hiː wʌz dʒˈɔɪnd ɪnðə pɹˈæktɪs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː baɪ hˈaɪɹəm stɹˈɔŋ hˌuː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd hɪz pˈɑːɹtnɚɹ ʌntˈɪl stɹˈɔŋ wʌz kˈɪld ɪnðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ nˈaɪn jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ.
He was joined in the practice in 1853 by Hiram Strong who remained his partner until Strong was killed in the Civil War nine years later.