[3] He worked for his uncle's grocery business until 1832 and then took charge of a stone quarry on Ridley Creek.

He also worked as a contractor on the construction of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Virginia.

[5] The business expanded to include routes to Norfolk, Richmond, Alexandria, Washington, D.C. and other ports along the Atlantic Coast of the United States.

He served as a director in the Delaware Mutual Safety Insurance Company and the Central National Bank.

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