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.
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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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    [ 1* ] nor did his kind offices terminate here : The ifland was at that tune beiieged by a Britifh fquadron, and an attack was daily expeded* : To avoid the confufion and danger of fuch an event, he procured him a paflage in a Dutcli veffel bound to St. Euftatius, where he remained until the capitulation of Martinico ; after which, he re- turned thither. this ocntleman favoured him alfo with a loan oi money, a part of which MR. russell applied to the ufe of thofewho had been his fellow prifoners; and thus greatly alleviated the misfortunes which they had experienced. This, together with another fum belonging to his father, which happened at that time to be placed in the Weft- Indies, and a flrong recommendation from the fame friend, enabled him to enter into a very lucrative trade, and thus laid the foundation of his fabfequent fuccefs. put, as if Providence had determined to give him an early lelion of the precarious nature of property, he had here well nigh loil the whole of what he had acquired, rei red to a Rate of poverty and dependence. I