Choate's writing but his own office-clerks or private secretary, to whom recourse was had on most occasions.
Several squibs have lately been going the rounds of the newspapers relative to Mr. Choate's penmanship, of which two are here given:
A LAWYER'S DISFRANCHISEMENT.-The Fitchburg Reveille expresses a fear that Rufus Choate cannot stand the writing-test which it is proposed to incorporate in the Constitution of Massachusetts. It knows of an instance in which a Board of Lyceum-Directors were unable to tell, by the answer of that distinguished gentleman, whether or not he had accepted their invitation to lecture, after a laborious and vain effort to decipher his scrawl.
A lawyer recently attempted to palm himself off as Rufus Choate in a neighboring town. At the suggestion of a printer who was present, the "writing-test" was applied to him. He wrote a legible sentence, and was promptly kicked out of the company.
By the aid of several literary friends, the following translation has been resolved upon :
BOSTON, 26th January, 1855.
DEAR SIR-I do not know how your very kind letter lingered so long on the way; but it has only just now arrived, or been seen by me, and I lose not a moment in thanking you for it. Your collection of pamphlets [in fifty bound volumes] is, or one hundred years hence will be, priceless. What would we not give for that innumerous brood which attests the teeming mind and emotions in America from 1783 to 1787? The few in the American Museum are inestimable. Poor Wilde! I heard his sketch of the Congress of 1816,-the strongest collection of men since 1789.
I mourn that I also, twenty years ago, did not begin this kind of husbandry; and, indeed, it is one of "the good intentions" which pave the broad and downward road to begin to do it still.
Your kindness toward my eulogy puts me out of countenance. But how much I loved him [Webster] no language may express, and how his death has disenchanted the world for me I dare not confess. I beg to send you another copy, and I now send you one to-day. I am, most truly, your obedient servant,
[NAMES mentioned in this work may generally be found in the Index.
made the subjects of biography are printed in SMALL CAPITALS.]
ANDERSON, GEORGE D.
chap. i.)
(See vol. i. Beall, William, i. 41.
Age, improving in old, ii. 222.
Akin, Warren, i. 20.
Alford, Julius C., i. 35.
Alexander, W. D., i. 35.
Allen, Beverly, i. 34.
Allen, Eason, i. 34.
Allen, Young, i. 34.
Allison, R. M., i. 332.
American Bible Society, i. 99.
American Party, i. 91.
Ames, Fisher, ii. 286.
Anciaux, Nicholas, i. 99.
Anguish, a father's, ii. 225.
Anderson, John E., i. 345.
Andrews, Timothy P., i. 126.
Aycock, Richard, i. 20.
BEALL, ROBERT A. (See vol. i. chap. ii.)
BERRIEN, JOHN M. (See vol. i. chap. iii.)
BLACK, EDWARD J. (See vol. i. chap. iv.)
Baber, Ambrose, i. 21.
Bacon, E. H., i. 105.
Bailey, David J., i. 107.
Bailey, Samuel A., i. 35.
Bank United States, i. 154.
Bankruptcy, system of, i. 64.
Barry, John S., i. 319.
Bartow, Francis S., ii. 334.
Baldwin, Abraham, i. 182.
Baldwin, Francis G., i. 183.
Bagby, Arthur P., i. 100.
Baltzell, Thomas, i. 195.
Barron, Thomas G., i. 34.
Barnett, William, i. 222.
Bascom, Henry B., (Rev.,) ii. 221.
Beall, Thomas N., i. 34.
Bell, H. P., i. 303.
Beman, Carlisle, ii. 237.
Beman, Nathan S. S., ii. 237.
Berthelot, James A., i. 195.
Betton, Solomon, i. 250.
Betton, Charles F. M., i. 248.
Belsher, Allen, i. 259.
Billups, John, i. 41.
Billups, Robert, i. 41.
Black, Charles, ii. 286.
Black, William A., i. 137.
Blackshear, Edward J., i. 334.
Blackshear, James J., i. 195.
Books, list of law, ii. 302.
Bond, Lewis, i. 197.
Booth, John P., ii. 179.
Bozeman, James, ii. 139.
Boykin, Samuel, i. 30.
Bracewell, Burwell W., i. 35.
Branch, John, ii. 225.
Branham, Henry, i. 188.
Brewer, Hopkins, i. 332.
Brief, extracts from, ii. 113.
Brooks, Iverson L., (Rev.,) i. 134.
Brown, Edwin R., ii. 121.
Brown, Morgan, i. 35.
Bryan, Edward, i. 221.
Buchanan, Revareus L., i. 250.
Bulloch, William B., ii. 69.
Butler, A. P., (Senator,) i. 87.
Butler, David B., i. 137.
Butler, David E., i. 301.
CRAWFORD, WILLIAM H.
chap. ix.)
CROCKER, WILLIAM. (See vol. i. chap. x.)
Camak, James, ii. 139.
Campbell, John W., ii. 107.
Campbell, John K., i. 195.
Campbell, James P. H., i. 319.
Campbell, Henry F., ii. 168.
Campbell, Charter, i. 35.
Campbell, Walter L., i. 34.
Campbell, John A., i. 137.
Cabiness, Eldridge G., i. 35.
Cabinet officers, i. 47.
Calhoun, John C., i. 88.
Call, Richard K., i. 47.
Cass, Lewis, i. 88.
Carey, George, i. 332.
Carnes, Thomas P., i. 222.
Carter, Samuel, i. 213.
Cartledge, J., i. 34.
Cash, Francis A., i. 195.
Chamberlain, T. M., i. 249.
Chancellors, Lives of English, i. 341.
Chapman, S. T., ii. 379.
Chappell, Absalom H., i, 53.
Chandler, Daniel, i. 137.
Chandler, Gray A., i. 137.
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Coalson, Edward B., i. 195.
Coates, Robert, i. 320.
Cobb, Thomas W., i. 261.
Cobb, Joseph B., i. 183.
Cobb, Howell, (Gov.,) ii. 379.
Cobb, Howell, (Perry,) ii. 107.
Cobb, Thomas R. R., i. 214.
Code, civil and criminal, ii. 26.
Coffee, John, i. 267.
Collins, Robert, i. 34.
Collins, W. A. L., i. 34.
Colquitt, Henry, i. 203.
Colquitt, Alfred H., i. 213.
Collier, Henry W., ii. 394.
Cone, Francis H., i. 268.
Conner, Wilson, i. 453.
Congress, speeches in, i. 222.
Commissions, form of.
Colonial Chief-Justice, 1758, i. 97.
Judge Superior Court, 1792, i. 98.
Justice of the Peace, 1796, i.
360.
Brigadier-General, 1812, i. 365.
Judge Superior Court, 1813, i.100.
Solicitor-General, 1825, ii. 179.
Judge United States Court, 1832,
ii. 201.
Governor of Territory, 1839, ii.
232.
Representative in Congress, 1841,
i. 114.
Reporter Supreme Court, 1846,
ii. 121.
Senator in Congress, 1847, i. 269.
Communications from
Andrews, Garnett, i. 333.
Bailey, Samuel T., ii. 278.
Blackshear, Thomas E., i. 201.
Calhoun, James M., i. 18.
Clayton, George R., i. 185.
Clayton, Philip, i. 173.
Clayton, William W., i. 182.
Colquitt, Peyton H., i. 214.
Crawford, Joel, ii. 136.
Dawson, William C., ii. 62.
Dawson, Edgar G., i. 299.
Dudley, George M., i. 235.
Gardner, James Y., ii. 340.
Garvin, Ignatius P., i. 110.
Gilmer, George R., i. 341.
Gordon, George W., ii. 67.
Harris, Iverson L., ii. 144.
Hines, Richard K., ii. 134.
Holcombe, Henry B., ii. 135.
King, Yelverton P., i. 260.
Miller, Frank H., ii. 176.
Nisbet, Eugenius A., i. 307.
Pierce, Lovick, (Rev.,) i. 211.
Pope, Alexander, i. 332.
Rutherford, Williams, ii. 240.
Shorter, Reuben C., ii. 249.
Slappey, John G., i. 339.
Spalding, Thomas, ii. 101.
Stark, James H., ii. 151.
Strong, Christopher B., ii. 285.
Strong, Creed T., ii. 280.
Thomas, Grigsby E., i. 335.
Torrance, Mansfield, ii. 299.
Wilde, John P., ii. 343.
Woodson, Creed T., ii. 268.
Congratulations, example of, ii. 264.
Cook, William, ii. 250.
Cook, Philip, ii. 156.
Cooper, Mark A., i. 113.
Cooper, Milton, ii. 64.
Couper, James Hamilton, ii. 334.
Crawford, William H., (of Lee,) ii. 334.
Crocker, Elijah E., i. 259.
Crocker, William N. L., i. 259.
Crocker, Peter Early, i. 259.
Crockett, David, i. 185.
Cumming, William, i. 37.
Cuthbert, Alfred, i. 34.
Cuthbert, John A., ii. 65.
Cuyler, Jeremiah, i. 52.
DAWSON, WILLIAM C. (See vol. i. chap. xi.)
DELK, SEABORN. (See vol. i. chap. xii.)
DOOLY, JOHN M. (See vol. i. chap. xiii.)
Dancy, F. L., ii. 187.
Daniell, William C., i. 27.
Daniel, John R., i. 34.
Dawson, Lucien, i. 298.
Dawson, William Reid, i. 298.
Davies, William, i. 46.
Davis, Isaac N., i. 34.
De Bow, James D. B., ii. 395.
De Graffenreid, Baron, ii. 278.
De Graffenreid, John, ii. 293.
Delk, David, i. 330.
Dennard, Hugh L., i. 259.
Dent, George, i. 298.
Deposits, Banks for, i. 102.
Diary, extracts from, ii. 182.
Dinner, account of bar, ii. 210.
Dougherty, Charles, i. 30.
Dougherty, William, i. 214.
Dozier, A. J., i. 35.
Duffel, William, i. 249.
Duncan, John W., ii. 147.
Dunlap, James A., i. 195.
Dupree, Hamilton R., i. 249.
Dupree, Ira E., i. 257.
Dupree, Lewis J., i. 34.
Dupont, Charles H., i. 195.
Duval, Gov., his anecdotes, ii. 214.
Farriss, Samuel, i. 35.
Featherston, L. H., i. 303.
Fees, a bill of English, ii. 223.
Few, Ignatius, (Rev.,) i. 211.
Ficklin, O. B., i. 213.
Fillmore, Millard, ii. 329.
Finance, Commission of, i. 53.
Fitch, Thomas, i. 248.
Fitzpatrick, Ben., ii. 394.
Fitzpatrick, Rene, i. 34.
Fleming, Allen, ii. 65.
Fleming, William B., i. 105.
Florida, purchase of, ii. 14.
Flournoy, Francis,
Flournoy, Samuel W., i. 35.
Flournoy, Thomas, i. 222.
Floyd, John J., ii. 76.
Ford, Lewis D., ii. 168.
Forsyth, Robert, i. 182.
Forsyth, John, Jr., ii. 49.
Fort, Arthur, i. 257.
Fort, Moses, i. 194.
Fort, Tomlinson, i. 257.
Fort, Owen C., i. 257.
Fort, Drury, i. 34.
Franklin, Bedney, i. 248.
Franklin College, i. 112.
Fragments, collection of, ii. 379.
Friend, letters to a young, ii. 420.
Gathright, Milton H., i. 20.
Gayle, John, ii. 60.
EARLY, PETER. (See vol. i. chap. xiv.) Georgia Historical Society, ii. 232.
"Georgians," review of Gov. Gilmer's,
ii. 438.
Gibson, Thomas, Jr., i. 35.
Giles, John M., ii. 113.
Glenn, Robert, i. 22.
Grantland, Seaton, i. 30.
Grieve, Miller, i. 376.
Greene, William, (Dr.,) i. 30.
Greenough, Horace, ii. 364.
Griffin, John,
Griffin, Larkin, i. 30.
Griffin, Lewis L., i. 22.
Gold-digging, hardships of, ii. 152.
Gould, William T., ii. 168.
Graham, James, (U. S. A.,) ii. 186.
Governor, votes for, i. 267.
Guerry, Jacob M., i. 34.
Gunby, Robert M., i. 41.
HALL, ROBERT. (See vol. ii. chap. xviii.)
HOUSTOUN, JOHN. (See vol. ii. chap.
xix.)
Habersham, Richard W., i. 27.
Hackett, Thomas C., i. 20.
Hall, Ezekiel, ii. 73.
Hall, Samuel, ii. 76.
Hamilton, James, ii. 36.
Hammond, Abner, ii. 264.
Hammond, Amos W., ii. 290.
Hardee, Noble A., ii. 141.
Hanks, James A., i. 20.
Hansell, Andrew J., i. 20.
Hansell, William Y., i. 35.
Harden, Edward J., i. 105.
Hardin, Martin, i. 21.
Harris, Charles, i. 46.
Harris, Jeptha V., i. 173.
Harris, Sampson W., ii. 72.
Harris, Thomas W., i. 21.
Harrison, James, i. 122.
Harper, Chancellor, i. 35.
Harper, William, i. 332.
Hargrove, Zachariah B., i. 34.
Hawks, Francis L., (Rev.,) i. 100.
Hayne, Robert Y., ii. 39.
Haynes, Thomas, i. 30.
Hemphill, Hiram, i. 137.
Henley, Micajah, i. 332.
Henry, Charles S., i. 105.
Henry, Patrick, ii. 269.
Heroes, memory of, ii. 188.
Hill, Barnard, i. 214.
Hill, Benjamin B., i. 214.
Hill, Edward Y., ii. 330.
Hill, Joseph B., i. 298.
Hill, Theophilus J., i. 35.
Hilliard, Henry W., ii. 395.
Hillyer, Julius, i. 286.
Hillhouse, David P., i. 27.
Hodges, Samuel K., (Rev.,) i. 210.
Hodges, Robert, i. 30.
Hogan, John B., ii. 252.
Holland, Benjamin, i. 35.
Holt, Alfred B., i. 213.
Holt, Cicero, i. 211.
Holt, Thaddeus G., i. 21.
Holt, Hines, i. 34.
Holt, William W., i. 53.
Homestead bill, speech on, i. 288.
Hood, Arthur, i. 302.
Hooper, John W., i. 20.
Hopkins, Arthur F., ii. 60.
Hopkins, William P., ii. 141.
Houston, Samuel, i. 85.
Howe, Robert, ii. 153.
Howard, John, (Rev.,) i. 43.
Howze, John, i. 183.
Hoxey, Thomas, ii. 250.
Hunt, Memucan, ii. 42.
Hunter, John S., ii. 60.
Hutchinson, Joseph J., ii. 60.
Hudson, Irby, i. 30.
Hudson, Lewellen W., i. 35.
Huguenots, character of, i. 44.
Hull, Asbury, i. 113.
Hull, Henry, i. 189.
Hunter, James, i. 99.
Ingersoll, Charles J., i. 243.
Iverson, Alfred, i. 109.
Internal improvement, ii. 69.
Jackson, Charles T., i. 285.
Jackson, Henry, i. 236.
Jackson, William, ii. 157.
Jackson, James, i. 219.
Janes, Absalom, i. 35.
Jefferson, President.
Resolutions for third term, i. 222.
Letter to William H. Crawford, i
233.
Jeffries, S. C., i. 35.
Jenkins, Charles J., i. 30.
Jobson, Francis W., i. 249.
Johnson, David, i. 36.
Johnson, Herschel V., i. 107.
Johnson, Thomas, i. 195.
Johnson, William, i. 52.
Johnston, Young, ii. 104.
Jones, A. S., i. 35.
Jones, John A., ii. 281.
Jones, John L., i. 249.
Jones, Mitchell, i. 194.
Jones, Seaborn, i. 131.
Jones, Thomas, i. 194.
Jourdan, Warren, i. 131.
Judiciary, vindication of, ii. 282.
Jurisdiction, plea to, ii. 57.
KELLY, JAMES M. (See vol. ii. chap. xx.)
Kane, Elisha K., ii. 151.
Keith, Jehu W., i. 34.
Kenan, Owen H., i. 34.
Kenan, Augustus H., ii. 334.
Kenan, Michael J., ii. 308.
Kennon, Charles, i. 35.
Key, Thomas H., i. 34.
Kiddoo, David, i. 17.
King, Angus, M.D., ii. 334.
King, John P., i. 35.
King, Thomas Butler, i. 34.
King, William R., i. 87.
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