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ficd appearance made such an impression were happily married, but if that amounts to a on Mr. P. that he at once engaged him. ne exeat, which is to confine you entirely to your In the first case which came on, Marshall side of the mountain, I shall be selfish enough to and Mr. V. each addressed the court. The regret your good fortune, and almost to wish you had found some little crooked rib among the vast inferiority of his advocate was so ap parent that at the close of the case Mr. P. fish and oysters which would once a year drag you into this part of the country. introduced himself to the young attorney, You have forgotten, I believe, the solemn com frankly stated the prejudice which had pact we made to make a journey to Philadelphia caused him, in opposition to advice, to em together this winter, and superintend for a while

ploy Mr. V., that he the proceedings of Con extremely regretted gress. Seriously, I wish his error, but knew very much to see you. not how to remedy it. I want to observe how much honester men you He had come into the and I are than half one's city with one hun acquaintances. There dred dollars as his WI appears to me every day lawyer's fee, and had 'VW',MkH . 11. to be more folly, envy, but five left, which, malice and rascality in if Marshall chose, he the world than there would cheerfully give was the day before, and him for assisting in I do verily begin to SnlBBt v "*^r*,^B B*• the case. Marshall, think that plain, down pleased with the inci right honesty and unindent, accepted the triguing integrity will be offer, not, however, kicked out of doors. Yours, without a sly joke at J. Marshall. ^BlaMB '.■.;11 the importance of a

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powdered wig and black coat." From 1788 to 1797 he practiced law with the earnest desire, as PATRICK he said, to accumu late sufficient fortune to insure the comfort and happiness of his wife and children. About this time he wrote to Judge Archibald Stuart : — I cannot appear for Donaghoe. I do not decline his business from any objection to his bank. To that I should like very well to have free access, and would certainly discount from it as largely as he would permit, but I am already fixed by Rankin, and as those who are once in the bank do not, I am told, readily get out again, I despair of being ever able to touch the guineas of Donaghoe. Shall we never see you again in Richmond? I was very much rejoiced when I heard that you

He served awhile in the legislature of Virginia and the State's executive council, and Wash HENRY. ington offered him the place of attorneygeneral of the United States and minister to France, but he preferred professional to public life and declined. Later, after great persuasion by Washington, he was induced to go to Congress, and then as a special envoy to France. President Washington's letter, offering him the office of attorney-general was as follows : Philadelphia, August 26, 1795. Dear Sir : The office of Attorney-General of the United States has become vacant by the death of Mr. Bradford. I take the earliest opportunity of asking if you will accept the