OF ATEW   YORK CITY.                     ^27

He gave it to the worthy cartman of his rival, Mr. Ju¬
hel.

I am not aware that either of these French worthies
and merchants of the olden time have left any descend¬
ants.    I think not.

As we are on the eve of a war that will try the re¬
sources of the kings of commerce before It is through
with, it is curious to look back and remember the names
of the great commercial firms who survived the war of
1812. That war tried the merchants of this city.
Many survived it, with unimpaired credit, if not cash.

Goodhue & Co., were among that lot; so were Arch¬
ibald Gracie & Sons. N. & D. Talcott, large cotton
merchants — sons brokers in these days. There was
Cambrehng & Pearson, a great house. C. C. Cambrel-
ing was of that firm,—^still alive, and many years a dem¬
ocratic member of Congress from this city, in times wheii
it was an honor to be a member from commercial New
York. Pearson was Isaac G. — a great real estate oper¬
ator in later years, and ;president of the Relief Insurance
Company.

Andrew Foster, an old merchant,'who was in busi¬
ness In 1800, in Greenwich street —- afterward moved
to 65 South street, where he was during the war, and
long years after. The firm was afterward Foster &
Giraud, and still later, Andrew^ Foster & Sons. Mr.
Giraud was once a cooper. His father was a cooper bo-
fore him, and several of his brothers were hard work¬
ing coo]jers, and a credit to the city.

Another great house that stood through the war, and
exists at this day. Is De Rham & Moore. Henry C. De
Rham was Swiss born. When he came to this country,
I do not exactly know, but it was about 1806 to 1808.
He started business at 79 Washington street, a few doors