. The lives and deeds of our self-made men . David; agovernor who hath been unto us as a brother; notusurping authority over the church; often speaking .his advice, and often contradicted, even by youngmen, and some of low degree; yet not replying, butoffering satisfaction when any supposed offences havearisen; a governor who has been to us as a mother,parent-like distributing his goods to brethren andneighbors at his first coming, and gently bearing ourinfirmities without taking notice of them. It is pleasant to record for the honor of republics,that while the disinterestedness of Governor An
. The lives and deeds of our self-made men . David; agovernor who hath been unto us as a brother; notusurping authority over the church; often speaking .his advice, and often contradicted, even by youngmen, and some of low degree; yet not replying, butoffering satisfaction when any supposed offences havearisen; a governor who has been to us as a mother,parent-like distributing his goods to brethren andneighbors at his first coming, and gently bearing ourinfirmities without taking notice of them. It is pleasant to record for the honor of republics,that while the disinterestedness of Governor Andrewhad left him in honorable poverty, the contributionsof Boston and Massachusetts immediately flowed in tosupply to his family that estate which their fatherspatriotism and devotion did not allow him to seek forthem. There must have been thousands of gratefulhearts in Massachusetts, in homes of comparative indi-gence whence have come joyful contributions to thattestimonial of Massachusetts to her beloved and faith-ful citizen Governor. L.
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