Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1873-03-06

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NExosiAL or THE LATE wt1zlAx :. azAS.
Il the hst stated meeting Of Tie HlssosiAl
0odsg Of Delaware, Doctor AAksw; for ths Con.
mfttss on HssoiudoeA, rssd the following msnois
Of The late v illian T. Had, writ4an BY dsosts
B. ktdnsy, Esq OF New Oassls flatis
WILLIAM =. nRAp, H<q.
N; Had was ~ son Of abs laAs 6s6ros
Kes.N and the grsndhog oe ~ eigose 81 ~
Decl4stsoh Of 1sdq1eAd Adl - ~ uAfs& H.
fathtt was considered - 4 the Aass ysslespd
two oldest sons. George And Wilhan T., ter thas
Tue latter was born q New Oastls, August
19d, 17e2, aud after the usual eoeds0in instrue-
tiou finished hia education a Phoostou, wesrs b
81 the lsts ChHuosiiot Johns x III Sssss. 1ps
var with England oams On soaa aftss. eod NJ.
Read joined . voluntssr company, ander the
command Of Caesar A. Rodney and DArehed into
the State OF Maryland and eocamped belov Elk
ton for some time. whso tine British aadps came
up the Chesapeake Bay. but the enemy soon -
firing. the company returned 70 New CAstls.
Mr.. Read studied law and was admitted 10 The
bar, but finding the profession unsuited 10 his
retiring disposition he never practtced much. A.
though lister In life no renewed hls acquAiotanos
with the detAils Of his profession and engaged
During the administration OF james Monroe
and after the acknowledgement Of the lndepen-
dence OF the South Amerioan States, Mr. Read
went out ~ Secretary 70 the Hon. Cesar A. Rod
ney. one OF the Commissioners sent BY our GOV.
merclal treaty, and continued 10 that employ
ment until the commission had fulfilled its OBJ
ject Willie III that county he enjoyed the
opportunity given him to study and Observe The
customs aud habits Of the people, making IRE
quent excursions over the immonse plains that
IN ftarh trNrf M
after married tho sister OF the late Governor
Charles Thomas, with whom he lived most hapi.
y for over forty years, IS she Died about two
MI Read shsslsd = cS,utry M, ana heilSii'
30 blessed N his domestic relations, b. lvsA foR
some yaefn liter his marriage Upon farm nsae
NsN CsSt&, and only left II on being epputnted
70 AeitQAtlon In the Treasury Dspaytmsot y
Washington. b. O, while the Hon. Louis No
Lsns vas Sscrssay. He returned from Wash.
ever after lived in and near New Castle.
For several years Mr.. Read served ~ . mem.
berof the Legislature OF this btate, and In that
capacity discharged the various duties of his po.
sitiou with entire satisfaction TO the people Of
this co0hty. He had Withdrawn from al public
or Professional employment for many years b.
fore bib death. and employed his leisure hOurs
IN the pursuit Of literature aud classical learning.
He WIS fond Of History and Biography, aud hAv-
ing. In biz possession his fathers and grand
's.ueA pHvato pApetb Auu coESoepOu0vnce,n ~
sst about tho work OF collecting aud arranging
them win view to publication. and which
ended Ia his writing in connection there
with, life Of his distinguished grand-
father, ard sons Of the other leading men
OF our ovi State, who lived At that period. In
the composition Of this work. Mr.. Read was en-
gagged several years and visited various places
In this State and elsewhere in making researches
and collecting materials. and when hs had
brought 1t to . close he did not venture upon
his own estimsts Of Its value 10 send IL out to
the wotta BIT, put his manuscript In the hands
OF those persons best qualified to form an opin-
croft, tlssAistorian, who advised its publication.
10 hsd mason 10 be gratided with the result OF
his labos& n the work was woll received by the
reading fAn- and Will remain In favor. y The
meuaot ~ - aG91k sltnGale beq>eas etllee1r