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CHAPTER XXXII.

Moses Rogers was a grand old merchant. He was in
business as early as 1786. His place was at 26 Queen
street. In 1792, he formed the house of Moses Rogers
& Co., at No. 206 Queen street. His partner was Wil¬
liam Walter Woolsey, his brother-in-law. In 1793, the
firm was changed to Rogers & Woolsey. When Queen
street was changed, it became 245 Pearl. Meanwhile
Moses Rogers lived at 272 Pearl as late as 1795.

Moses Rogers married Sarah Woolsey about 1780,
daughter of Benjamin Woolsey, who was father of W.
W. Woolsey — a famous New York merchant, and
brother-in-law of Mr. Rogers. They had several chil¬
dren. One was Benjamin Woolsey Rogers, who was
born the 18th May, 1775. Another, Archibald Rogers,
and a daughter, Julia Ann, who married F. B. Win¬
throp, a brother of John Stille Winthrop. F. B. Win¬
throp was of the house of Winthrop, Rogers &, Wil¬
liams, about 1820. Moses Rogers was early a member
of the Marine Society, in 1780. In 1793, he was a
member of the Society to relieve Distressed Prisoners.
It is difficult to understand at this time, how there should
be a regular society to relieve prisoners in old New York.
Yet, so there was, and it was a humane society, that
numbered the first merchants of New York among its