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[136] Edward Everett, now in his twenty-eighth year, was professor of Greek at Harvard (1819-24)--ED

[137] Burgess Allison (1753-1827) studied theology at Brown University, and was pastor of a church at Bordentown, New Jersey, his birthplace In 1816 he was elected chaplain of the house of representatives, and later beca there until his death--ED

[138] Thoht Reverend Ede, England, October 23, 1756 In 1794, after acquiring some wealth in India, he caranddaughter of Martha Washi+ngton, whom he married (March 21, 1796) In 1802 Laent abroad, and returned in April, 1804 In the following August a legal separation was secured

Law denied Faux's hint of ined article, ”A Reply to Certain Insinuations,” published in the _Quarterly Review_, No 58 He attributed the unfortunate occurrence to ”a disagreement in disposition” For outline of Law's life, and of his unhappy s Clark, _Greenleaf and Law in the Federal City_ (Washi+ngton, 1901), pp 236-244; 285-290--ED

[139] Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), author of our national hymn, was for many years attorney of the District of Columbia--ED

[140] Commodore Decatur was killed in a duel with Co, Maryland--ED

[141] Ja, born in Dutchess County, New York, drifted to New York City at the age of nineteen (1798), and beca with hiundi_ A few years later he published _The Diverting History of John Bull and Brother Jonathan_ In 1814 he entered the lists for the defense of A a paland_, in reply to a review in the _Quarterly Review_ of Charles Ingersoll's _Inchiquin's Letters_ The sinecure referred to by Faux was secretary of the board of navy co appointed him to that position in 1816 He continued his literary work throughout life, also his interest in naval affairs, entering Van Buren's cabinet as secretary of the navy--ED

[142] For a brief account of Peale's museum, see Flint's _Letters_, volume ix of our series, note 21--ED

[143] The Otaheiteans are Hawaiians--ED

[144] Probably _The Cow Chase_ (London, 1781), a satirical poeeneral Anthony Wayne on Bergen Neck, on North River, July 20, 1780 It ritten before Andre's apprehension, the last canto being published (at New York) on the very day of the author's capture See ”Introduction” to _The Cow Chase_ (Albany edition, 1866), p 11--ED

[145] Eleuthere Irenee Du Pont (born in Paris, 1771), was early interested in scientific subjects At the instance of Lavoisier, superintendent of the government powder mills, he studied at the royal mills at Essonne in order to prepare himself for that position But the French Revolution interfered with his plans After being thrice imprisoned, his father came with the fa to account by establishi+ng (1802) a powder factory on the Brandywine, near Wilest in the country--ED

[146] Captain Joseph Huddy, of the New Jersey line, had been captured by the British, falsely accused of being concerned in the death of Philip White, a desperate Tory, and hanged In retaliation Washi+ngton was authorized by Congress to select by lot from his prisoners an officer of equal rank, to be executed The lot fell to Sir Charles, but his execution was delayed, and Congress ultimately directed him to be freed--ED

[147] See _ante_, note 131--ED

[148] Theodore Dwight (1765-1846), who in 1817 founded the New York _Daily Advertiser_, was a brother of Tiht, the famous educator--ED

[149] John Broadhead Roe, and after preaching in Troy and elsewhere in eastern New York, became pastor of Cedar Street Presbyterian Church, New York City (1807)

He was one of the founders of Princeton Theological Seeneral assembly of the Presbyterian church He was offered the presidency both of dickinson College and Transylvania University, but declined to leave his New York pastorate--ED

[150] For Judge Emmett, see _ante_ (volume xi), note 37

William Sampson was born in Londonderry, Ireland, 1764 He became a barrister, and acted as counsel forthe suspicion of the English government

After the rebellion of 1798, he was i his freedo himself as a lawyer in New York, where he was influential in a the state laws--ED

[151] Outbreaks of this character were so frequent in the years i the War of 1812-15, that they found a place in the governor's annual es See Fortier, _History of Louisiana_ (New York, 1904), iii, p 188--ED

[152] In 1801 Theodosia Burr was overnor of South Carolina (1812-14) The ”Patriot” was supposedly lost off Cape Hatteras in 1812 See Merwin, _Aaron Burr_ (Boston, 1899), p 140--ED

[153] Isaac Roberdeau (1763-1829), cauenot faeneral in the Revolutionary ar out the city of Washi+ngton (1791) In 1813 he was appointed a ular army, and superintended the survey of the boundary between the United States and Canada, in accordance with the teranized and was ineers in the War Department--ED

[154] For a short sketch of Volney, see Flint's _Letters_, volume ix of our series, note 121--ED

[155] From the seed of the best species of Maryland tobacco received frohbour, Major Sland, has, unaided by art, planted and rance and flavour, and which he introduces to his friends on special occasions, when it is used as prime Canaster from Havannah--FAUX

[156] William Thornton was educated as a physician, and lived for many years in Philadelphia, where he was a member of the Aton when the seat of government was transferred thither, and in 1802 was appointed head of the patent office, a place which he held through the remainder of his life He was also an architect of ability, and designed the Philadelphia library building (1789)--ED