See also:

• HORACE [QuINTus HORATIUS FLACCUS] (65-8 B.C.)

HORACE BRIGHAM See also:

• HORACE BRIGHAM CLAFLIN (1811-1885)

CLAFLIN (1811-1885)  , See also:

• AMERICAN

American See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• MILFORD

Milford, See also:

• MASSACHUSETTS (an Indian name, originally applied to a tribe of Indians)

Massachusetts, on the 18th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1811 . He was educated at Milford See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy, became a clerk in his See also:

• FATHER

father's See also:

• STORE (from O. Fr. estor or estoire, Late Lat. staurum or instaurum, stock, provisions, supply, from the late use of instaurare, to provide, properly to construct, renew, restore)

store in Milford, and in 1831, with his See also:

• BROTHER

brother See also:

• AARON

Aaron and his brother-in-See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law See also:

• SAMUEL

Samuel Daniels, succeeded to his father's business . In 1832 the See also:

• FIRM

firm opened a See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch store in See also:

• WORCESTER
• WORCESTER, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF
• WORCESTER, JOHN TIPTOFT, EARL OF (1427—1470)
• WORCESTER, WILLIAM (c. 1415-c. 1482)

Worcester, See also:

• MASS (O.E. maesse; Fr. messe; Ger. Messe; Ital. messa; from eccl. Lat. missa)
• MASS, IN

Mass., and in 1833 See also:

• HORACE [QuINTus HORATIUS FLACCUS] (65-8 B.C.)

Horace B . See also:

• CLAFLIN, HORACE BRIGHAM (1811-1885)

Claflin and Daniels secured the See also:

• SOLE (Solea)

sole See also:

• CONTROL (Fr. contrdle, older form contre rolle, from Med. Lat. contra-rotulus, a counter roll or copy of a document used to check the original; there is no instance in English of the use of " control " in this, its literal, meaning)

control of this See also:

• ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment and restricted their dealing to dry goods . In 1843 Claflin removed to New See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

City and became a member of the firm of Bulkley & Claflin, whosesale dry goods merchants . In 1851 and in 1864 the firm was reorganized, being designated in these respective years as Claflin, Mellin & See also:

• COMPANY

Company and H . B . Claflin & Company . Under Claflin's management the business increased so rapidly that the sales for a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time after 1865 probably exceeded those of any other See also:

• MERCANTILE (or COMMERCIAL) AGENCIES

mercantile See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house in the See also:

• WORLD

world . Though the firm was temporarily embarrassed at the beginning of the See also:

• CIVIL

Civil See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War, on See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of its large business interests in the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South, and during the See also:

• FINANCIAL

financial panic of 1873, the promptness with which Mr Claflin met these crises and paid every See also:

• DOLLAR

dollar of his liabilities greatly increased his reputation for business ability and integrity . He died at See also:

• FORDHAM

Fordham, New York, on the 14th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1885 .