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accomplished, his name will long be held in deepest 

 respect and gratitude. 



He says he is proud of his success as a merchant, 

 for it is as such that he has secured the means to 

 carry into effect his generous designs in other direc- 

 tions. He well might add that he is grateful for his 

 love of the field and the garden, for to them he owes 

 tliat freshness of nature and vigor of mind which 

 have brought success to him in business. 



It was my privilege to be associated with him for 

 several years in the State Board of Agriculture, where 

 his interest in the work of the Board, and his watch- 

 fulness for its advancement, were most conspicuous. 

 Truly, to him is " the hoary head a crown of glory." 

 His life is a lesson to the young and the old, and I 

 wish they would study his well-balanced character as 

 their best example. May he be long spared to us ! 



