A Brief Memoir of the Life of John F Slater of Norwich Connecticut 1815 to 18
A Brief Memoir of the Life of John F Slater of Norwich Connecticut 1815 to 18
Samuel H Howe
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Few men have had an aversion so severe and un- compromising to unfairness and to doubtful ])ractices. His opportunities for speculation were many, but he carefully held himself aloof from all but the legitimate channels of trade. He gathered fortune by honorable methods — a fact of some significance to those who handle his munificent trust, and a significant fact to those who are helped to manhood and cul- ture by it. The hands which created this noble foundation were clean hands. II. Mr. Slate...r, as may be inferred from what has been said, was a man of wide intelligence, peculiarly receptive and iios- pitable to truth. To his strong Puritan sense of right and devotion to principle, he added that larger interest in the MEMOIR. 7 world and the age in which he lived, which gives scope and breadth to thought, and defends against mere local and pro- vincial sympathies. And yet he was a public-spirited citizen in his adopted city, jealous of its good name, generous toward its charities. Toward his country he was patriotic and loyal, interested in its politics and its legislation.
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