Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Family History of New York, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Family History of New York, Vol. 3Cornelius Van Scba-'ck Roosevelt, youngest child of J acobus was born January 30, 1794. From his father and grand father he inherited a large fortune, and this he augmented by various successful financial ventures, becoming one of the rich est men in New York. For many years he was engaged in the importation of hardware and plate glass. He was one of those who founded the Chemical Bank on the single principle of hon esty, and that institution has never failed to pay its obligations in gold, and during the Civil war redeemed its notes at one time at $280 in greenbacks. He introduced in business the principle of giving no notes. Mr. Roosevelt married Margaret Barnhill, of Pennsylvania and of scotch-irish ancestry. Her grandfather was Thomas Potts, a member of the Continental Congress. The issue of this marriage was: iveir, C. V. S., J r., James A., Rob ert and Theodore (lst)About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.