ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, hiː mˈuːvd sˈaʊθ wɪð hɪz fˈɑːðɚ ænd ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ fˈɜː tɹˈeɪdɪŋ pˈoʊst ɪn ʃˈɔːniː tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt maɪˈæmi ɹˈɪvɚ vˈæli æt ðə kˈɑːnfluːəns ʌv lˈoːɹeɪmi kɹˈiːk lˈeɪɾɚ nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ hˌɪm.
In 1769, he moved south with his father and established a fur trading post in Shawnee territory in the Great Miami River valley at the confluence of Loramie Creek (later named for him).