. Historical sketches of Plymouth, Luzerne Co., as a stout, athletic man, as I remember him,about five feet eight inches in height, dark blue eyes,and a florid complexion. He possessed an agreeablepresence, and always had a kind expression upon hislips. I knew him well and intimately, and I dontremember of ever seeing him angry, or even was strictly temperate, very industrious, and livedin a plain and economical manner. He possessed a sound judgment, and no manknew better the value of real estate. All these qual-ifications, united with good health and a strong con-stitution,
. Historical sketches of Plymouth, Luzerne Co., as a stout, athletic man, as I remember him,about five feet eight inches in height, dark blue eyes,and a florid complexion. He possessed an agreeablepresence, and always had a kind expression upon hislips. I knew him well and intimately, and I dontremember of ever seeing him angry, or even was strictly temperate, very industrious, and livedin a plain and economical manner. He possessed a sound judgment, and no manknew better the value of real estate. All these qual-ifications, united with good health and a strong con-stitution, he could not but succeed. He made up hismind to become rich, and he succeeded. But in hisprogress towards the accomplishment of this purpose,his business relations with the world immediatelyabout him, and connected with the theatre of his op-erations, were not marked by acts of oppression; nordid he avail himself of the opportunity of enforcingthe collection of his debts, and becoming the OAvnerof the property of his debtors at forced judicial CALVIN WADHAMS. WADHAMS. 377 He was, in addition to his occupation of farmer,what would be called, in these times, a private was in the habit of loaning money, and it seemedto afford him more satisfaction to lend to the poorthan the rich. A plausible story, upon the part ofa man of small means, was pretty generally success-ful, and such people would procure the loan of moneyfrom Calvin Wadhams, when it would have been outof the question to have succeeded elsewhere. Accommodating such people, as a matter of course,he would be annoyed when the day of payment came;and to resort to execution was the last remedy he em-ployed. To avoid this, he would extend the time,and receive almost any thing under the name of prop-erty in payment. I question if he ever sold out thehouse or home of any one who had become indebtedto him. In this particular, his conduct was remarka-bly praiseworthy. But his chief occupation, and the one from
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