OF

WILLIAM SMITH SHAW.

BY

JOSEPH B. FELT.

"

IM OF

Nec sibi sed toti genitum se credere mundo -LUCAN.

BOSTON:

PUBLISHED BY S. K. WHIPPLE & CO.,

100 Washington Street.

1852.

C7273 S45F4

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Parentage-Childhood-Entrance into College-Events while

there-Becomes Secretary to President Adams - Corres-

pondence.

CHAPTER II.

Politics Separation from the Union-Navy-Southey-

Count Rumford-Insurrection in Pennsylvania - Purposes

of France-Illuminati-Belsham-Community of Property

-Fenelon.

CHAPTER III.

Mount Vernon-Equality of Talents-Nullification of French

Treaties celebrated - Mrs. Morton's Works - De la Harpe

abjures Illuminatism - Yellow Fever in Philadelphia and

New York-Assassination of the French Ministers-Slavery

-Right of Search.

CHAPTER IV.

Restoration of the Jesuits - Envoys to France - Death of

Washington-Disposition of his Estate-Portfolio - Bona-

parte-Cause of the French Revolution-Statue for Wash-

ington - Mungo Park-Reasons for an Army - City of

Washington.

CHAPTER V.

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Mrs. Washington - French Success-Eulogies on Washing-

ton-Bankrupt Law - Davila - Regent of Portugal-

Kotzebue-Duel-Army-Dr. Parr-Sir William Jones—

Canvass for Votes-Congratulation of the First Congress in

"the Federal City."

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CHAPTER VI.

Changes in Europe - French Affairs-Anonymous Letter-

Dying Counsel-The Federal City as it was-Fears of the

Constitution-Burr and Jefferson-Parental Advice-Dis-

trict of Columbia-Crisis-Portfolio-Weld's History.

CHAPTER VII.

Neutral Rights-Admiralty Law-Literary Journals-Polit-

ical Parties-Jefferson and Burr-Duel-Popularity Fickle

-Study of Law-Introductory Letters-Floridas - Presi-

dent Adams's Remarks-Yellow Fever-College.

CHAPTER VIII.

-Naviga-

Samuel Adams against Paine's "Age of Reason"

tion of the Mississippi-Marshall's Washington-American

Literature-Austin's Letters-Invasion of England-History

of Foreign Affairs - Proposal of Bonaparte to Louis XVI.,

that he abdicate- Gillie's Remark on President Adams

Irish Rebellion-Abbe de Lille-Southey-Coleridge-

French Preparations-Invitation.

CHAPTER IX.

Liverpool Athenæum - Royal Standard-Congressional Pro-

priety-Louisiana-Admission to the Bar-Use of Tobacco

-Hamilton's Death-Fugitive Slave-Political Operation-

An Account of Hannah Adams, by herself-Anthology So-

ciety-Dr. Waterhouse's Botanical Lectures-Tunisian Em-

bassy-Gun Boats.

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CHAPTER X.

Review-Anthology-Closed doors of Congress-Thermomet-

rical-Female Asylum- Catastrophe of Leyden - Reading

Room in Boston-Guinea Ships-Ballston Water-Fear of

Political Opponents-Rees's Cyclopedia-Rhetorical Lectures

-London-British Museum-Choice of a Wife-Gleaner-

Select Speeches-Progress of the Reading Room-Order for

the purchase of Books in Europe-History of New England. 208

CHAPTER XI.

Regulations-Meteors - Memento of Friendship-Condolence

-Burr's Conspiracy-Webster's Dictionary - Griesbach -

Political Suspicion - Fouché - Catholics of Italy - Encour-

aging Prospect of the Athenæum-Burr's Trial-Currency-

Criticism-Decrees-Division of the Union-Factions.

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CHAPTER XII.

Episcopacy-Liverpool Athenæum-Pomare, King of Otaheiti

-Embargo-French in Spain-Canandaigua-Toasts—Tal-

leyrand's Memoir-Law Books - French and Italian Vol-

umes-Reading-Room in New York-Spirit of '76-History

of Printing Kendall's Travels - Redwood Library - Con-

stitution of the United States-Midnight Study.

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CHAPTER XIII.

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Resources of the United States — Ogilvie's Orations — Stimu-

lus-Portrait-Lewis and Clarke's Expedition-Cheeves-

-Slave-European Books-Missions - Introductions - Me-

ridian - Mathematical Prodigy-Chronic Complaints - Ma-

ternal Advice-Monument for Washington - History of

Georgia Cunningham Correspondence - Libeda - Natural

History - Seal - Death of Buckminster - Remarks on S.

Adams, J. Otis and J. Hancock - Mitchell's Account of

Fishes-Lights for the Enemy-Athenæums in Philadelphia

and Portland.

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CHAPTER XIV.

Governesses-American Speeches-Linnæan Society-Pitkin's

Statistics-Cyclopædia-North American Review-Coins-

Institution for Deaf and Dumb - Curiosities - Prejudice

against the North-Lexington, Ky.-Belsham-Expedition

for the Niger—Greek Newspaper — Artiguenave - Minutes

of John Adams's Life-Invitation of Campbell-Imputations

of Plagiarism-Perkins's Tractors-Webster's Publications-

Preference to Foreign Books-Sea Serpent-Portrait by Stu-

art-Beneficence-Close of Life.

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