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sign of the spirit of the county
when the leading portion of
the press pays a well-de-
served tribute to the dead.

It must be very gratifying
to his family to know that
he was so much respected,
& where he was most known he
was most beloved. For my
own part, ever since I
entered Colony I have
watched with extreme satis
faction his career both as
a public & private indivi-
dual & I need not say that
I feel deeply the loss of one
whose opinion on all subjects
was so