5tJ                       THE OLD MERCHAA~Iil
 

CHAPTER V

The More,vood family was English. They came out
here after the Revolution, and figured extensively in
commerce. As early as 1786, Morewood & Co. were
heavy merchants at 222 Queen street. I think the
members of the firm were Gilbert, William, George,
and Edmund Morewood. George Morewood, in 1789,
had his residence at Beekman street. All the members
of the family joined the St. George's Society between
1788 and 1790.

In 1791, the firm became William Morewood & Co.
The next year all retired except George, Gilbert, and
Edmund Morewood; they formed the firm. They
lived at 78 Cherry street, but their store was on Scher-
merhorn's wharf.

In 1795, Gilbert Morewood went into business with
Thomas Clayton, under the firm of Morewood & Clay¬
ton, at the corner of Cliff and Beekman street. Thom¬
as Morewood commenced business in 1797, and went
into partnership wdth Jonathan Ogden, at 128 Pearl
street, and Gilbert was alone. He had dissolved with
Mr. Ogden, who afterwards married a sister of Mrs.
Edmund Morewood, who was a .Miss Walton. In 1800,
Morewood & Ogden dissolved, and Mr. Ogden carried
on business as  Jonathan Ogden & Co., his partner be-