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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    C *3 ] a vessel and cargo had been configned to him from England, and difpofed of for bills on a houfe in Great-Britain. Soon after his return to this country, he found the bills were protefled ; and being himfelf the en- cjorfer, he had every reafon to fuppofe himfelf ruined. he loll no time in embarking for London; and when pa-rived there, obtained an interview with the drawer, then in that city, who, in confequence of the perfonal efteem which he entertained for mr. russell, from the fairne fs and honefty which he had difcovered in his dealings with him, immediately adopted fuch meafures as mould fecure him j and he efcaped a danger which, perhaps, might have produced a lading check to his mercantile purfuits. this, too, like moft other of his apparent misfortunes, turned out to his advantage. It was this that led him to an acquaintance with a houfe of great credjt and eminence in England, with which he ever after continued to do bu- fmcls ; and the fidelity of which, fo largely contributed to his own advancement. the acknowledgments which he has fince had an op- portunity of making to the partners of that firm, under the heavy