History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . an, and Joseph Jenkins, theartist, who recently died, were his companions. Outof their scanty earnings they sought instruction inelocution from John Thelwall, who, it may be re-membered, in 1754 was tried for treason, with HomeTooke and others, but was acquitted. His eldest sister, occupied as a governess, offered topay the expenses of his education at the college ofAberdeen, but the proffer was declined from the con-viction that it would too severely tax h
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . an, and Joseph Jenkins, theartist, who recently died, were his companions. Outof their scanty earnings they sought instruction inelocution from John Thelwall, who, it may be re-membered, in 1754 was tried for treason, with HomeTooke and others, but was acquitted. His eldest sister, occupied as a governess, offered topay the expenses of his education at the college ofAberdeen, but the proffer was declined from the con-viction that it would too severely tax her means, andthat in England even learning could be made of littleavail in any profession without personal influence andthe lapse of many years. Under these convictions heconcluded to make the United States his future home,and. if possible, to lay the foundation of his successin this country. Since his mother was an invalid,this resolution involved suffering. He took passage,in 1831, in the brig Columbia, a tempest-uous voyage of nearly six weeks, landed at night, in themidst of winter, with the captain, in an open boat at. I!
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