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father on that occasion was a volunteer. After that danger subsided he entered 

 Yale College, and I think in 1765, having given much of his mind to theology, he 

 went after leaving college as a missionary, and spent I think, two or more years 

 with the Six Nation Indians, now Central New York. On his return in 1768 he 

 married a Miss Nash, to whom he had been engaged seven years. My brother 

 Titus was the first child by this marriage ; he was born in 1769. After my father's 

 return from the Indian country he followed preaching for a time as an itinerant, 

 often in the open field, and to audiences of many thousands. Finding his health 

 giving way, yet thinking he might attend to the duties necessary in a small parish, 

 he settled in West Sutfield in Connecticut, but was soon driven from the pulpit by 

 bleeding at the lungs and a diseased liver. On retiring from this field of labour he 

 commenced the study of medicine, which he pursued with all the energy that his 

 low state of health would permit. About this time his attention was attracted by 

 a theological treatise written by Dr. Glass, of Scotland, and also a work entitled 

 " Theron and Aspasio," written by Mr. Robert Sandeman. His mind was forcibly 

 struck by what he deemed the unanswerable truth contained in these works. He 

 opened a correspondence with Mr. Sandeman, which resulted in the removal of 

 that gentleman to America. A church was soon after formed at Dunbury in 

 Connecticut, called a Sandemanian Church, to which place my father removed. 

 Mr. Sandeman after forming several churches finally died at my father's house in 

 Dunbury. My father had fully imbibed the theological opinions of Mr. Sande- 

 man, and had accepted an appointment of a presiding elder over one of these 

 churches. This religious sect was remarkable for putting literal constructions on 

 the bible. Although my father entered deeply into the feelings that produced that 

 revolution that resulted in a separation of the colonies from the mother country, 

 yet believing as he did that duty required him to render obedience to existing 

 powers as being ordained by God, he declined taking an active part in the revolu- 

 tion, and sought for and obtained leave from Congress to remain neutral, on his 

 word of honour to do no act to aid or assist the enemies of his country; but nothing 

 is more vividly impressed on my mind than the great energy with which I have 

 heard him undertake to foretell that the American Revolution would under Provi- 

 dence raise up a people and nation that would aff'ord a refuge for the oppressed 

 and distressed of every nation; that by the disconnection of church and state 

 religion would be left free, and the volition of the mind being untrammelled would 

 open a new era in the world. About the year 1779 my mother died leaving four 

 living children, of whom I was the youngest having been born in Feb., 1777. In 

 1785 my father was called by a church formed at Halifax to preside over them as 

 an elder. He located himself on a farm in Preston. In the month of Oct. 1795, 

 I left home for the United States, and have not since visited that country. My 

 brother Titus became an early reader under the teaching of his father. At four 

 years old he read English books with facility. He had at a very early age the 

 advantage of a good private school kept by a Mr. Daniel Humphrey, a graduate of 

 Yale College. At seven he had made considerable proficiency in Latin, and at 

 twelve could translate the most diflicult Latin authors, and had also made good 

 progress in the Greek. 



"In early youth he evinced no desire to mingle in the amusements of children, 

 but always sought the society of those from whom he could derive knowledge. 

 His earliest desires appeared to be to perfect himself in a knowledge of languages, 

 Latin, Greek, German, and Erench. He was more attached to biographical his- 

 tory than any other reading. 



