Oakley & Sons.

Harris & Stilwell, Flatbush avenue, opp. Prospect Park. Prospect Park Carriage Service. Mr. Harris established the Park work in 1873. In 1875, Mr. Stil- well entered into partnership with Mr. Harris, under the firm name of Harris & Stilwell. They ran first public conveyauce on Coney Island ; also have boat privilege in Prospect Park.

OILS, &c.

Wm. S. Purdy

.56 6th ave.

Inspector of petroleum, oils, etc. Resident of Brooklyn for 35 years; established 1862, 118 Maiden Lane, N. Y. Was member Volunteer Fire Department for 11 years.

Samuel Van Wyck . 65 New York ave.

Oil Commissioner; established 1863, 155 Maiden Lane, N. Y. Supervisor 24th Ward, 1879-'80.

WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS.

John Bauer 121 Graham av., c. Boerum Wines and liquors; established in Brooklyn about 18 years. The head-quarters of the 32d Regt., N. G., S. N. Y. Robert Hill Hunterfly Place.

Cigars; established 1883. Served as a member of the Board of Aldermeu from 1872 to 1882,

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Herman Colell . 171 South 9th st.

Leaf tobacco; established 1860, 202 Chatham street, N. Y. Excise Commissioner of Brooklyn in 1880-'81.

William N. Moeneh . .. .. 29 Humboldt st.

Manufacturer of tobacco; established, 1869, Brooklyn, E. D.

William B. Vredenburgh ... 104 Court st.

Cigars, tobacco and pipes; established Sept. 1, 1873.

BREWERS.

(See also p. 771.)

Warren G. Abbott 234 Bushwick ave.

S. Blumenstock

14. Union ave.

Edgar Conklin. Kent and Division aves.

Dahlbender & Greiner 174 Ewen st.

Joseph Fallert . 66 Meserole

C. A. Goetz. 948 Dean

Henry Grass 435 1st st.

Otto Huber. Bushwick ave., c. Meserole.

S. Leibman's Sons

36 Forest st.

Joseph Leibman 33 Forest st.

Geo. Malcom Flushing ave. & Skillman.

Obermeyer & Liebman

67 Bremen st., E. D.

William Ulmer.

Beaver, c. Belvidere.

Fred. W. Witte

102 Luqueer

John Welz. Myrtle ave., c. Wyckoff.

Chas. Zerwick.

Myrtle & Wyckoff aves.

IRON MERCHANTS.

John O. Carpenter 7 St. Felix st.

Iron merchant; established in John street, N. Y., 1868; has been connected for more than ten years with some of the largest iron and steel manufacturers of the United States; also has counection in London; has resided 15 years in Brooklyn, twelve years in the 11th Ward. His firm, J. O. Carpenter & Co., are agents for the Rome Merchant Iron Mills, the Fort Pitt Iron and Steel Works, the Manhattan Rolling Mill, the Kensington Spike Works and the New Haven Nut Company.

ICE COMPANIES.

RIDGEWOOD ICE COMPANY, organized 1874, by John M. Lawrence, who bought out the Brooklyn Ice Com- pany, and was President of the new company until 1879. The company was then reorganized with ad- ditional capital and working capacity; John Clark, Pres .; J. M. Lawrence, Treas., and E. H. Close, Scc., which board of officers still remains. Capital, $1,000,- 000, of which $140,000 is paid in; business mostly whole- sale, extending largely to New York. The Brooklyn depots are at the Wallabout, and foot of Sackett street; offices, 186 Flushing avenue, and 207 Montague street; Hudson river ice is entirely used; capacity of ice- houses, 250,000 tons.

ROOFING.

John M. Otto 453 Grand st,

PILOTS.

W. Baulsir

455 Hudson ave.

Robert Williams

158 Hart st.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Wm. Kampfmuller, 71 Broadway, between 2d and 3d streets, Bird and Gold-Fish Depot and Sporting Goods. Established 1869, at Broadway, between 3d and 4th sts. The first bird and gold-fish store opened in Brooklyn ; has several gold-fish ponds on Long Island, where he breeds the sh ; has sales all over the United States and Canada. In 1877 he published a book on Cage Birds, named "Our Pets," that has now reached its fourth edition.

R. W. Sawers, 189 Washington st., Artist. Makes a specialty of coloring, transferring and crystalizing photographs on glass.

Joseph Hegeman, 21 Willoughby avenue, Auctioneer. Est. 1841, 14 Fulton street.

Joseph Harris, 245 Court street, Pawn Broker. Est. 1870, at 191 Smith street.

Cotton and Woolen Rags, Paper Stock, Bags and Bagging .- Peter Young, wholesale dealer, 233, 235 and 237 Tillary street ; also at 261 and 263, corner of Tillary and Raymond streets ; storehouses, corner Di- vision avenue and 1st street. Amount of rag and other paper stocks bought and sold runs from 7,000 to 8,000 tons per year, besides his bag trade, which often is 15,000 per day. In 1881, he bought the machinery in the Locust Valley Paper Mills, which he moved to 7 and 9 Elm street, N. Y. He rented the old Man- hattan Well, that yields an abundant water supply, and commenced manufacturing wrapping and Manilla paper. The product the first year has been 1,000 tons, consuming 1,200 tons of material. He employs 30 men in Brooklyn and New York.

LIST OF THE MAYORS OF BROOKLYN.

NAMES.

TERMS OF OFFICE.

BORN.

DIED.

George Hall.

1834

Sept. 21, 1795 April 16, 1868

Jonathan Trotter.

1835-36 May,

1797 April 5, 1865

Jeremiah Johnson

1837-88 Jan. 23, 1766 Oct. 20, 1852

Cyrus P. Smith.

1839-41 April 5, 1800 Feb. 13, 1877

Henry C. Murphy

1842

July

5, 1810 Dec. 1, 1882

Joseph Sprague

1843-44 July 25, 1783 Dec. 12, 1854

Thos. G. Talmage.

1845 Oct. 22, 1801 May 4, 1863

Francis B. Stryker

1846-48 Dec. 11, 1811

Edward Copeland

1849 May 30, 1793 June 18, 1859

Samuel Smith.

1850 May 26, 1788 May 19, 1872

Conklin Brush

1851-52 March 8, 1794 July 4, 1870

Edward A. Lambert

1853-54 June 10, 1813

George Hall.

1855-56 Sept. 21, 1795 April 16, 1868

Samuel S. Powell.

1857-60 Feb. 16, 1815 Feb. 6, 1879

Martin Kalbfleisch

1861-63 Feb.

8, 1804 Feb. 12, 1873

Samuel Booth

1866-67 July

4,1818

Martin Kalbfleisch.

1868-71 Feb.

8, 1804 Feb. 12, 1873

Samuel S. Powell

1872-73 Feb. 16, 1815 Feb.

6, 1879

John W. Hunter.

1874-75 Oct.

15, 1807

Fred. A. Schroeder

1876-77 March 9, 1833

James Howell.

1878-81 Oct. 16, 1829

Seth Low

1882-85|Jan. 18, 1850

Alfred M. Wood.

1864-65 April 19, 1828

ÀDDENDÀ.

ADDENDA AND ERRATA.

ADDENDA.

THE MOTTO OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN.

"Eendracht maakt macht." The meaning of the motto literally is, " Unity makes might," which is sub- stantially, " In union there is strength," and it was the motto of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, the inhabitants of which had very good reason to appreci- ate its value. At the time of the Dutch Republic, each of the United Provinces coined its own money, and many of those coins (which were in extensive circula- tion not so very long ago, and may be occasionally met with now) bear the legend " Eendracht maakt macht," or its equivalent in Latin, " Concordia facet fortes." The motto bore about the same relation in the United Provinces of the Netherlands as the " E pluribus unum " does in the United States of America.

THE POPULATION OF BROOKLYN IN 1884.

This, according to LAIN's Brooklyn Directory, is- sued June 14th, 1884, amounts to 704,610, instead of the 650,000 with which the city has been generally cred- ited. In this Directory there are 161,238 families men- tioned. In 1875 there were only 85,000, so that the population has nearly doubled in less than fifteen years. The book contains 1,450 pages of names, against 1,368 last year. Altogether it contains about 1,600 pages, and 8,500 names have been added.

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The civil, political, professional and ecclesiastical history, and commercial and industrial record of the county of Kings and the city of Brooklyn, N. Y., from 1683 to 1884, Volume II, Part 184

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909, ed Publication date: 1884 Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co Number of Pages: 1345

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909, ed
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co
Number of Pages: 1345