Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-11-11

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the life, oil John Hancork, SaMur'
IL. Il. Paine, Josiah Bartlett,
and many others.
In February, 1891, he went TO
Charleston, S. L. and obtained from
the life, portraits Of Edward Rutledsc
and Thomas Haywood? and copies OF
pictures Of rhomas Lynch and Ar.
stur nj iddIeton, who were dead
as well as many heads ofmen eminent
in other scenes, military rs well asI
civil, whieh entered into hi. plan. ON
his return lo went to Yorktown, inI
Virginia, aud made a correct draw
ing OF the scene Of Lord CORVALLIS
surrender---at WiIiiamsbursh he Oh
tanned a portal. from the life, o.
George Wythe, &c. &c.
MIR. Il. afterwards maize two visits
to the east, went to Saratoga. and
passed the waters OF 1922 and 3 III
Philadelphia, where Congress then
sat--always endeayoriug to obtain
corvevt information ; and when Meii
whose mcmoTy it WIS desirable to
Epreseivc. were dead, using all the
means in his power. to ohtain from
thcr surviving lricDds, whatever me-
Muriai existed.
II During this period Mr.. r. had. 4
solicited no ether patronage or assis'
tMure in his arduous undertaking,
THAN subscriptions tor those prints
which have been long since pu.ls'e'
: from his pi lures OF tAe death vi Var
ren ana Montgomery.
He WAS known during these tcu'
years, TO he employed in this pursuit
\ ilc enjoyed the friendship ard ai.'rs
/ O. the most r,nincnt men in tie oa.i
try, aud he WAS no, idle. The ma!
5 OF those days are now almos, all gnn'
! to ti.ciP reward; and hut Tor the in,le
: .aliaai.lc perseverance, 0i Mr. I. ia :
pursuit. which !is friends often smics
{. at as visionary, II would at this mo
mens he Impossible TO ob,ain cvcn suel
, Imperfect pi lures as Dctcctor consltl
= ers t,,is to ne.
! 0uc war; more to tbs most rstina
! he. kina ard intpaili,i critic. IN'
+ years $50 ssr. L. wa. advised to sun
& ait the SINAI! pi"tuEe OF this suffice
+. 10 vS:cl: 81! that i,as been said refers
pEto the views OF the government, il
I lhe expectation that il might attrart
/ illeir attention. Ia consequence. To-
z Deciari.t!on Of Independence. tie sur
T .ruGer OF COrnwnilis, the Battle q
!, trenton, ahd tia, of princeton. wts
q taken to Masiiington-ani, with tn
Il Iper.nissiOa of the Speaker. hung up il
lie Hal Of the Representatives
$ Iwbere they remained. subject t. crit
. irisn. for several days; am. there j
4 10 loubi shat the honorable ;rsti:AOn
Il ,rnr 10 their authenticity anil eos
> recsncss. by many contemporaries i
imth Houses Of Congress. as we'll =
n y MIR. Masiisoa. then President. III
= Mr. A;unroe, theu Sc,r.;ary m S:a,
!. vas the e..use OF that ei,p!oyrneu
. which is the source Of nnfisrnilr
). satis!a. ton 10 Mr.. Il. and Viii. i, b
Il Iproui!y trusts gives him title to !,
Il remembered hereafter Nilhthe even,
d which it has been tie occupation.
II is now the delight Of his life to hav
G so con,n,t,Darnsr,l.
e Mr.. Il. still so!icits candid and lii
n eral criticism and will thank any pei
re son. who wiiipoini out all error in HI
icI work, aud kindly supply him Wit
I the means Or information by Whic
h he may correct il. But he holds N,
ID lignisy and envy imp ofound contemp
Is Nc1o TOri;. f9,h Oct. 1918.
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