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wooden armchairs, which had no historical associations at that 

 time, but were strong and sturdy and had been of great comfort 

 to the suffering pioneers; and so, for "old-times' sake" were taken 

 ashore. Later these chairs were presented to Governor Carvel, 

 who took a peculiar fancy to them, because they brought back re- 

 collections of the Old World. For many years the chairs occupied 

 a prominent place in the library of Charles V. Faile, who lived in 

 the beautiful "Woodside" mansion which stood on the site now 

 occupied by the plant of the American Bank Note Company on 

 Lafayette Avenue. 



Woodside was built in 1832 by E. G. Faile an importer of 

 tea and sugar. He was regarded as a rich man for those days and, 

 being a lover of horses, he imported fast horses from Argentina at 

 a cost, according to tradition, of $1,000 each in transportation 

 alone. He drove to his place of business in Chambers Street every 

 day and was always at his office by 9 o'clock. 



