The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-04
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FOR THE ENQUIRER.
BENJAMIN Bolts

| was one, OF the many of our fellow citizens,
who were destroyed at the theatre on the
26th day of December last.
When he died, he was in the Sc or 37th
year of his life. He was the father OF four
| sons, and one daughter, who, Al the same
moment, were deprived of both their parents.
Their mother and their father persisted to-
gether.
From a short sketch of his life young men
may learn valuable lesson from the man
ner IN which he was deprived of it, all of us
are admonished that " in the midst of life we
are i'll DEATH and to act accordingly.
Benjamin Bolts was born in obscurity.-
Poor and friendless, he had net the advan-
tage of a liberal education. His grandma
Their had taught him to read and to write
Fortunately for himself, and for his family,
he wrote well. Chance brought this taletit,
within the view of a merchant, who wanted,
AT that moment, the services of youth like
him. lie was taken into store, where he
performed his duty with frnness of fide-
MY, which strange as it may seem, obHged
thus merchant to dismiss him. But, altho'
dismissed, he carried with him the conf
dence and appreciation Of his employer.
Conscious of his own energies, he turned
his attention to the law, AID found An asy-
ium in the family of Gen Minor. Under the
patronage and direction, # this most wor-
thy and benevolent man, &c prosecuted his
studies, and about tile year 1894 commenced
the practice. His integrity. his industry, &
ms talents soon became conspicuous and ii
few years, he was ranked, a oong the most
respectable members of his profession.
In the year 1909, he removed from FIRE.
derlcksburg to this City, and here he resi-
ded until his death, prosperous in lis affairs,
happy in his family. beloved by many, and
respected by all. Possessed of he ,ith, pre-
served by undertaking temperance, If unex-
amPied eduanimity, acquired and preserved
by unce asing watchfulness over his feelings,
and OF independence obtained by his ,-yn IN
dividual eXertions, he had reason to expect,
and his friends to anticipate for him, long
and complete enjoyment of every blessing
that could arise from causes like these, and
from the daily exercise, and indulgence OF
the best and tenderest affections of the hn-
man heart.
1T the friends of Mr. Bolts have cause to
lament his untimely death, how much more
reason have his elatives and connections to
dcpiore it forever He was their friend, their
benefactor. An aged mother, a widowed
SISTER, with many helpless children, looked
10 nm only Tor protection and support. As
son, he was most dutifll, as a Brother af-
iecuonate, as kiDsman most friendly and
liberal. Let it be remembered too that Iii,
fer the event of the Goth Of Dec. his friends.
here at least, would never have known, the
extent of his benevolence, and the number
OF those who depended upon it, for the prin-
cipal comfort of ;heir lives.
Benjamin Bolts was eminenty distinguish
e. for MS firmness and self possession. He
would not sufjer himself to be excited. An
incident, which took place, while he was yet
very young, had taught him the wisdom of
self control, and il was one great object Of
his life to acquire it. BY unwearied labor &
attention, he did acquire it. This unmitiga-
ted effort had stamped upon his features
gravity which belonged not 10 Ills period of
life, the real state OF his feelings, or his own
condition, domestic, professional, or sociti.
Always cool, deliberate, aud attentive, his
estimate of men and things, was almost IN
varisbly correct. This habtual temperance
OF mind, was valuable to his friends as we'll
as 20 himself, No man Of his age vas a bet
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