© Kathy Duncan, 2025
In 1845, James S. Piper of Baltimore was being taken to court for being insolvent:
Besides having cash flow issues, this little notice provides a wealth of additional information about James S. Piper. It's the first reference that I have found that indicates James S. Piper was working in construction. It also provides a street address for either his business or his household although they may have been one and the same.
Other published activities indicate that James S. Piper was in Ward 12. This 1844 street map of Baltimore narrows down which section of Mulberry St. was in Ward 12:
One month prior to the publication of this notice, James S. Piper and his wife Mary O'Hara had lost their little son Henry Clay Piper. They still had at least one surviving child, Horatio N. Piper.
Although cash flow was an issue, James S. Piper was working on two construction sites at the end of the year. This article appeared in The Sun on December 8, 1845, instead of a follow-up to the outcome of the insolvency court:
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