in 1841, elijah hollingsworth, brother-in-law of harlan, bought out pusey, and the firm became known as betts, harlan & hollingsworth. pusey later formed competing pusey and jones. in 1849 mahlon betts withdrew from the firm, which became simply harlan & hollingsworth; j. taylor gause was admitted as a partner in 1858, and the company became known as harlan, hollingsworth & co..