Within a short period, he was earning more than any other Lancaster attorney; by 1848 he had reduced his debts to $30,000 and paid them off soon after.
短期間のうちにランカスターのどの弁護士よりも稼ぐようになり、1848年までにその負債を3万米ドルまで減らし、それから間もなく完済した。