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mitted to attend this part of the usual course of instruction, 

 for which he manifested a particular predilection. 



In 1772 or 1773, young 'I'hompson went to New-Hamp- 

 shire, and settled in a town called Riimford, at that time un- 

 der the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, but afterwards, by a 

 new territorial arrangement, assigned to New-Hampshire, and 

 now called Concord. Here he married a widow, of the name 

 of RoLFE, with whom he received a large fortune. In 1775 

 he went to England, and, soon after his arrival, was intro- 

 duced to Lord George Germaine, then Secretary of State, 

 to whom he so far recommended himself as to be appointed 

 one of the first clerks in his office. Wiien his Lordship 

 went out of office he still exerted his influence in favour of 

 Mr. Thompson, and obtained for him a Colonel's commis- 

 sion. With this commission, towards the close of the Ame- 

 rican war, he came to New-York, with the view of raising 

 a regiment of loyalists; but the regiment was never com- 

 pleted; he was, however, still active in the service of the 

 King, and, soon after the peace of 1783, he returned to 

 England. 



Here the proofs of his activity, enterprise, and philosophic 

 acuteness, and particularly of his taste for improvements in 

 military affairs, were so numerous, that he began to attract 

 more public attention than before, and offers were made to 

 him of preferment in foreign service. He at length accepted 

 a flattering invitation given to him by the reigning Duke of 

 Bavaria, and went into his service in If 84. By this Prince 

 he was made Lieutenant-General of horse, and soon ren- 

 dered himself conspicuous by introducing a new system of 

 order, discipline and economy among the troops uiider his 

 command. He remained a number of years in Bavaria, 

 ■where he was much distinguished by his successful exertions to 

 destroy mendicity, and to meliorate the condition of the poor, 

 and, by a variety of improvements highly favourable to ma- 

 nufactures, economy and humanity. On leaving the ser- 

 vice of the Elector he was created a Count; his title being 

 taken, by his own choice, from the name of the town in 

 America in which he had for some time resided. 



Count RuMFORD has chiefly resided, for a number of 

 years past, in Great-Britain, where he has been so much ce- 

 lebrated for his experiments, discoveries and improvements in 

 military, economical, and chemical science, that it is un- 

 necessary to dwell on his merits. Besides the new light 

 which he threw on the subject of gunnery, before men- 





