B. Carpenter went to Troy, N. Y., and made his first start in business life.

The evidence

• “B. CARPENTER, retired : was born in Stafford, Orange Co., Vt., July 17, 1812, and came to Wisconsin about June 5, 1846 ; on May 1, 1825, he went to Troy, N. Y., where he made his first start in business life, with a basket for a store and a stock of lemons, which he sold from house to house ; his next venture was the buying of a load of clothes-pins, which his brothers paid for in goods from their general store ;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 734 / book p. 738

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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