BIOGRAPHY: Henry Mc Farlane; New York co., NY
surname: Mcfarlane, Carmer

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Author: Walter Barrett

Henry McFarlane
Page 136
Old Merchants, 
Walter Barrett, 
Thomas R. Knox, 1885

When Henry McFarland died he was very much esteemed in this city.  When he 
first commenced business he resided at No. 20 Garden Street. In 1806 he moved 
to Vessey Street, No. 4, where the Astor House now is. In 1816 he moved to No. 
12, same street and lived there until 1833, when the Astor House was bring 
built and the neighboring houses were all torn down.  Henry McFarlane was a 
vestryman of Trinity Church from 1815-1831.

He must have been a prince of a man.  He married a Miss Carmer. So did Robert 
Lennox and Robert Maitland.  So did one or more of our first men, who thus 
became brothers-in-law.  In those days business was mixed. Nicholas Carmer was 
a vestryman of Trinity Church from 1787 to 1805.  Immediately after the war, 
1782, he had a cabinetmaker's store at 34 Maiden Lane.  A few years after he 
added to it "ironmonger" that is, he sold hardware as well as wooden chairs, 
bureaus, etc. He had a son, Nicholas G. Carmer. He was an "ironmonger" at 230 
Queens in 1792 and afterwards got into the hat business with his brother; but 
I do not think that things went well with the Carmer males, although the girls 
had married well.  Old Nicholas gave up business and became an inspector of 
lumber and was so until 1808 when he died. His son, Nicholas G., also seems 
not to have succeeded in trade, for he became a weigh master at the Phoenix 
Coffee House and died I think, in 1806.

After the dissolution of McFarlane and Ayres, Daniel Ayres went with James 
Boorman in 1834.  The previous year he had separated his business and carried 
out his plan of starting an iron yard. He took the store No. 119 Greenwich 
Street and its large yard. In 1835 when Mr. Ayres joined him, he carried on 
the business of Boorman, Johnston, Ayres and Company at this place and the 
regular business of Boorman, Johnston and Company was down at the old place, 
No. 57 South Street.  Boorman, Johnston and Ayres continued in existence until 
1844 when Mr. Ayres retired from it. He is still alive and very wealthy. I 
should think he was not far from 70 years of age.

Young Henry McFarland kept the Dover works all going. He has had a concern in 
New York since 1834. His private residence, when he first started house 
keeping in 1828 was at No. 79 Dey Street. A long time he lived at No. 54 
Varick Street but of late years, twenty three or more, he has resided at Dover 
where he has a superb establishment.  When he comes into town he stops at the 
St. Nicholas Hotel. His house was at one time McFarland and Cotheal, up at NO. 
285 Water Street.