those times, she ultimately transferred a property nearby on i between 15th and 16th to lynch and mary wormley. which hand happened to be next door to the building where he lived. she did this because she was unable to pay lynch and mary for the services by their son, john, as a servant to her. it this property was ultimately used by james wormley to be used as yet another component in this hotel enterprise. during the 20-year period lead ing up to the civil war, the wormley family had become firmly el else -- else sconced in the hat business in the city. lynch and at least four of his sons were actively using the carriage trade as their primary business. lynch was living and operating his business on the site purchased from the cutts liquidation on e street, pier 14, with his family, right at the corner where the -- yes, the commerce building is. his eldest son, william, had been living in his house on i street for well over a decade and was listed there at least 1827. their patrons frequented the white house, capitol, various government entities and home and businesses in between. james havi