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the year following the Edict of Nantes. Peter 

 grew up to the age of ten before he was placed at 

 school, and I have heard him say he believed the 

 rapid progress he made was mainly owing to the 

 shame and mortification he was subjected to by 

 finding boys much his juniors in age his superiors in 

 learning ; he soon took a high stand in the school. 

 When this school was discontinued, as there was a 

 good one near Milford, my grandfather's residence 

 in St. Stephen's Parish, he, together with Peter 

 Robert, John Ball, and Francis Peyre, all cousins, 

 were sent to that school under the charge of their 

 uncle, Isaac Dubose, who had five children attend- 

 ing the school at the time, viz.: Isaac, David, 

 Samuel, Catharine, and Joanna. After finishing their 

 academic course here, Peter Gaillard and Samuel 

 Dubose were sent to Charleston as clerks in the 

 store of Theodore Gaillard, Peter's elder brother. 



Here they continued until the war broke out. In 

 consequence of the death of both David and his 

 wife Joanna Dubose, Peter became owner of the 

 White Plains plantation, to which he removed and 

 lived with Samuel Dubose for some time as 

 planters of indigo in the swamp. In the progress 

 of events the two friends separated. Samuel Du- 

 bose taking side zealously with the Whigs, and the 

 other remaining neutral. Most of the friends of 

 Peter Gaillard warmly espoused the cause of the 

 British government ; and the violence and uncom- 



