Obituary published in the Evening Post, New York, New York, on Monday, May 11, 1874, Volume 73: Page 4, as follows:
Death of Courtlandt Palmer.
Mr. Courtlandt Palmer, for many years a prominent citizen, died in this city last evening, at the age of seventy-four. He had been for a long time in feeble health.
Mr. Palmer was born in Stonington, Conn., but came to this city when a boy, and entered the hardware establishment of an elder brother, Amos Palmer, at the corner of Pearl street and Maiden Lane. He started in business for himself when barely of age and with very little capital, he eventually succeeded in establishing the largest hardware trade of any firm between the North and the South. His firm, in which his own name never appeared, was that of Slark, Day & Whiting, having houses both in this city and New Orleans.
In the panic of 1837, Mr. Palmer failed in business, and thenceforward devoted himself to operations in real estate. His investments were sagacious and in time very extensive, so that he long since acquired an estate valued at many millions of dollars. He property includes the land on which the Manhattan Market is built, one-half of the block bounded by Union Square, Thirteenth street, Broadway and Fourth avenue, valuable Boulevard and other up-town property, and a large amount of land in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Palmer was at one time president of the Stonington Railroad, a director in the Safe Deposit Company and an officer of other corporations. About two years ago he was appointed one of the commissioners to appraise the real estate owned by the city. When a difficulty occurred in regard to the payment...
He leaves two sons and a daughter. His funeral will take place on Wednesday, at 10 o'clock A.M. from his late residence, No. 271 Madison avenue, the Rev. Dr. Hutton, of the Washington Square Reformed Church, will officiate and the body will then be taken to Greenwood for interment.
The following-named pallbearers have been selected: Samuel J. Tilden, William F. Dodge, William B. Ogden, Charles Butler, William Barton, George Forrest, William Tracey, James Brown, Thomas D. Day and Samuel D. Babock."
Death of Courtlandt Palmer.
Mr. Courtlandt Palmer, for many years a prominent citizen, died in this city last evening, at the age of seventy-four. He had been for a long time in feeble health.
Mr. Palmer was born in Stonington, Conn., but came to this city when a boy, and entered the hardware establishment of an elder brother, Amos Palmer, at the corner of Pearl street and Maiden Lane. He started in business for himself when barely of age and with very little capital, he eventually succeeded in establishing the largest hardware trade of any firm between the North and the South. His firm, in which his own name never appeared, was that of Slark, Day & Whiting, having houses both in this city and New Orleans.
In the panic of 1837, Mr. Palmer failed in business, and thenceforward devoted himself to operations in real estate. His investments were sagacious and in time very extensive, so that he long since acquired an estate valued at many millions of dollars. He property includes the land on which the Manhattan Market is built, one-half of the block bounded by Union Square, Thirteenth street, Broadway and Fourth avenue, valuable Boulevard and other up-town property, and a large amount of land in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Palmer was at one time president of the Stonington Railroad, a director in the Safe Deposit Company and an officer of other corporations. About two years ago he was appointed one of the commissioners to appraise the real estate owned by the city. When a difficulty occurred in regard to the payment...
He leaves two sons and a daughter. His funeral will take place on Wednesday, at 10 o'clock A.M. from his late residence, No. 271 Madison avenue, the Rev. Dr. Hutton, of the Washington Square Reformed Church, will officiate and the body will then be taken to Greenwood for interment.
The following-named pallbearers have been selected: Samuel J. Tilden, William F. Dodge, William B. Ogden, Charles Butler, William Barton, George Forrest, William Tracey, James Brown, Thomas D. Day and Samuel D. Babock."
Obituary published in the Evening Post, New York, New York, on Monday, May 11, 1874, Volume 73: Page 4, as follows:
Death of Courtlandt Palmer.
Mr. Courtlandt Palmer, for many years a prominent citizen, died in this city last evening, at the age of seventy-four. He had been for a long time in feeble health.
Mr. Palmer was born in Stonington, Conn., but came to this city when a boy, and entered the hardware establishment of an elder brother, Amos Palmer, at the corner of Pearl street and Maiden Lane. He started in business for himself when barely of age and with very little capital, he eventually succeeded in establishing the largest hardware trade of any firm between the North and the South. His firm, in which his own name never appeared, was that of Slark, Day & Whiting, having houses both in this city and New Orleans.
In the panic of 1837, Mr. Palmer failed in business, and thenceforward devoted himself to operations in real estate. His investments were sagacious and in time very extensive, so that he long since acquired an estate valued at many millions of dollars. He property includes the land on which the Manhattan Market is built, one-half of the block bounded by Union Square, Thirteenth street, Broadway and Fourth avenue, valuable Boulevard and other up-town property, and a large amount of land in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Palmer was at one time president of the Stonington Railroad, a director in the Safe Deposit Company and an officer of other corporations. About two years ago he was appointed one of the commissioners to appraise the real estate owned by the city. When a difficulty occurred in regard to the payment...
He leaves two sons and a daughter. His funeral will take place on Wednesday, at 10 o'clock A.M. from his late residence, No. 271 Madison avenue, the Rev. Dr. Hutton, of the Washington Square Reformed Church, will officiate and the body will then be taken to Greenwood for interment.
The following-named pallbearers have been selected: Samuel J. Tilden, William F. Dodge, William B. Ogden, Charles Butler, William Barton, George Forrest, William Tracey, James Brown, Thomas D. Day and Samuel D. Babock."
Death of Courtlandt Palmer.
Mr. Courtlandt Palmer, for many years a prominent citizen, died in this city last evening, at the age of seventy-four. He had been for a long time in feeble health.
Mr. Palmer was born in Stonington, Conn., but came to this city when a boy, and entered the hardware establishment of an elder brother, Amos Palmer, at the corner of Pearl street and Maiden Lane. He started in business for himself when barely of age and with very little capital, he eventually succeeded in establishing the largest hardware trade of any firm between the North and the South. His firm, in which his own name never appeared, was that of Slark, Day & Whiting, having houses both in this city and New Orleans.
In the panic of 1837, Mr. Palmer failed in business, and thenceforward devoted himself to operations in real estate. His investments were sagacious and in time very extensive, so that he long since acquired an estate valued at many millions of dollars. He property includes the land on which the Manhattan Market is built, one-half of the block bounded by Union Square, Thirteenth street, Broadway and Fourth avenue, valuable Boulevard and other up-town property, and a large amount of land in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Palmer was at one time president of the Stonington Railroad, a director in the Safe Deposit Company and an officer of other corporations. About two years ago he was appointed one of the commissioners to appraise the real estate owned by the city. When a difficulty occurred in regard to the payment...
He leaves two sons and a daughter. His funeral will take place on Wednesday, at 10 o'clock A.M. from his late residence, No. 271 Madison avenue, the Rev. Dr. Hutton, of the Washington Square Reformed Church, will officiate and the body will then be taken to Greenwood for interment.
The following-named pallbearers have been selected: Samuel J. Tilden, William F. Dodge, William B. Ogden, Charles Butler, William Barton, George Forrest, William Tracey, James Brown, Thomas D. Day and Samuel D. Babock."
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