History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . about a yearhe returned to Connellsville. An old acquaintanceseeing him on the street went, without Wilkeys knowl-edge, to John Fuller, tanner (father of Dr. SmithFuller), and advised him to hire Wilkey. Fuller sentfor him and gave him a trial of two weeks, at the rateof six dollais per motith; and when the two weekswere pa<~eil oHciim] to eniiiliiy him for nine months atlive dollars ]ier month. Wilkey stood out, and de-manded more wages, to wit, two pairs of coarse shoesinto the
History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . about a yearhe returned to Connellsville. An old acquaintanceseeing him on the street went, without Wilkeys knowl-edge, to John Fuller, tanner (father of Dr. SmithFuller), and advised him to hire Wilkey. Fuller sentfor him and gave him a trial of two weeks, at the rateof six dollais per motith; and when the two weekswere pa<~eil oHciim] to eniiiliiy him for nine months atlive dollars ]ier month. Wilkey stood out, and de-manded more wages, to wit, two pairs of coarse shoesinto the bargain. Fidler yielded, with the cautious condition that heshould get the shoes only in the last month of theperiod. Wilkey consented to this, and, in brief, earnedthe money and shoes, and Fullers perfect confidencebesides. Near the time the nine months were up,ANilkey .dianecd to call at the house of Dr, BelaSmith, Fullers father-in-law. Wilkey being aboutto lea\c, Mrs, Smith, wdio knew his reputation as aworkman, saiil, James, I wish I had a bill of sale ofyou. •• What lor? asked Wilkey. Why, then 1. Ui- ?% FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP. 549 Id have a tan-yard sunk at Belas (her sons), andjuit yon in it. This led to Willceys going withBcla B. Smith (Jr.) as a partner into the tanningbusiness near Perryopolis. He continued in the busi-ness there for about four years, near the end of whichhis grandfather, an old man of ninety-six years, died,and left a farm of two hundred and twenty-twoacres in Dunbar, and all Wilkeys relations said, James, you ought to buy the farm. It was muchencumbered, but he bought it and moved upon it,soon selling a part of it to Henry Leighty. He occu-pied the farm for seven years, and selling out, had$1700, a horse, and nine cows left. He next boughta tan-yard of John Fuller, in Connellsville, for $2500,$1000 down, the rest in $250 notes, running a courseof years without interest. Fuller agreeing to takehalf-pay for the notes in leather. Wilkey conductedthe b
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