The canal, railroad, and industry Lambertville grew substantially in the next four decades. A trade in grain and other farm products brought into town developed. Boatmen and river men helped fuel Frenchtown's growth through their buying of cargo and food, and hiring of pilots. In the years after Henri Mallet-Prevost's death, his sons sold off portions of their property and no longer was the town privately owned.
The canal, railroad, and industry Lambertville grew substantially in the next four de.cades A trade in grain and other farm products brought into town developed. Boatmen and river men helped fuel Frenchtown's growth through their buying of cargo and food, and hiring of pilots In the years after Henri Mallet-Prevost's deat.h, his sons sold off portions of their property and no longer was th.e town privately owned