All, The searchable files of the Brooklyn Eagle, from 1841 to 1902, are available, for free, at http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/index.htm When I searched for "Whitney" there were 12,688 hits! Some were about Whitney blankets, some about ships named "Eli Whitney", "Stephen Whitney", and "Ed Whitney". Others were more interesting. For example, a certain Daniel D. Whitney was mayor of Brooklyn in the 1880's. The tycoon Stephen Whitney is mentioned from time to time. Enjoy! Regards, Robert Mr. Robert L. Ward http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/User:Rlward