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He studied law under 'J^'cuch Krancis, Esq. an em- 

 inent lawyer in Philadelphia at that time, whose 

 dausjliter Anne, he afterwards married. Mr. Francis 

 was a brother of Kichard Francis, the author of the 

 Maxims in Equity, and also of Dr. Philip Francis, the 

 learned translator of H.orac3. 



it is not surprising to iind among the colateral an- 

 cestors of the late Chief Justice, the author of one of 

 the earliest compends of scientific equity and an ac- 

 complished scholar of the Augustan age. 



In the year 176?, Mr. Tilghman removed with 

 his family from the Province of Maryland, when his 

 son William, the subject of this memoir, was but six 

 years of age ; and in the succeeding year he was sent 

 to the academy, then under the superintendence and 

 direction of tlie Rev. Mr. Kinnersly, and in the reg- 

 ular progress of the classes came under the instruc- 

 tion of Mr. Beveridge, from whom he received his 

 foundation in Latin and Greek. At the death of Mr. 

 Beveridge his chair was successively filled by Mr. 

 Wallis, Dr. Davidson and the Rev. Mr. Patterson; 

 William was continued at this school until the year 

 1769, when he entered the college. Professor Smith, 

 was then Provost, J)r. Francis Allison, Vice Provost, 

 and Mr. Paul Took, teacher of the French language; 

 the Vice Provost instructed the students in the higher 

 Greek and Latin classics. Such was this assiduous 

 pupils devotion toliterature during his stay at college, 

 that he had received the Batchellors degree, and was 

 in the ordinary sense prepared for a profession at this 



