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and Judge of the Supreme Court. While holding 

 these offices he took part in several important com- 

 missions, notably the one which negotiated the 

 French Fishery Treaty. He retired from the office 

 of Supreme Court Judge in 1855. The enlistment 

 of soldiers in this country for the Crimean War and 

 Mr. Marcy's remonstrance led to the withdrawal of 

 the Exequators of the British Minister at Washing- 

 ton, Sir John Crampton, and of Mr. Barclay, the 

 British Consul in this city, in October, 1857. Judge 

 Archibald was appointed to succeed Mr. Barclay, 

 and on February gtb, 1871, he was promoted to the 

 Consul Generalship. His district included the states 

 of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode 

 Island and Delaware. 



Durine the Civil War and the Fenian excite- 

 ment, Judge Archibald's duties were often more of 

 a diplomatic than a commercial nature, and the 

 success which attended the performance of them 

 won for him high praise both from the Home Gov- 

 ernment and leading men in this country. At the 

 close of the War he was made a Companion of the 

 Order of the Bath. He assisted under Sir Edward 

 Thornton in the payment of the Geneva award, 

 carrying with him to Washington in one instance 

 $15,000,000, in cheques. A curious fact in connec- 

 tion with this trip was that the train upon which the 

 Consul General was travelling broke down, and as 

 the time for the payment of the award had nearly 



