. Life and reminiscences from birth to manhood of Wm. G. Johnston . From daguerreotype taken in 1850. Patterson—Stockton—Bruce. 13 I infer it had been used as a place of worship, possiblyby the First Presbyterian congregation, of which he wasthe first pastor. Mr. Stockton was noted as a fine Greekscholar. He succeeded Mr. Patterson as principal of the. 8AMUEL REED JOHNSTON.—1802. AQE OF 5. Pittsburgh Academy. I may add that he was father ofRobert Clark Stockton, who became my fathers businesspartner. And still another of the academys instructors at thattime, and famed in the annals of our city


. Life and reminiscences from birth to manhood of Wm. G. Johnston . From daguerreotype taken in 1850. Patterson—Stockton—Bruce. 13 I infer it had been used as a place of worship, possiblyby the First Presbyterian congregation, of which he wasthe first pastor. Mr. Stockton was noted as a fine Greekscholar. He succeeded Mr. Patterson as principal of the. 8AMUEL REED JOHNSTON.—1802. AQE OF 5. Pittsburgh Academy. I may add that he was father ofRobert Clark Stockton, who became my fathers businesspartner. And still another of the academys instructors at thattime, and famed in the annals of our city, was Rev. RobertBruce, , who, when the academy became merged into 14 Printer and Publisher. the University, was head of the faculty,—a proud positionto occupy, since it was composed of men of eminentability. On finally quitting school, he became anxious toacquire a knowledge of printing, his attention doubtlessbeing so drawn by the fact that his brother-in-law,William Bichbaum, was a member of the firm of Cramer,Spear & Eichbaum, whose printing office was on MarketStreet (west side), between Front and Second father was not regularly apprenticed to the business,but engaged in it rather as an amateur, working at special fondness for it arose from the fact that itafforded him opportunities for the increase of knowl


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