& S.S. Howland,[2] which imported high-status goods such as porcelain, silk, and tea from China, and sold them to Americans of means.
[8] Aspinwall assumed the presidency in 1835 and expanded trade to South America, China, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the East and West Indies.
[9] In 1845, while the firm owned the Ann McKim which was regarded as the fastest ship afloat, it built the Rainbow, which was even faster.
The next year, Howland & Aspinwall had the Sea Witch built, which set a speed record from China to New York which still stands.
Together, they were the parents of five children, including:[16] After the death of his first wife in 1826, he remarried to Louisa Sophia Meredith (1810–1888) on July 7, 1829.
After Dulany's death, Marguerite married Ambassador Ogden Haggerty Hammond, the father of Millicent Fenwick.