When I went back to live with my uncle after college, he had a very powerful place in politics. He advised the royal Governor of Massachusetts. Now that he was doing that he didn't have a lot of time to care to his merchant work so he asked me to help him. I told him I would do it and he taught me all about importing and exporting goods. I learned about the shops and warehouses and I visited them. I also got to see the ships and talk to a couple of ship captains owned by my family. In 1759 I was sent by my uncle on my first actual business trip to London. I stayed for a year making new contracts with many merchants and a few bankers and then I came back in 1761. In 1763 on January 1st my uncle made me his full time partner and we ran our business together for a while until he passed away in 1764 August 1st unexpectedly.