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custom of New York merchants at that early day, 

 at 1 71 Pearl street. In 1806 the firm sold to Mr. 

 Samuel G. Ogden, who was also an exporter at that 

 time, at 102 Greenwich street, a large lot of cannon, 

 which formed part of the armament of the ill-fated 

 " Leander," the flag ship of the Caraccas Expedi- 

 tion. Mr. Ogden had the misfortune to make the 

 acquaintance of the celebrated General Miranda in 

 1805, and under the inspiration of a few bottles of 

 old Madeira, such as could only be provided by the 

 wealthy merchants of the city, the General induced 

 him to enter into his wild scheme for the liberation 

 of South America. Accordingly he fitted out his 

 ship " Leander " with a full cargo of war material 

 and despatched 150 of the young men of the city, by 

 this vessel, upon the visionary expedition to Carac- 

 cas, but the scheme proving a failure, the loss fell 

 upon Mr. Corp, who honorably discharged in full all 

 the obligations that had been contracted. 



Mr. Corp remained in business up to the time of 

 his death in 1838. His business in 1835 was carried 

 on at 45 Pine street, and was there continued until 

 the close of his commercial life of fifty-nine years 

 in the City of New York, unsullied by any stain or 

 dishonor. 



He was a man of strict probity, keen intelligence 

 and great kindness of heart, an amiable and Christ- 

 ian gentlemen, and an active and energetic worker 

 in the cause of charity and benevolence. In the 



