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1. Nicholas Gouverneur ;^ called "' Canton Ogden ;' a leading mer-
chant in Canton, China, and very extensively mixed up in businesstransactions
with the late John Jacob Astor.' "*
2. Samuel Gouverne^ir^ (d. i860).
" ' For a number of years [after 1800] his name was prominent in the
community as that of a successful merchant. He was the capitalist of the
celebrated Miranda expedition, which was designed to liberate South
America. Col. Smith (the son-in-law of President Adams) and Mr. Ogden
were prosecuted for having fitted out an expedition against a power in
amity with the United States. The trial was a highly interesting one.
Thomas Addis Emmett, Cadwallader D. Colden, Josiah Ogden Hoffman
and Richard Harrison were their counsel. The defendants were honorably
acquitted. Although this expedition failed, it was the first blow struck for
liberty, and led to the subsequent independence of South America. Bolivar
himself made this declaration, and expressed a readiness to compensate
Mr. Ogden for his heavy losses.' "^ After this failure " ' Mr. Ogden con-
tinued on in his business in the city of New York, for some years . .
when he went to France, and established himself in commercial business at
Bordeaux. . . . He left Bordeaux for New York in 1825, and became
agent for several large houses in France. . . . His private residence
was at No. 41 Warren Street, a large house, where he entertained in the
most magnificent style.' "*'
Samuel Gouverneur Ogden married :
first, Eliza " daughter of Francis
Lewis, and granddaughter of the Signer of the Declaration of that name ;
and, secondly, Julia daughter of Major James Fairlie, a distinguished officer
in the Revolutionary army."
By his first marriage he had: (i.) Charlotte Seton ;'^ who married :
first, Lewis Yates; and, secondly, Isidore Guillet ; (2.) Samuel Gouverneur'^
(b. 1804, d. 1877); who married Louisa M. Hemmeken
2" The Old Merchants of New York City. By Walter Barrett, Clerk. New York, 1872 ; ii. Pt. I, 214.
" "Mrs. Mowatt's Autobiography."
2' The Old Merchants, ut supra, ii. Pt. i, 212.
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