An eulogy on the Honourable Thomas Russell, Esq : late president of the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians and Others, in North America ; the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ; the Agricultural Society ; the Society for the Advice of Immigrants ; the Boston Chamber of Commerce ; and the National Bank in Boston ; who died at Boston, April 8, 1796 ; delivered, May 4, 1796, before the several societies to which he belonged / by John Warren.

  • Warren, John, 1753-1815.
Date:
MDCCXCVI [1796]
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Credit: An eulogy on the Honourable Thomas Russell, Esq : late president of the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians and Others, in North America ; the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ; the Agricultural Society ; the Society for the Advice of Immigrants ; the Boston Chamber of Commerce ; and the National Bank in Boston ; who died at Boston, April 8, 1796 ; delivered, May 4, 1796, before the several societies to which he belonged / by John Warren. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    he was early placed at a private fchool, undei care of mr. cusiiing, one of the ablefl preceptors of that period. in conformity to a judicious rule, which his father had adopted, of fuffering his children to purfue fuch oc- cupations and profeffions, as their genius and inclination led them to ; and putting them under the direction of the molt eminent perfons in the line which they had elected, the refidue of his education was committed to Mr. tho- mas green, a principal merchant in the town of Bolton. here he had conltaritly before hirri a fpecimen cf thofe finning virtues, for which he afterwards became him- fclf fo confpicuous : and, as it can never be too forcibly inculcated upon parents, to be cautious in this refpecr. ; and, as the effeel of fuch caution was fo fully exemplified in the inflancc before us, I mail take the liberty of repeat- ing the concife terms in which the qualities to which I re- fer in MR. green, are defcribed by a writer of his life. •'•' the belt men in the province were defirous of com. '■• minting their fans, whom they wanted to breed up to that bufinefs [merchandife] to his care and innru&ion : B <c looking