. ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Born ▁in ▁Scotland ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 4 5 , ▁John ▁Shaw ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁and ▁Mary ▁Cass els ▁Shaw . ▁He ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁imm igr ated ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁to ▁Ann apolis , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁cabinet m akers ▁or ▁join ers ▁before ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁independently . ▁Led gers ▁kept ▁by ▁James ▁Br ice , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁plan ter , ▁show ▁that ▁Shaw ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁jour ne yman ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 3 . ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁Br ice ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁construction ▁projects . ▁ ▁Ann apolis ▁cabinet maker ▁ ▁Shaw ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Arch ib ald ▁Ch ish ol m , ▁another ▁Scottish ▁cabinet maker , ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 2 . ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁operated ▁the ▁largest ▁cabinet making ▁shop ▁in ▁Ann apolis , ▁until ▁they ▁ended ▁the ▁partners hip ▁to ▁open ▁their ▁own , ▁independent ▁sh ops ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 . ▁ ▁Modern ▁critics ▁have ▁described ▁John ▁Shaw ▁as ▁for em ost ▁of ▁the ▁Ann apolis ▁cabinet m akers ▁working ▁during ▁the ▁Federal ▁period ▁( 1 7 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 0 ), ▁a ▁craft s man ▁who ▁worked ▁"" ac ross ▁the ▁whole ▁range ▁of ▁cabinet ry , ▁car p entry , ▁and ▁contract ing ". ▁His ▁cabinet ry ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁Winter thur ▁Port