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ely, and the town of Harper, near Cape Palmas, Africa, was named in his honor. His pamphlet entitled "Observations on the Dispute Between the United States and France," 1797, acquired great celebrity. He also printed *'An Address on the British Treaty,*' 1796; "Letters on the Proceedings of Congress;" and "Letters to His Consti- tuents," 1801. A collection of his various letters, addresses and pamphlets was pub- lished with the title "Select Works," Balti- more. 1814. Mr. Harper died in Baltimore, Maryland, January 15, 1825.

Bibby George M., born in Prince Edward county. Virginia. October 30, 1776, son of Rev. Richard Bibb. He graduated at Prince- ton College in 1792. studied law at William and Mary College, and settled in Kentucky. There he became a member of the legisla- ture, was three times chief justice, a state senator two years, and a United States Sen- ator from 1829 to 1835. President Tyler ap- pointed him secretary of the treasury in 1844. After the close of the Tyler admin- istration, he practiced law in Washington City, and was an assistant in the office of the attorney-general. He was author of '■Reports of Cases at Common Law and in Chancery in the Kentucky Court of Ap- peals'* (1808-11). He died in Georgetown, D. C, April 14, 1859.

Pope, John, born in Prince William coun- ty, Virginia, in 1770, son of William Pope, captain in the revolution and colonel of militia, and Penelope Edwards, his wife. He lost an arm by accident when a boy. He removed to Kentucky, and was a United States senator from that state; from 1829 to. 1837 was territorial governor of Arkan- sas ; died at Springfield, Kentucky, July 12.

1845. He had a son Nathaniel, who was a United States judge in Illinois, and father of Major-General John Pope. U. S. A. The Pope family had its origin in Nathaniel Pope, who settled in Maryland as early as 1637, and removed to Virginia (see vol. i. p. 3C6).

Ravenscroft,John Stark, born near Bland- ford, Prince George county, Virginia, May 17, 1772, son of Dr. John Ravenscroft and Lillias Miller, his wife. His parents re- moved to Scotland, and he was educated at excellent schools there and in England. In January, 1789. he returned to Virginia on family business, and entered William and Mary College with the intention of studying law, but soon returned to Scotland, settled his father's disordered estate, again return- ing to \'irginia and taking up with a coun- try life in Lunenburg county. His religious principles were unfixed until 1810, when he connected himself with the "Republican Methodists/' This connection did not last long, and he later connected himself with the Protestant Episcopal church, in which he was licensed as a lay reader, in February, 18 1 6. He was invited to the rectorate of St. James' Church, in Mecklenburg county, be- fore he was received into- the ministry, and he was ordained deacon by Bishop Richard C. Moore, in April, 1817, and priest by the same prelate, a month later. The same \ear he declined a call to Norfolk, and to become assistant of Bishop Moore, in the ilonumental Church, Richmond. At this time he was elected first bishop of North Carolina, and was consecrated in St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia, May 22, 1823. In crder to supplement his salary, he was also rector of Christ Church, Raleigh, for five

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