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This petty estate would not have sufficed for their subsistence , had they not added the trade of blacksmith , which was perpetuated in the family down to my uncle's time , the eldest son having been uniformly brought up to this employ- ...
This petty estate would not have sufficed for their subsistence , had they not added the trade of blacksmith , which was perpetuated in the family down to my uncle's time , the eldest son having been uniformly brought up to this employ- ...
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My grandfather ' Thomas , who was born 1598 , lived at Eaton till he was too old to continue his trade , when he retired to Banbury , in Oxfordshire , where his son John , who was a dyer , residded , and with whom my father was ...
My grandfather ' Thomas , who was born 1598 , lived at Eaton till he was too old to continue his trade , when he retired to Banbury , in Oxfordshire , where his son John , who was a dyer , residded , and with whom my father was ...
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John , to the best of my belief , was brought up to the trade of a wool - dyer . Benjamin served his apprenticeship in Lon- don , to a silk - dyer . He was an industrious man ; I remember him well ; for , while I was a child , he joined ...
John , to the best of my belief , was brought up to the trade of a wool - dyer . Benjamin served his apprenticeship in Lon- don , to a silk - dyer . He was an industrious man ; I remember him well ; for , while I was a child , he joined ...
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My brothers were all put apprentices to differ- ent trades . With respect to myself , I was sent , at the age of eight years , to a grammar school . My father destined me for the church , and al- ready regarded me as the chaplain of the ...
My brothers were all put apprentices to differ- ent trades . With respect to myself , I was sent , at the age of eight years , to a grammar school . My father destined me for the church , and al- ready regarded me as the chaplain of the ...
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He was versed also in mechanics ; and could , upon occasion , use the tools of a variety of trades . But his greatest excellence was a sound understanding , and solid judgment in mat- ters of prudence , both in public and private life .
He was versed also in mechanics ; and could , upon occasion , use the tools of a variety of trades . But his greatest excellence was a sound understanding , and solid judgment in mat- ters of prudence , both in public and private life .
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