. Portraits of eminent Americans now living : with biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions. ecurity on the mine lands. Having, bygreat exertions, freed himself from these difficulties, and satisfied all hiscreditors demands to the last penny, he purchased a farm and retiredfrom active business. In 1851, he was elected a member of the State Legislature from Morriscounty. New Jersey, and he still (1853) retains a seat in that body. The well-known industry, perseverance, and ability of Mr. Dickersonin the management of public works, induced the directors of the Morrisand Es
. Portraits of eminent Americans now living : with biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions. ecurity on the mine lands. Having, bygreat exertions, freed himself from these difficulties, and satisfied all hiscreditors demands to the last penny, he purchased a farm and retiredfrom active business. In 1851, he was elected a member of the State Legislature from Morriscounty. New Jersey, and he still (1853) retains a seat in that body. The well-known industry, perseverance, and ability of Mr. Dickersonin the management of public works, induced the directors of the Morrisand Essex Railroad Company to engage him to superintend the con-struction of parts of their road; and, at present,, he is to be found activelyengaged in that useful enterprise, exerting himself to benefit both thepresent and future generations. Mr. Dickerson has never failed in business, but has always paid hisdebts, and has maintained the reputation of being a perfectly honorableand upright man. He has accumulated a handsome competency, butenjoys himself more in the practice of economy, than in (?i^W/.7^/://,^S^ FREDERICK G. PETERS, OF NELSON COUNTY, VA. 255 FREDERICK G. PETEHS, OF NELSON COrNTY, VIRGINIA. The subject of this memoir, Dr. Fjederick G. Peters, was born in thatpart of Amherst county now comprising the county of Nelson, in theyear 1802, in the state of Virginia. His father, Elisha Peters, whoafterwards removed to the county of Bedford, was of EngHsh descent,and commenced Hfe without patrimony, the sole arbiter of his own futuredestiny, and who by his energy of character, perseverance in every pur-suit in which he was engaged, doing and performing everything hishands found to do, has, besides raising and educating a numerous family,amassed a large estate, principally by the cultivation of the soil, to whichhe has devoted his life. He was the husband of a first and second wife,by whom he had seventeen children, and there are now living of themeleven ;
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