114                    THE   OLD   MERCHAJVTS
 

CHAPTER XXVI.

Mrs. Embury the authoress is the wife of Daniel
Embury, the President of a Brooklyn Financial Institu¬
tion.    He is the son of Peter Embury.

Jacob Barker used to be an eminent merchant. We
remember Mr. Barker very well. He resided in a three-
story house in Beekman street, between Gold and Cliflf
streets. The steps were sideways to the door. On it
was a brass plate with his name. That was probably
twenty-five years ago. After Mr. Barker removed to
New Orleans, the house was occupied by his mother-in-
law, and the door-plate had upon it the name of " Mrs.
Hazard," At that period the daughters of Mr. Barker
were deemed among the most beautiful in the city.
They were all married many years ago, Sarah married
a Mr. Harrison of Baltimore, I believe an elder sister had
previously married a citizen of the State of Maryland.
Another daughter, a magnificent girl, married Mr
Brower, a very wealthy and extensive merchant in New
Orleans. He died. She afterwards married a Mr. Van
Zaiidt of this city. A son of Mr. Barker married into
the James family at Albany.

Mr. Barker was a remarkably driving man. If he
had an appointment with a man, he waited just five
minutes, and not a second longer; then, if the man with