20 AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 



chased a horse, wagon, and harness. Then., 

 through the kindness of a dear friend, who be- 

 came responsible for me, I was loaned one hun 

 dred dollars, and with this as my working capital 

 I commenced traveling over the country, buying 

 produce and shipping it to Buffalo and New 

 York. 



I continued in this business until the year 

 1855, tvhen, having arrived at the age of twenty, 

 I began to think of enlarging my operations. 

 Influenced by this desire, I directed my course 

 to the beautiful and flourishing town of Batavia, 

 where I secured a store and became a dealer in 

 all kinds of produce, shipping it, as before, to 

 Buffalo and New York. 



The cut here given is an accurate representa 

 tion of my first place of business, and speaks for 

 itself in regard to the size and general appear- 

 ance of the placec It was^ however, as it proved, 

 insufficient for the business which flowed in upon 

 me and increased so greatly that soon I found it 

 necessary to secure larger and more commodious 

 premises. At the time of doing this I deter- 



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