William pryor letchworth biography of michaels
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FIRST PHASE MAP
1858-1860
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“Rise at 6 o’clock. Breakfast at 6:30am. Dinner or lunch at 12:30pm. Supper at 6:30pm. Retire at 9:30pm. Attend divine service once every Sunday.
-Tell the truth under all circumstances, when necessary to speak.
-Never wound the feelings of others if it can be avoided.
-Strive to be always cheerful.
-Review the actions of the day every night, and apply to them the test of my conscience.
-In business affairs keep in mind that “procrastination is the thief of time”, and that “time is money”.
-Be temperate in all things.
-Strive to speak kindly, without giving offense, always with coolness and deliberation, having due regard for the views of others.
-Aim at a higher standard of character.
-Attempt great things and expect great things.
-Aim to do all possible good in the world, and so live as to live hereafter and have a name without reproach.
Mr. Letchworth, Buffalo businessman and philanthropist, was a man without peer. His remains are interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo. His gift to all of us ensures his legacy forever.
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William Pryor Letchworth: Part 1
"Attempt great things and expect great things" (Rules of Conduct, William Pryor Letchworth, age 10)
Willliam Pryor Letchworth was born in 1823 in Brownville NY, the fourth of eight children and the second son. His Quaker family was close knit and intertwined through his 87 year lifespan.
At 1838, aged 15, he apprenticed to Hayden & Holmes, saddlery manufacturers and dealers in Auburn, NY as a clerk for $40 salary plus board per year. He remained six or seven years, learning every facet of the business until, as Mr. Hayden said, he was more like a partner than a clerk.
In the summer of 1845, he went to New York City and remained for three years, continuing his education in business while working. In 1848, the Buffalo firm of Pratt & Co. determined to add saddlery hardware to their business, and offered 25-year old William Letchworth a partnership in a new, separate venture that became known as Pratt & Letchworth.
William Letchworth devoted all of his time to his business through 1856. By that time, he had brought his two younger brothers and his older brother Josiah into the firm and had trained them in the day-to-day management. For the first time since age 15, he felt able to take time off to travel. H