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When did he partner with William Shaw?
During his travels, blacksmith James Black had befriended Elijah Stuart. Stuart opened a tavern at Washington and Black was hired by a local blacksmith named William Shaw.
What were blacksmith James Black and William Shaw's accomplishments?
Blacksmith James Black would later become a partner in the business with William Shaw.
What was the Elijah tavern famous for?
Elijah Stuart's tavern would become famous as the place where Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William B. Travis created the plan for an independent Texas and.
What was the plan for an independent Texas in Elijah Stuart's tavern and relative to the blacksmith James Black?
Blacksmith James Black fell in love with his partner's daughter, Anne Shaw, and was forced out of the partnership when Shaw would not allow the marriage.
Why would William Shaw not allow the marriage between his daughter Anne Shaw and the blacksmith James Black?
Did blacksmith James Black and Anne Shaw stay together?
Blacksmith James Black set up his own blacksmithy in competition with William Shaw's and married Shaw's daughter in 1828 despite Shaw's objections.

Question: Was he successful in his work after the partnership dissolved?
Self-contained rewrite: Was blacksmith James Smith successful in his work after the partnership with William Shaw dissolved?