The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-08
SGadison Monroe P;rcsney
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We have TO announce the death, Con the 18th
Yet at abingdon, in the cD.,nty Of Washington,
a. Oh {" iALIAA KING, Esq the man who
E",i so eminenty distinguished himself bv he
oait- w orsS, which he has established and con-.
Quoted ~ that county About sixteen years since.
ne commenced sis mercantile pursuits, ON a cam,
TAI OF less than = 500 bat by his perseverance,.
eiteiprize ana talents, he ascended to s,,ch ;I,
% "p''iepce that iie, has left behind him an csti
not MUCH snort ofhaT q ,niiiior x. WAS =
natve ot Ireland AT am early age he visited the
United states, speat y NJ wears in the comnt-
in3- room ar :emefchansisirlila R,mo-
ri'g L" the western parts ofViigna, he Visited
VIC '"it- ~ osks ia the county or Washington,
weFe he laid the foundation Of his. future f,,-,
tunes. Gen. Russell was at tat time e,n,lo,,nd
III clearing rev orsneis or salt from that mar, of
Tie works, which rad been allotted for the doe
er on firS. Russell. Mr. KING had soon M On
Sacin % scover the defective mode in ,yhici,
t:iese WORKS were then conducted and th,. $50,
Sne profits which might accrue from rroner
~ ah'aemcnt. He accordingly rented III, n,rt
~ uieni, and III q few years his industry & I'm
made tnen nearly productive as the o,nev t,a,;
'riras' Afiera lapse of several years, me com.
.ienCeo lnc diSSlng OF well on small tract of
| land, winch ne had himself purchased in th.
neiShoorhocd of the other works. 1'hs Ill
vas sun upwards OF 200 feet, in a damn r,,,b
whicA "oA.d have continually fallen in ,,non tn
oiKIhcn, Fit had not been supported by lors IN
tioducett INTO the well, as they descended. His
~ 'a".f" Talents were equally commensurate
With this spirit o.; adventure. He had evtcnd.,d
MS partnerships over the whole st tie of J-enres
see ano considerable part of the Western COM.
Tics OF IISima--His views were ike wise ber,
.pwsfds every species OF ntaaufactures, TO which
ne impaired the most hber,l encouragemer+ -
W hiNG too, was the patron OF the ar. ,rd
sciences 10 theSe he has given the las and MOST
striking proof of his regard, by beo,ueathi,, IT,
ihousand Dollars to the Abingdon Acadcnv
oNCh a Nan as tins, deserves the gratitude ,pJ
feg'e' of every COCO. man. Ii is but seldom that
we see an l',cFldual rising from such small ele.
ments to such pinnacle OF wea!,b-and st;u ~
conner rising only by the aid of an raterb,;s;;...
fPntf Ct @S1Hl dts0enture, linking his own in ere:t
10 thOse Oh Il Whole country, ESTABLISHING $, l.,ore
m;"htactory % one OF the greatest uep.,. o.
OF nc, Using MS great opuience and carrxi,o. L;a
influence So iShtiy along as 10 acquire the love
OF the c%tei!slvc community With whom D., ,I
INTO Contact, and finally eiuiRe A7ck n soc;o. -
the way III which 1T could most usefLlv he ,.,ed
respectable part OF tat honest ,;e,,th ,yb;ch
/ was acquired by his talents his mere, ,,s
anu ms enlcfpfize. Suciia man was Mr. K,uo
/ 1t Is "a In'.ianche'y consideration thar ,baro 80
lew oi such men among us--l he, vast ~, ;;,e
human beings an the United States des.,.rj ~
the tomb without leaving any Other III mi, ~, w
ciety, than Siaa though affecting. vacanr,, IN
the circle OF them family and f'iends--But vh.n
such men "s " NJ. KING repuse in Deace the %, ,
! lghtened healt 2onfesses, that the loss NJ -,
friends IL Joss of taeil country
eess sssSs 81 3, ~ go. a.. : s,,:,,S
TO, JosEFn SMIru. Of Alexandyia, in the
! a district II Co.nm6ia--Take notice that 7
snail proceed to take the deposition of BENJAMIN
! Dawson, at the Washington Tavern, in the civ Of
Richmond, and state of Virginia, on tl,o 2oth dav
o! this present month, between the hours of n,ne
! O'Clock IN the morning, and FIVE in the evening of
the same day, to be read in evidence in a suit now
depending III the district Court of un,. ntnrI-o.