[Map of the area later bounded by Bridge Street, Broad Street, Pearl Street and State Street, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)] / copied from the original of Bridges and Poppleton. [between 1813 and 1850]

Bridges & Poppleton (New York, N.Y.)

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Milnor, J. K.

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Poppleton, Thomas H.

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Shaw, John, Manhattan property owner.

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Gracie, Archibald, 1755-1829

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Archibald Gracie emigrated from his native Scotland to Petersburg, Va. and then finally settled in New York City where he became a successful shipping magnate. Gracie purchased land along the East River and in 1799 built a Federal style mansion that today is the home of the mayor of New York. Gracie entertained on a grand scale, counting among his guests Louis Philippe, John Quincy Adams, Lafayette, and Washington Irving. Unfortunately, the War of 1812 caused Gracie's financial ruin. Debts due t...

Bridges, William, -1814

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