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How did James Black's partnership with William Shaw start?
During his travels, James Black had befriended Elijah Stuart. Stuart opened a tavern at Washington and Black was hired by a local blacksmith named William Shaw.
Did James Black and William Shaw have a great partnership?
James Black would go on to create some of the world's finest knives, but Black fell in love with his partner's daughter, Anne Shaw, and was forced out of the partnership.
Over time did James Black's partnership with William Shaw become famous?

Question: Did he have many customers?
Self-contained rewrite: Did James Black have many customers?