[8] He began the study of law, but was obliged by ill health to make a trip to Europe.

Unlike traditional houses, which were generally outgrowths of printing companies or book sellers, theirs would exist purely as a publisher.

This had an influence on the character of its publications, which were chiefly confined to the works of contemporary authors.

Together, they were the parents of: He died of typhoid on August 26, 1871, while traveling in Lucerne, Switzerland.

[1] He is interred in the family plot at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City.