RICH  MEN AND WOMEN

OF

BROOKLYN  AND  WILLIAMSBURGH



Wall Wm  Williamsburgh.....................25,000
Walsh Richard..............................20,000
Walters J.F................................25,000
Wardwell Ben...............................40,000
Waring H.P. ...............................35,000
Warner T. Williamsburgh....................30,000
Warren J.D. ...............................40,000
Washburn A.H. .............................30,000
Waterbury J. Williamsburgh................175,000
Waterbury L. Williamsburgh.................40,000

Waterbury N. Williamsburgh................200,000
	Realized a great portion of his wealth as lessee of the Grand street ferry.

Waterman Wm. ..............................30,000
Webster Hosea.............................100,000

Weed H.A...................................50,000
	Son of Nathaniel Weed Esq., president of the North River Bank, New York. 
	Mr. W. is a young 1awyer of great eminence; extensive and lucrative practice;
	and, in all the relations of 1ife, a most worthy man.

Weed Malthie...............................40,000
Wells Seth.................................25,000
Wells Phoebe R. ...........................50,000
Wendell John...............................50,000
Wesson David...............................40,000
Wetmore David W. .........................150,000
Wheeler A11en..............................35,000
Wheelock Clark.............................40,000
Whipple Richard............................25,000
Whitcomb Moses.............................50,000
White Chandler.............................50,000
White George...............................50,000
White John.................................20,000

White W.A. &: A.M.........................250,000
	These gentlemen are extensively engaged in the fur business in New York, 
	and are greatly respected as honorable merchants and estimable citizens. 
	They reside in a splendid mansion in Washington street.

Whitehouse Edward.........................100,000
Whiting R.M................................25,000
Whiting W.E................................50.000
Wittlesy Elijah............................75,000
Wlche1hausen Jacob.........................30,000
Wickham Wm.................................25,000
Wierdereolt Louis..........................30,000
Wily George S. ............................75,000
Wily John S. ..............................75,000
Wi11ard George L. .........................40,000
Williams F.& M. ...........................20,000
Williams George............................40,000

Wi11iams John..............................30,000
	Made his money by the retail grocery business; and is rapidly adding to his 
	well earned gains.

Williams Ransom G. ........................30,000
Willink John A. ..........................300,000
Wilson Charles.............................40,000
Wilson Henry...............................10,000

Wilson Henry R. ...........................20,000
	A son of James G. Wilson, patentee of the celebrated steam
	planing machine, and owner of the large planning mills in Pearl street.

Wintringham Sidney.........................50,000
Withington Elijah  Williamsburgh...........30,000

Wood George...............................100,000
	An eminent counsellor and distinguished jurist, formerly of New Jersey, 
	but for few years past a resident of a splendid mansion in the third ward.

Wood R.E. .................................30,000
Wood Samuel S. ............................75,000
Wood Stephen...............................20,000
Woodruff Albert............................50,000
Woodward Charles & Thomas..................70,000
Worthington Anthony........................30,000
Wright Amasa...............................75,000
Wright Daniel.............................100,000
Wright W.P. ...............................30,000
Wrigley Joseph.............................40,000
Wyckoff Henry S. ..........................75,000
Wyckoff J.M. ..............................40,000
Wyckoff Peter..............................25,000
Wyckoff Richard L. ........................40,000



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