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they were, under the flag of the British Consulate. 

 They rose to the very highest eminence as mer- 

 chants. Henry Barclay, the elder, and George 

 formed a co-partnership as importers and shippers 

 in the early part of this century. 



Henry Barclay retired from the firm about the 

 year 1833 and resided at Saugerties, on the Hud- 

 son, and became a principal stockholder in the 

 "Saugerties Paper Company." He had Moses T. 

 Beach as his foreman in the factory, who afterwards 

 became famous as the proprietor of the " New York 

 Sun." Robert Gracie & Co., No. 20 Broad Street, 

 were Mr. Barclay's agents in this city. The firm of 

 H. & G. Barclay had a quick, energetic clerk named 

 Schuyler Livingston, who, on the retirement of 

 Henry Barclay, was made a partner in the firm of 

 Barclay & Livingston. 



Some time after this, Anthony Barclay, the 

 younger brother, came from Savannah, Ga., where 

 he had been living for some years previously, and 

 where he had married a Mrs. Glen, a wealthy widow 

 of that city. Soon after his arrival in New York, 

 he joined his brother's firm. 



Mr. Anthony, then known as Colonel Barclay, 

 first lived in Dey, near Greenwich Street, with his 

 sons — Clarence, Henry and De Lancey, and his 

 daughter, who was presented to the Queen about 

 the year 1859. Subsequently he removed his resi- 

 dence to Collecje Place. His house was the con- 



