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of justice, truth, and charity. He was, himself, an example 

 of filial, conjugal, and parental affection. His humanity, 

 gentleness, and compassion were manifested upon all occa- 

 sions, and were even extended to the animal creation. He 

 was never known to have been at enmity with any man. 

 During the whole course of his life there was not a single 

 instance of his engaging in a litigious contest with any of 

 his neighbors or others. He zealously testified against 

 slavery ; and that his philanthropic precepts on this sub- 

 ject 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 infancy. 



" He was through life a striking example of temperance, 

 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 cider mixed with milk. Nevertheless, 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 particular friends. $ 



" A foreign gentleman, who visited him in his old age, 

 says, ' that when the bell announced that dinner was ready, 

 the whole family and all the servants went into the dining- 

 room together. At the head of the table, the father and 

 mother took their seat. The family and the guests sat 

 next to them ; then, the white hired men, and last of all, the 

 negroes ; and they all dined together in harmony. One of 

 his negroes was his steward and man of business, who went 

 to market, sold the produce, and transacted all the business 

 of the farm and family in Philadelphia.' * 



* Wood's Household Magazine, October, 1871. 



