McElroy’s Philadelphia Directory was first published in 1837 and these entries are taken from the 1855 edition. [1] In all, three Buggy men are listed. Two worked in manufacturing in Manayunk and the other worked in the north Pennslyvania area as a cloth finisher.
[1] McElroy, compiler. Philadelphia Directory, 1855, p.31 & p.43, Buggy; digital image, books.google.com http://books.google.ie/books?id=hZ46AAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=mcelroys+philadelphia+directory&hl=en&ei=0IlJTcOvEYqtgQeP9Pk-&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false : accessed 2 February 2011
