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The last who bore it was Thomas Walter Peyre, 

 grandson of the botanist, a gentleman whom none 

 knew but to love, honor, and esteem. Modest and 

 retiring, even to a fault, he was, in all other respects, 

 a perfect model of a useful country gentleman. 

 His home was the abode of religion, order, skill, 

 economy, and enlightened liberality. His friends 

 were devoted, and the rectitude of his principles 

 and the general amiability of his conduct gained 

 him the good-will and respect of all. His death has 

 caused a chasm in his circle which will not be filled 

 whilst the freshly turned turf continues to announce 

 the recentness of his decease ; and as he never 

 married, the name of Peyre was buried in his grave. 



Though the body of Marion reposes in a grave in 

 St. Stephen's Parish, Craven County cannot number 

 him amonof her notabilities. Both Georo^etown and 

 St. John's Berkeley claim the honor of his birth. The 

 latter was, unquestionably, the place of his residence. 



But the widow of General Marion certainly did 

 live and die in St. Stephen's Parish ; and there also 

 lived a large number of his friends, relations, and 

 companions in arms. There, especially, was his 

 memory revered ; and there, to this day, you will hear 

 but one opinion expressed respecting the merits of 

 Weems' life of Marion — that of unmitigated disgust. 



We have not the smallest disposition to detract 

 from the merit of General Marion. We have a 

 child's recollection of his widow ; we never knew 



