After the war was over, a legacy received at the death of his uncle hoffman gave him the means to enter an architect's office, to which he had a great attraction.
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Subsequently F. Mills was elected Constable in place of Lebeau who resigned, and John hoffman Fire Warden.
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The hoffman House, owned by John hoffman and occupied by P. T. Moore, was destroyed.
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