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Title: History of Robert Chaffin and his descendants, and of the other Chaffins in America
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Chaffin, William L. (William Ladd), b. 1837
Subjects: Chaffin family Chaffin, Robert, ca. 1695-1744
Publisher: New York : F.H. Hitchcock
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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two years in the N. H.Senate, being elected on the Republican ticket. Mr.Todd was a man of incorruptable character, capableand judicious in his business management, and faith-ful to every trust reposed in him. Mr. and Mrs. Toddhad one child, Carrie Rebecca, b. Aug. 15, 1858, andliving with her mother, who is a woman whose finecharacter, intelligence and helpful life have won therespect and esteem of all who know her. 4. NancyChaffin, h. Dec. 25, 1833; d. June 15, 1895, in Con-cord. 5. John Henry, h. Oct. 13, 1838, a born businessman, more fond as a boy of catching horn-pouts,pickerel and eels and shooting squirrels, than of study-ing lessons in school, which he abandoned early in orderto enter upon a business career. He had such a geniusfor dickering that it was said of him that he wouldborrow a jack-knife of another boy in the morning, go swapping round during the day and come back atnight with the borrowed knife, which he returned tothe owner, and with another that he gained by his
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5 MRS. NANCY CHAFFIN FESSENDEN THIRD GEXERATION 31 trading. The writer does not vouch for the truth ofthis story, but it well illustrates his genius. At theage of 17 years he became a clerk in a drug store inBoston at $3.00 per week, which position he left forthe funny reason that his employer accused him ofkilling some small pet alligators by throwing ashes intheir aquarium, though he afterward discovered thatthe deed was done by his head clerk. Young Fessendenthen took a place as clerk in the shoe store of hiscousin, Henry Bateman, at $4.00 a week, and after-wards in the wholesale boot and shoe store of Drury,Fairbanks & Co., where with a salary of $500 he be-came head clerk. He was soon offered $800, but pre-ferred to go west. He landed in Cincinnati andthere established the business of manufacturing toiletsoaps. But then came the opening of the Ci\dl Warand the call for troops. He enlisted at once, and put anotice on his factor) door, Not to be reopened untilthe end of the war

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