sentences:  In 1844, William Gurley's brother Lewis Ephraim Gurley joined Phelps' shop as an apprentice and he then attended Union College from 1847 to 1851.Lewis Gurley rejoined the firm in 1851, at which point it was renamed Phelps and Gurleys.In 1852, Phelps sold out his interest and the business was renamed W.& L.E.