he took george croghan, a young immigrant from ireland, as a partner in the fur trade. croghan had quickly proved adept at establishing a trading network among the indians. he followed the french practice of establishing posts in existing native villages, rather than expecting them to come to a separate english post. in addition, croghan soon learned the unami language of the lenape (delaware) and the mohawk language of one of the iroquois tribes. he was also involved in land speculation, usually holding property for a short period of time.