1S86.] D i J [Rothrock. 



On May 28th, 1822, Mr. Price was admitted to the bar. From 

 this time forward his course in life was fixed. No shadow of 

 doubt as to his vocation appeared. The people themselves seem 

 to have made him a real estate lawyer, and no one in this city 

 ever surpassed him in knowledge concerning its land titles. 

 Probably very few ever equalled him. He was universally re- 

 garded as a safe adviser. What stronger testimony in his be- 

 half could be given? It has been remarked, by one who knew 

 him intimately at this period of his life, that his mental concen- 

 tration and singleness of purpose became so intense that he 

 seemed to have no time to think of anything but his profession, 

 and that he wore the appearance of a man wholly engrossed by 

 business. This, however, was from no loss of interest in others. 

 When he was able to tear himself from the cares of an increasing 

 practice, his sympathies were found to be warm. He loved and 

 was loved by children. There is no truer index to a man's 

 heart than this. 



Mr. Price married Anna, the youngest child of James and 

 Rebecca Embree, of West Bradford, Chester county, Pennsyl- 

 vania. They lived together thirty-four years. His biographi- 

 cal sketch of her is most touching. It was written while his 

 grief was yet fresh. 'Her loss was a great sorrow, following 

 only too fast upon that which came with the death of his daugh- 

 ter Rebecca. He writes: "While her remains are yet with us, 

 1 take the pen briefly to perform towards her the duty I have 

 endeavored to discharge toward our beloved, departed daughter. 



I saj r brief! 3', for such I know would be her wish My 



busy retrospections must now be my only resource." 



While with Thomas P. Cope, we are told, Mr. Price "familiar- 

 ized himself with shipping and commercial law, and afterwards 

 grappled with the harder law of real estate." It is well to give 

 here a statement made b} T the late Judge Sharswood, on the oc- 

 casion of that gentleman's retirement from the bench as Chief 

 Justice of Pennsylvania: "Mr. Price has not been what we 



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