necticut boys, now old merchants, will remember the very type, for word "Beers" on that extraordinary almanac, that hung upon a nail by the side of the great fire-place. Andrew had a brother, Oliver. He was a surveyor and was father to the Cyrenius Beers, who was a clerk with Samuel Talman. Cyrenius was born February 10th, 1778. His widow is still living in New York. He began as a clerk with Josiah Beers in Woodbury, Connecticut. God bless and prosper the old place, for there in that old church yard, quietly repose our own mother's remains and our own ancestors for two hundred years back. Josiah Beers was an extensive country merchant in Woodbury.

Josiah had several children. One was the Honorable Seth P. Beers, who is yet alive at Litchfield, aged 82 years. He is a wonderful man, and has a large fortune. I alluded to him in a late chapter as having done business for Governor Broome as early as 1804. Seth P. has several children. George (recently deceased,) Alfred, boys, and Julia Perry Beers (a lady of extraordinary cleverness, who joined the Catholic church, several years ago, and devotes her whole time. to religion.)

Seth P. Beers was made Commissioner of the School Fund, many years ago (40 or 50,) and by his extraordinary good management has made it a solid fund of great value. It amounts to almost enough to give a collegiate education to every child in Connecticut. The house which he owns and resides in at Litchfield, was once occupied by John C. Calhoun, when he was a student at the celebrated law school in that place. Josiah had other children besides Seth P. One was

Frederick. He was a lawyer, but died in 1828 Another son was Henry P. Beers. (The middle name of all these children was Perry, their mother having been a Perry.) Henry went to Boston as a clerk. In 1812, he came to New York and started the wholesale dry-goods business at 99 Chatham street. In 1814, he took into partnership Mr. Booth, of Newtown, Conn., and the firm was Beers & Booth until the spring of 1816, when Booth went out and Augur Clarke, of Huntington, Conn., came in under the firm of Clarke & Beers. In 1819, the house removed to 434 Pearl street. The house in 1823 became Beers, Westcott & Co.; Reuben Westcott being the partner.

Henry P. Beers died February 5, 1825, at the Franklin House, corner of Broadway and Dey street, where he had lived for twelve years. He was somewhat in the military line, and at the time of his death was commander of the Governor's guards of this city, a famous company in its day. He was a very popular man, and very much esteemed. A sister married Mr. Sherman of Woodbury. They had several sons, George, John and Henry Beers Sherman. The latter is rector of the Episcopal Church at Belleville, New Jersey. The old merchant, Henry, and the young clergyman were both bachelors.

I now return to Cyrenius Beers, the son of Oliver Beers, of Newtown Conn. I said he was a clerk with Josiah Beers, in Woodbury. He afterwards went as clerk to Peter Sherman, of Washington, Conn., who had been a fellow-clerk at Josiah Beers' store.

Cyrenius finally went to New York, and met with Samuel Talman, who had been in the habit of selling goods to Josiah Beers, and of whom I have spoken.

Cyrenius clerked it with Mr. Talman until 1808, when he went into business on his own account at 4 Cliff street. He resided there for some years.

In 1811 he formed a partnership with Samuel Woodhull, under the firm of Beers & Woodhull, wholesale grocer, at 175 Front street, a few doors from Talman's old store, 171. In 1816, Beers & Woodhull removed to 160 Front street, and the next year (1817) he dissolved with Woodhull, and carried on business under his own name. In 1823 he removed to the handsome house No. 235 William street; it was then a fashionable quarter of the town for grocers. The house is still standing. Cyrenius Beers had sisters. One of them was a maiden lady, named Emma. She lived in Dey street in 1832. She was a great Christian- a great favorite of Dr. Milnor, a teacher in the Sunday School of St. George's Church, and what was called in those days a mantua maker. She moved to Cincinnati. in 1833. I called upon her in that city in 1834, as I was passing through on my way to New Orleans.

Another sister of Mr. Cyrenius Beers, about 1817, married Hezekiah Wheeler, who at that time was a merchant tailor at 48 John street, under the firm of Wheeler & Robinson. He afterwards, as H. Wheeler, became the most famous clothes maker in this or any other city. He lived in the great yellow house No. 96 Broadway, opposite Trinity churchyard. His store occupied the first floor, and his family resided above. He trusted, as was the custom of those days, enormous sums. He lost heavily. He moved to Staten Island. He had a fine family of children. One only daughter, and I think she was named after her Aunt Emma. He had

several sons, who are now in business in this city. The daughter married a Mr. Roome. Cyrenius Beers was a man greatly respected in his day and generation. I now return to Joseph D. Beers, the son of Mr. Andrew Beers, the famous almanac maker, and a cousin of Cyrenius. He was born November 26, 1780. He married Mary Chapman, a sister of the Hon. Asa Chapman, of Newtown, Connecticut.

They had but one child, Eliza. She married Lewis Curtiss, of the firm of L. & B. Curtiss, heavy Fench importers in this city for many years. She is dead. As I stated, J. D. Beers was a merchant at Newtown, Conn. From there he went to Delaware county, and kept a store in what is now called Hobart. In 1815 he came to this city and lived at 22 White street. That year he formed a partnership as Beers & Curtiss, at 161 Broadway. His partner was Benjamin Curtiss. They dissolved in 1818, and Curtiss carried on the business. alone. I suppose that Curtiss was the father of L. and B. Curtiss, one of whom married the only daughter of Mr. Beers. In 1817, Mr. Beers formed a partnership with Rufus Bunnell, under the firm of Bunnell & Beers, at 39 Wall street. In 1826, I think, Bunnell died. Mr. Beers had his residence at 17 State street, opposite the Battery. The office was at 20 Wall street. There was a branch in Mobile. The St. Johns were partners. In 1827 the firm became J. D. Beers & Co. He brought up William Chapman, a nephew of his wife-afterwards Chapman & Co.; and Joseph A. Perry, afterwards Leroy & Perry, his own nephew. He taught them the brokerage business, and they had careers in Wall street. He brought up some other young men. Among them,

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William H. Hayes, who became a heavy broker, and is now President of the Dry Dock Bank. He has several brothers in the brokerage business. Wm H. Hayes must have been a clerk with J. D. Beers & Co. for many years. Few have had a greater financial experiOne of the daughters of Mr. Hayes married a son of Minthorn Tompkins, and the firm is Hayes & Tompkins, in Wall street. There are several Hayes Brothers, and they are sons of the renowned old New Yorker, Jacob Hayes, who was one of the most remarkable men that the city ever produced. Superintendent Kennedy keeps his portrait at the headquarters, even to this day, as a model for an energetic officer.

The firm of J. D. Beers & Co., was maintained until 1846.

He was a clever man and a merchant. Quick as a steel trap, and as affable as a good prince. He was always very popular. He is a man of great wealth. He has been married three times. His first wife was Miss Chapman. His second was a sister of the wife of Bishop Wainwright. He was 75 when he married. She did not live long, and in 1857 and '58 he married again then 78 years old. His present wife was a very accomplished young lady of the name of Terrell. He is one of those men that will last to be a century old always green and fresh. Mr. Beers had no children by either of his last wives. Coming up in the Sixth avenue cars, a few days ago, Mr. Beers was seated next the venerable J. H. Talman. They chatted merrily of old times, until the cars reached Fourteenth street, where Mr. Beers resides. They bade each other good-bye, and after Mr. Beers left the cars, a friend