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May 15, 1834Dad makes his son pay fifty bucks to pursue becoming a lawyer.
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On May 15, 1834, LaFayette Wilbur was born in Waterville. He grew up on a farm, but desperately wanted to attend school to become a lawyer. His father recoginized Wilbur's determination and struck a deal. He would bring his son to Fairfax to study at the New Hampton Institution, but Wilbur would have to pay him $50 to compensate for his absence on the farm. His son agreed in an instant. He taught school during summers to make money, and upon graduation landed a job at a law office in Morrisville. Wilbur eventually established his own practice in Jericho, and wrote a four volumne history called Early History of Vermont. Image courtesy of Fairfax: Its Creation And Development: 1763-1976 by the Fairfax Bicentennial Committee
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The New Hampton Institute in Fairfax, which burned in 1897. |
