Hempsted & Keeler
Summary
A dry goods firm operated by David L. Hempsted and John E. Keeler in Buffalo, New York, in 1836. The firm of Cahoon, Carter & Co. purchased goods on credit from the firm in June 1836. The firm likely closed in 1837. By 1840, Hempsted had moved to New York City and was working as a clerk. The debt for the purchased goods remained unpaid as of 1842, and JS included it in his bankruptcy application. The Hempsted & Keeler firm was reestablished as a varnish manufacturing firm in New York City in 1843 when Keeler moved to Brooklyn. The firm had dissolved by 1845.