▁Fire ▁In sur ance ▁Company . ▁ ▁Ch and ler ▁participated ▁in ▁several ▁business ▁vent ures ▁and ▁abol ition ist ▁soci eties ▁with ▁Thomas ▁Gar rett , ▁a ▁Wil ming ton ▁merchant ▁and ▁station master ▁on ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁the ▁ 2 5 - year - old ▁Ab ol ition ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Del aware ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁as ▁the ▁Del aware ▁Ab ol ition ▁Society , ▁whose ▁officers ▁and ▁direct ors ▁included ▁Ch and ler , ▁Gar rett , ▁president ▁John ▁Wales , ▁vice - pres ident ▁Edward ▁Wor rell , ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Farm ers ' ▁Bank ▁of ▁Del aware . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Wil ming ton ▁Wh aling ▁Company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁Ch and ler ▁and ▁Gar rett ▁became ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Wil ming ton ▁Gas ▁Company , ▁which ▁made ▁gas ▁" made ▁from ▁ro sin , ▁at ▁$ 7 ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁cub ic ▁feet " ▁for ▁light ing ▁l amps . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁he ▁and ▁Gar rett ▁inv ested ▁with ▁Joseph ▁Whit aker ▁and ▁Whit aker ' s ▁brothers ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁Princi pio ▁F urn ace ▁in ▁Perry ville , ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 7