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against slavery ; and, that his philanthropic precepts, 

 on this subject, might have their due weight and 

 force, he gave liberty to a most valuable male slave, 

 then in the prime of his life, who had been bred up 

 in the family almost from his infancy*. 



He was, through life, a striking example of tempe- 

 rance, especially in the use of vinous and spirituous 

 liquors : not from a passion of parsimony, but from a 

 principle of morality. His common drink was pure 

 water, small-beer, or cyder mixed with milk. Never- 

 theless, he always kept a good and plentiful table. 

 Once a year, commonly on new year's day, he made 

 a liberal entertainment for his relations, and particu- 

 lar friends. 



His stature was rather above the middle size, and 

 upright. His visage was long, and his countenance 

 expressive of a degree of dignity, with a happy mix- 

 ture of animation and sensibility. 



He was naturally industrious and active, both in 

 body and mind ; observing, that he never could find 

 more time than he could employ to satisfaction and 

 advantage, either in improving conversation, or in 

 some healthy and useful bodily exercise : and he was 

 astonished to hear men complaining, that they were 



• Mr. Bartram was, certainly, one of the earliest espousers ot 

 the cause of the Blacks, in Pennsylvania. In point of time, how- 

 ever, he must yield the precedence to some other persons, parti- 

 cularly to Benjamin Lay, of whom it is to be regretted, that so 

 few written memorials are preserved. Editor. 



