CHAPTER III.
PERSONAL HISTORY CONTINUED .-- COMMENCING BUSINESS .-- SALE TO A SOUTHERNER .-- REMOVAL TO BRISTOL .-- FIRST SERIOUS LOSS.
I must now go back and give a history of myself, from the winter of 1816, to this time (1825.) As I said before, I went to work for Mr.
Terry, making the Patent Shelf Clock in the winter of 1816.

Mr.Thomas had been making them for about two years, doing nearly all of the labor on the case by hand.

Mr.Terry in the mean time being a great mechanic had made many improvements in the way of making the cases.

Under his directions I worked a long time at putting up machinery and benches.

We had a circular saw, the first one in the town, and which was considered a great curiosity.