Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . ught a book store inLeesburg, Ohio, which he sold a few months laterand returned to Memphis, Tenn. Political troublesmade a protracted stay in that city inexpedient, asthe rumblings of the threatened war were heard onevery side, so he wisely betook himself to Goodrich,Mich. He opened an office in that city for thepractice of his profession and also bought and man-aged a drug store. He accumulated money by hisenterprises but injured his health by too close appli-cation to business. AVhile there he was draftedinto the army, but bough
Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . ught a book store inLeesburg, Ohio, which he sold a few months laterand returned to Memphis, Tenn. Political troublesmade a protracted stay in that city inexpedient, asthe rumblings of the threatened war were heard onevery side, so he wisely betook himself to Goodrich,Mich. He opened an office in that city for thepractice of his profession and also bought and man-aged a drug store. He accumulated money by hisenterprises but injured his health by too close appli-cation to business. AVhile there he was draftedinto the army, but bought his way out, deeming itbelter so to do with his surroundings. He aban-doned his practice there and disposed of his drugstore, and then went to Cincinnati, where heattended the Eclectic Institute from which he wasgraduated with honor. His health was still in aprecarious condition and he traveled that he mightimprove it, for several months in the Eastern he recommenced practice in Flora,III., but early iu 1867 left that place and located. ?«si&ss5«*s;r=^^ m^s^^gTii-
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