The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . n for fifteenyears. Upon the death of hisfather,in 1849,Mr. Thorne came >into possession of the family es-tate of Thorndale, which hesubsequently made his summerresidence. He al
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . n for fifteenyears. Upon the death of hisfather,in 1849,Mr. Thorne came >into possession of the family es-tate of Thorndale, which hesubsequently made his summerresidence. He also paid muchattention to breeding stock, andimported the best shorthornand Durham cattle from Eng-land, frequently paying as much as $5,000 for asingle animal, rhe venture proved very profit-able, and the Thorndale stock became noted bothat home and abroad. As a merchant Mr. Thorneacquired a large fortune, and an enviable reputa-tion for his honesty and integrity. The differentkinds of leather are divided into three classes: per-fect sides, slightly damaged sides, and badly dam-aged sides. He required his men, in sorting theseover, to put the slightly and badly damaged sidestogether. So much good material was found in his damaged leather that it became celebrated, andcommanded an unusually high price. In all hisother business dealings he maintained an equallyhonorable position, and always held the confidence. 292 THE NATIONAL
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