John J. Hodge Retires (1851)
Owing to continued ill health, without any prospect of improvement, I retire from business in the House of Jno. J. Hodge & Co., 15 April 1851 JOHN J. HODGE
Source: Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, TN); 22 April 1851. Available online at Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers