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with his books, his pen, or his thoughts, when in company he 

 was agreeable and jovial — some of his jokes, according to the 

 fashion of his youth, more coarse than suits modern taste. He 

 was eminently kind to his family and slaves, often teaching his 

 children, so that they were unusually well grounded in literature 

 and science. On the whole he was looked up to and beloved by 

 all who met him, whether casually or intimately. No one who 

 shook his hand but thought a great man! In the world centers 

 of science and scholarship he would have been among the great- 

 est. 



Chapei, Hii,!,, N. C. 



