. The Tiernan and other families. nscription upon the back: Bartolomeo Murillo, nativo de Seviglia. Presented to the Archbishop, by Madame Seton, onher death bed, 1821. It is believed that it was given by the Archbishop, toLuke Tiernan, as an acknowledgment of services, and asa token of friendship. In 1816 Charles Tiernan was sent to Europe forabout a year, and sailed for Liverpool with CaptainWilliam Graham, who was a part owner with LukeTiernan in the Bark Franklin. He spent the greater part of the time in Englandand Ireland, and received much attention ; among othersfrom Sir William Brown,
. The Tiernan and other families. nscription upon the back: Bartolomeo Murillo, nativo de Seviglia. Presented to the Archbishop, by Madame Seton, onher death bed, 1821. It is believed that it was given by the Archbishop, toLuke Tiernan, as an acknowledgment of services, and asa token of friendship. In 1816 Charles Tiernan was sent to Europe forabout a year, and sailed for Liverpool with CaptainWilliam Graham, who was a part owner with LukeTiernan in the Bark Franklin. He spent the greater part of the time in Englandand Ireland, and received much attention ; among othersfrom Sir William Brown, in Liverpool, who representedBrown, Shipley & Co., of London. On one occasion, when going by Stage from Man-chester to Leeds, with Mr. James Brown, who was atall, elderly gentleman, while he was a ruddy youngman, little more than a lad, he got into a dispute burly Englishman over their hats, which had got mixedup,—high silk hats being worn at the time in Englandby every one—and while the stage was waiting, and the. Head of Christ. CHARLES TIERNAN. 305 guard blowing his horn for the passengers to take theirseats, the big Englishman lost his temper, as came forward to ask what was the difficulty,and exclaimed to Mr. Tiernan, You little rascal, I willwhip you and your tutor too. C. B, Tiernan has his Fathers Passport to travelin France. It is on Parchment, in the French lan-guage, dated November 7, 1816, signed by John QuincyAdams, Minister from the United States to GreatBritain and Ireland. In Ireland he was entertained by his Fathers rela-tions, who lived near Drogheda; and particularly byone of his uncles, who was a great fox-hunter. He brought home a considerable number of veryfine Books, many of them illustrated. Among themGillrays and Cruikshanks Sketches—a jjroof Editionof Lodges Memoirs of Illustrious Personages, in 12volumes. The Musee Francais, in four very largevolumes; Boydells Illustrations of Shakespeare, andothers. C. B. Tiernan still has some
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