Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . ferry boat atabout forty cents a day, and was happy in his good fortune. Mr, Witt was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, January 4th, parentage was humble, and, in consequence, his facilities forobtaining an education very limited. When a]»out thirteen years old,his father moved with his family to Troy, New York, where youngStillman was hired by Kichard F. Hart to run a skitf ferry, the wagesbeing ten dollars per month, which the lad thought a sum sufficient tosecure his independence. Among the passengers frer[uently crossingthe fe
Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . ferry boat atabout forty cents a day, and was happy in his good fortune. Mr, Witt was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, January 4th, parentage was humble, and, in consequence, his facilities forobtaining an education very limited. When a]»out thirteen years old,his father moved with his family to Troy, New York, where youngStillman was hired by Kichard F. Hart to run a skitf ferry, the wagesbeing ten dollars per month, which the lad thought a sum sufficient tosecure his independence. Among the passengers frer[uently crossingthe ferry was .Mr. Canvass White, I. S. Engineer, at that time super-intending the construction of public works in various parts of thecountry. Mr. White took a strong fancy to the juvenile ferryman. 3 Oil] \o (10J2 odi /iiiv/ ft/jfi iiVuhf .iuiiii to Utioa in l/im adl lo hus .Yjii ^iii;yoi§ 7i tuqin j>n . ;ij if/Ai iliii ,>i:.>. , .- .... .bio f/M ? ? ? ? . , . -•l:tML!-- ..u;iJ JCi!) .11. .1 ^/iiii^i ,••? -i,) /J.) .mi.
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