 His father-in-law, William Kemble, had been one of the founding members of the Foundry Association.At that time the foundry was the largest maker of iron and brass in the country.Located along the banks of a small cove where a small brook flowed into the Hudson River on the south side of the village, it made both military and civilian products, from cannon to the pipes that were laid to open the Croton Aqueduct and bring clean water to Manhattan.