Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-10-01

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- m 4 pssss.cted ilIsess, N Staten Isl'nd, =.
~ on yecs oC bic see, Col. Asn'N bess. n's
~. - q oventf.l lie. lie wss born 1t Ne~-
-. = ~ sasas II New Jsssey. ~ ne ON o! tso
l760. Wbss only si@ssses ys"m % age, ne tH"eo
Osesssl Ams!d SO .o'.ssees, aoa @.soeo w'. 20
CA..diep Rbs6. Fsom shenes he psoeeeed TO no
,ify c.. Mossgomery II the approach al his scss-
EcnsDest. 10 Tho asult on olebec, M the Slss
Dscsnbes, IT'S, he w.s one Of the Aldo CanPs
q that gallant Officer, and wss BY biz sde when ~
fsH, nostalIy wounded. Afsss sjss srp"lss Of The
x3er;csne. Maio, Busr, havsne scquis-d great rep
usasioa fos intrcpdsy and talent. ~ ths request 1t
Gen. Wooster, remained with the army, and acted
. Brigade Major, until May. l776.
In the month 0f Nav hs psneeeded 60 the city 81
New Yask, end By tbe inv.sss = al Geo. Washing
ton, entered ls siIitasy family. Here he be-
came dis,s.is6sd: tos on the 'eeomme"da,'oo 81
Govcsp.w n ,nc.ek, cossesssd Ia sccepa Tho sp-
posnimsns al AID ds-Cssp - Najs Gen. Putnam,
then in commssd u the ca'y. Al tho battle 81
Long Island, pssasm cos@sn3sd, sod Burr was
his Aid.
Win III American asmy Seisested from New
York, Barr by his msss)ad,y. sescued from certain
capture the brigade ~ Gen. Siliims' wh'th was ef
LETT !" charge u Gen. KNOX. ]" !",e. l777. ''s
Was appointed Liem'. COO,el It Mic lm's req
mens, which regiment I,s commanded t"s aha,u
two yeass, without Pr mtt'Or c."porai p'nish",e"
~ tie j. q cted in a single instance. Daring 'ha
pesiO'. k,s reputation a. = scientific, gallant .ttice
was greatly increased.
On the 2S,h Of June, ITS, in the battle Of Mon
mouth, he cs,unn"nded his "wn md p,rs Of a."'h
~ regiment, in The division Il Lprd Stirling. IL.
suG:rings from fatigue, that Day. greatly imp
cd his health sud un'imely compeilcd hun To re
tire from the ssspy, at the close If 1910.
Immediately sitter quitting the srsnv. he com
menced the study oflaw, with VII IAN Patterson
Esq. subsequently, a distinguished Judge Of tn
Supreme Court Of the United States. Bet~ e,
these goniDemen . warm and ardent friendship sub
sisted. In 1850 he left Judge Parerson's office
and entered that Of Thorn. Smith, ESQ., brother O
the Hon. William Smith, Kings Attorney for ,h,
state Of New York. In The autumn Of 1871 he re
moved TO Albany, and was admitted to practice a
attorney snd councIlsor ofthc Supreme court.
On the I'd Of July, l7S2, then &c years Of age
he WIS married 10 Mrs. TheOdosia Prevo 81 widow
ofCO. Pssvo If the British army In 1854. h
vas elected. BY the city Of New York, a mcmhc
Of the state legislature. 1880 hc WIS appo,n,e
b. Gen. Ge.wR~ Clinton, Attorney General of II,
state, IN 1901 he was appointed Judge Of tine s.
preme Curt, bat after taking time to deliberate
refused 10 accept. In 1892 ne was elected SEM
tor u thu Uaited States. He was several time
sfies ,h,. period member Of the state lee,sIe,ur
and president Of this convention which revised III
constiintion. In 1901 he was elected Wee Pres
dent ofthe United States.
From this time, to nearly sts close, his life h,
been one u great and abiding inierest. He VII
writes his history has .licate taste to perf,rn
lis writer will have prrjud,ces To "ee', II ing ga,
ding, and deep r0ntcd. But the American pc,
ple have right, now that he sleeps the sleep
death. to some account If the ever varying an
ehequered scenes through which he has ,s-ed, .
fsr ~ he has left the mcans and they are SAID 10
smple.