History of the town of Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, from its first settlement, to 1882 . ^ s =?!?^-*fci;:;5%^t^^ Old Baptist Meeting House. See page 1S5. ?t- ^Ji^i. Union Store (Middle of Town). Seepage 167. TOWN OF RICHMOND. 185 north-west, John Bolles took the lead, and in thecentre, Moses Allen, sr., was the principal work-man. Some of the early shoemakers went with theirkit from house to house, and made up the yearsstock for the family from leather bought of the to 1800, the bottoms of boots and shoes weresewed on. A pair of calf-skin boots were supposedto last
History of the town of Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, from its first settlement, to 1882 . ^ s =?!?^-*fci;:;5%^t^^ Old Baptist Meeting House. See page 1S5. ?t- ^Ji^i. Union Store (Middle of Town). Seepage 167. TOWN OF RICHMOND. 185 north-west, John Bolles took the lead, and in thecentre, Moses Allen, sr., was the principal work-man. Some of the early shoemakers went with theirkit from house to house, and made up the yearsstock for the family from leather bought of the to 1800, the bottoms of boots and shoes weresewed on. A pair of calf-skin boots were supposedto last nearly a lifetime. The best in general use forthe misses to go to meeting in was calfskin. Somemore favored occasionally had morocco, but this wasa luxury not shared by all. In later times are remembered the followincr whoworked at the trade, viz. : George Handy, AmosBennett, Aaron Tenney, Ballon Swan, StillmanTwitchell, Stephen Bolles, Ephraim Bennett, CarlosJewell, Alonzo Ballon, John Butterfield, Edwin , and John Wheeler. OLD BAPTIST MEETING-HOUSE. The old Baptist meeting-house, which is still stand-ing and used as a town-house, was built about 1781,and was f
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