. Magazine of western history . the War of 1812. Themother of Arunah S. Abell was ElonaShephcrdson, daughter of Colonel ArunahShcpherdson, and was remarkable for hersuperior character and intelligence. was educated in his native town,and at the age of fourteen began his busi- ness career as a clerk with a merchant ofEast Providence, with whom he remainedabout two years. But his tastes lay in adifferent direction, and in 1822 he beganan apprenticeship in the office of theProvidence Patriot, a Democratic journalof the Jeffersonian school. When hisapprenticeship was ended and he had at-t
. Magazine of western history . the War of 1812. Themother of Arunah S. Abell was ElonaShephcrdson, daughter of Colonel ArunahShcpherdson, and was remarkable for hersuperior character and intelligence. was educated in his native town,and at the age of fourteen began his busi- ness career as a clerk with a merchant ofEast Providence, with whom he remainedabout two years. But his tastes lay in adifferent direction, and in 1822 he beganan apprenticeship in the office of theProvidence Patriot, a Democratic journalof the Jeffersonian school. When hisapprenticeship was ended and he had at-tained his majority, he had become sothoroughly master of his calling that hehad no difficulty in obtaining employ-ment in one of the best printing offices inBoston, of which he soon became fore-man. But, believing that New Yorkpresented a wider field and greater oj^por-tunities, he removed to that city, where hereadily secured a position, and where hemade the acquaintance of a number ofprinters and newspaper writers, who after-.
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