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A. FRIEDLICH, merchant tailor and clothier, Piqua. Mr. Friedlich, an old resident of Piqua, was born in Germany in 1821, and came to the United States when a young man; was engaged in clerking, etc., several years, during which he came to Cincinnati and clerked for Moses Heidelbach, who is now a large merchant of New York; in 1846, he came to Piqua and formed a partnership with Leopold Block, now a popular magistrate of Cincinnati; the firm of Friedlich & Block did business about two years, after which a brother of Mr. Friedlich was associated with him a few years, since which he has conducted business alone; his old stand was in the old National Hotel building; in 1861, he purchased the lot on the northeast corner of the public square and built the large three-story brick which is a part of the building known as the Commercial Block, the ground floor of which he occupies as a salesroom, the second floor being used in part for his tailor shop, and the balance for telegraph and other offices; the third floor is occupied by the “Ancient Order of Druids;” Mr. Friedlich is the oldest clothing merchant now doing business in Piqua, and tells, with evident relish, of “the good old days” when Piqua was the important point between Dayton and Toledo, when settlers brought their grain here from as far as the vicinity of Winchester, Ind., and returned with their year’s supply of goods and groceries; Mr. Friedlich has been a successful business man and a useful, substantial citizen; he was, for many years, a member of the school board; he now has grown-up sons who attend to the details of his business, while he looks on and enjoys seeing them favorably working into business under his advice and general supervision. He married, in 1849, Miss Theresa Schwab, of New York City; they have ten children living, five sons and five daughters.