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There is every reason to believe that Mr. Rockefeller began to lay his tracks in Ledger A. For example, note his first entry: "September 26, 1855???January i, 1856: received $50 (wages). Paid board and washerwoman. Saved a little. Gave penny each Sabbath to Sunday School...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Ledger Man | 5/21/1928 | See Source »

...Revolutionary: Descendant of General Hammond of the Revolutionary War, son of Major Hammond (West Point graduate who fought in the Mexican War), nephew of the famed Captain John C. Hays of the Texas Rangers, John Hays Hammond was born in California in 1855???in the great gold digging days. By both heredity and environment his career was forecast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Unique | 5/10/1926 | See Source »

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