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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1809. Excerpt: ... sembled wisdom and patriotism of the states, he hired himself as a clerk to Owen Biddle, of Philadelphia.) In this clerkship, where, perhaps, he had no secrets to betray, he prosecuted his 'and then discharge him from that office, ' the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Penn, JVew-Hamfishire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, Georgia, Mr. Whiffle, Mr. Gerry, Mr. 5. Adams, Mr. Lovell, Mr. Holten, Mr. F.llery, Mr. Collins, Mr. Dyer, Mr. Root, Mr. Jay, Mr. Leivis, Mr. Roberdcau, Mr. Searle, Mr. Atlee, Mr. Shififlen, Mr. M'Kean, Mr. Paca, Mr. Carmichael, Mr. T. Adams, Mr. F. L. Lee, Mr. M. Smith, Mr. Penn, Mr. Hill, Mr. Burke, Mr. Drayton, Mr. Hutson, Mr. Langmorthy, ay ay "So the states being divided the clause was lost." (?) An attorney, I believe: see his letter to congress in the Appendix. controversy with Deane, who, he remarks, "absconded and took poison" in England.(w) The poisoning, if true, but it is not, must, I have no doubt from his manner of mentioning it, from the constitution of his mind, and from the malignity of feelings which he indulged, have afforded him great satisfaction. But Deane, whatever causes he might have had in other respects for self-upbraiding and condemnation, and he must have had many, certainly had none in reference to Beaumarchais's claim, which, as he knew before he "absconded," had, through the impertinent meddling of Paine, succeeded with congress. The probability is that he triumphantly returned to Paris, (z) to receive from Beaumarchais, his colleague in the fraud, the infamousf reward of his infamous conduct. Having finished his disputation with Deane, and being, it is probable, uneasy in the service of Mr. Biddle, he so...
