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THE   OLD MERCHAJVTS
 

CHAPTER XXXIV.
 

I have alluded^ several times to the great House of
G. & S. S. Howland, now Howland & Aspinwall. The
two Howlands that come to this city were Gardner
Greene and Samuel Shaw Howland. They founded
the great commercial house of G. G. & S. S. Howland,
now Howland & Aspinwall. They were sons of Joseph
Howland, of New London, Connecticut. He was in the
whaling business.

Both sons came to New York while boys to learn
business, Gardner G. became a clerk with the house of
T;eroy, Bayard & McEvers. I have alluded to this
house In another chapter under the firm of Leroy &
Bayard. The house started In 1790 under that style.
Herman Leroy was of the firm then. They did busi¬
ness at No. 8 Hanover Square. Herman lived over the
store, as was then the custom. William Bayard lived
at No, 43 Wall street. They took in Charles McEvers,
who had previously done business upon his own account
at 194 Water street, and lived at 34 Wall street. This
last residence was famed for many years as the Mc¬
Evers  mansion.     Through it led Wall street Court to