Strangers – Today

Brother Azarias, June 29, 1847 — August 20, 1893

Brother Azarias, or Patrick Francis Mullany, was was an Irish-American educator and author. Born in Ireland, his family relocated to New York, where he studied and acted as a religious teacher, as well as in Philadelphia. He later took a professorship in mathematics and literature at Rock Hill College in Maryland. Azarias' interests shifted towards literature and philosophy, and he delivered numerous lectures and frequently published essays on topics of ethics, pedagogy, and literary criticism. Azarias later became president of Rock Hill College, and was also a professor of literature at the De La Salle Institute in New York City.

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Luke Thomas

Visitor from Baltimore, Maryland.

Robert Kermit, September 4, 1794 — March 13, 1855

Robert Kermit was an American merchant and shipper. In 1835 he purchased the Red Star Line, which shipped goods between New York and Liverpool, and renamed it the Robert Kermit Red Star Line. In 1851 he entered business with his brother-in-law Charles Carow, following the death of Carow's father the year prior. The Record of Strangers indicates that Kermit and Carow visited the Athenaeum together on this occasion. Carow continued operation of the Red Star Line after Kermit's 1855 death, until a drop in business and the increasing dominance of steamships led him to cease operations in 1867.

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Charles Carow, October 4, 1825 — March 18, 1883

Charles Carow was an American merchant and shipper. In 1835 his brother-in-law Robert Kermit purchased the Red Star Line, which shipped goods between New York and Liverpool, and renamed it the Robert Kermit Red Star Line. In 1851 Carow entered business with Kermit, following the death of Carow's father the year prior. The Record of Strangers indicates that Kermit and Carow visited the Athenaeum together on this occasion. Carow continued operation of the Red Star Line after Kermit's 1855 death, until a drop in business and the increasing dominance of steamships led him to cease operations in 1867. Carow's daughter, Edith Kermit Carow, married Theodore Roosevelt in 1886, and was the First Lady of the United States from 1901 until 1909.

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