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his exertions was established in New Jersey, about 

 thirty miles from Philadelphia, a manufacture of 

 glass, supposed to have been the first in North Ame- 

 rica. His maternal grandfather, Bartholomew Wyatt, 

 emigrated from England with his wife, not long after 

 William Penn commenced the settlement of Pennsyl- 

 vania. He lived not far from Salem in New Jersey, 

 and was active and distinguished in the affairs of his 

 day, both civil and religious. His father was re 

 marked for firmness of character, and paid particular 

 attention to the morals and religion of his children. 



Wistar himself was born in Philadelphia, the 13th 

 of September, 1761. As his parents and ancestors, 

 on both sides, were of the religious Society of 

 Friends, he was brought up in their principles, and 

 received his classical education, at a school estab- 

 lished by them in this city. I have been able to dis- 

 cover nothing very uncommon in his juvenile charac- 

 ter. In quickness of apprehension he was surpassed 

 by several of his companions; but what he under 

 took he never failed to accomplish by perseverance. 

 That he was a good scholar, may be inferred from 

 the knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages, 

 which he was afterwards known to posses. Until 

 the age of sixteen, his faculties were expanding; 

 but the peculiar cast of his genius had not been dc 



