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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.
CHAPTER XIII.
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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