OF A'EW  YORK CITY
 

CHAPTER XLII.

During the last month of 1814, previous to the close
of the war with England, every one was aware that
when peace should be declared, all persons who had a
large stock of goods on hand would suffer terribly, as
prices would fall at once; but no one dreamed then of
an early pe^ace.

Sometime in January, 1815, a large lot of liry goods
was advertised to be sold at auction, at the Tontine
Coffee House, on a specified day, by Hones & Town,
61 Wall street, who were the auctioneers. The mera-
bers of that great firra were John and Philip Hone and
Charles Town.

I do not recollect the precise day when the sale was
to corae off, but it was a Saturday. There was a thou¬
sand cases of dry goods to be sold. Whether they had
run the blockade safely, or been srauggled through Can¬
ada, I cannot say.

The goods were at a warehouse in Pine street. They
had been exhibited a week. There were buyers here
from Baltimore, Phfladelphia, Boston, Albany, and
every city around.

John Robins had examined the goods, and expected
to buy largely, and had so marked his catalogue. He,
Philip Hone, and Pelatiah Perit, now president of the
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