Jerry by Walter Aimwell

In 1845, soon after completing his twenty-third year, he received a / call from a stranger, who wished to establish a new weekly paper in / Boston, and who had heard Walter Aimwell and his brother mentioned as / persons suitable to assist in the enterprise. Walter Aimwell was at once / favorably impressed by the plans proposed by Mr. W.; but it was not until / after repeated discussions, that the copartnership contract was signed / and the business fairly commenced. In the forenoon of December 9th, 1845, / he got the ‘Reflector' ready for the press, for the last time; and at / noon, he left Mr. Damrell's employ, after having worked for him nearly / nine years. One who was an apprentice in the same office, and who is / now an editor, bears testimony that he was a good printer, remarkable / for his "clean proofs and handsome jobs, and a great favorite with all / the office-hands. " From the beginning of conversation upon the subject / until the complete establishment of the paper, and, indeed, until it / was finally sold, the principal portion of the labor in the editorial / department, and of the general oversight of all departments, seems to / have fallen upon Walter Aimwell. The first numbers of the new candidate / for public favor were published about the beginning of the year 1846.

To show how well he maintains the regular habits with which he commenced / his private journal, I copy the summary for 1845: -