John D. Rockefeller starts work at Hewitt and Tuttle

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• Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. whole source · open book

  Then, on the morning of September 26, 1855, he walked into the offices of Hewitt and Tuttle, commission merchants and produce shippers on Merwin Street. He was interviewed by Henry B. Tuttle, the junior partner, who needed help with the books and asked him to return after lunch.

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• Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. whole source · open book

  On the last day of 1855, Hewitt handed Rockefeller $50 for three months of work, or slightly more than 50 cents a day. Effective immediately, Hewitt announced, the assistant bookkeeper would have his wages boosted sharply to $25 a month or $300 per year.

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