3 4 ▁- ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 1 8 2 8 ), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Se aman . ▁( An ▁article ▁in ▁Har per ' s ▁incorrectly ▁identified ▁him ▁as ▁English .) ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁Isaac ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁William ▁founded ▁the ▁Black ▁Ball ▁Line ▁along ▁with ▁mer ch ants ▁Francis ▁Thompson ▁( who ▁married ▁Isaac ' s ▁daughter ▁Mary ) ▁and ▁Benjamin ▁Marshall . ▁The ▁line , ▁which ▁had ▁ships ▁sail ing ▁once ▁a ▁month ▁between ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Liverpool , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁regularly ▁scheduled ▁sh ipping ▁route ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Up ▁until ▁that ▁time ▁ships ▁sa iled ▁when ▁they ▁pleased . ▁ ▁The ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁schedule ▁contributed ▁heavily ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁becoming ▁the ▁dominant ▁port ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁he ▁lived ▁at ▁ 8 th ▁Street ▁and ▁Third , ▁and ▁walked ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Street ▁Se ap ort . ▁ ▁Wright ▁spec ulated ▁on ▁cot ton ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁losing ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁Jer em iah ▁Thompson . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁he ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁new ▁own ers ▁of ▁City ▁National ▁Bank . ▁Other ▁Qu aker ▁mer ch ants ▁at ▁the ▁bank ▁were ▁William ▁W . ▁Fox , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁president ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁Gas ▁Light ▁Company , ▁and ▁Black ▁Ball ▁founder ▁Benjamin ▁Marshall . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁of ▁ch ol era ,