. 22. I N THE summer of 1848, Philip Corbinhad fully determined that he must findemployment elsewhere, and he and hisbrother Frank, after canvassing the matter fully,took into their counsel a brass founder by thename of Edward Doen, a good workman, andskilled in all branches of his trade. After muchplanning it was decided to form a copartnershipunder the above caption and go into businessfor themselves. Each of the three men couldfurnish three hundred dollars, making a jointcapital of nine hundred dollars, barely sufficientto equip a
. 22. I N THE summer of 1848, Philip Corbinhad fully determined that he must findemployment elsewhere, and he and hisbrother Frank, after canvassing the matter fully,took into their counsel a brass founder by thename of Edward Doen, a good workman, andskilled in all branches of his trade. After muchplanning it was decided to form a copartnershipunder the above caption and go into businessfor themselves. Each of the three men couldfurnish three hundred dollars, making a jointcapital of nine hundred dollars, barely sufficientto equip a small — a very small — shop. Land was procured in the eastern part ofthe town from Mr. Samuel Kelsey (a grand-father of Mrs. Philip Corbin and universallyknown as Squire Kelsey), and a contract wasmade with Mr. Henry W. Whiting for a two-story frame factory building, with stone founda-tion, and with a cellar extending under the entire building, the price for landand building being about six hundred dollars. In October, the cellar wasdug and the wall was bui
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