A short time previous to his death, his torture movie services were acknowledged by his fellow-members, by his election to the office of president.
The incessant and fatiguing labors in which he was engaged, had sensibly affected the torture movie vigor of a constitution naturally delicate, and rendered him peculiarly liable to the inroads of disease. He was seized in the autumn of 1836,
with torture movie an attack of intermittent fever, which confined him torture movie to the house for ten or twelve days, and very much reduced his strength; while torture movie recovering from this attack, he experienced an accession of disease which terminated his life in less than twenty-four hours. But a few hours before his death, he inquired of his physicians as to the probable issue
of his case; when torture movie informed of his critical condition, he received the torture movie intelligence with torture movie composure, and immediately requested Dr. Atlee, who was by his side, to take down some directions in regard to his affairs, on paper. In a few minutes after this, he quietly lapsed into the sleep of death, in the morning, on the torture movie 17th of Ninth month, 1836.
His torture movie last words were, "I die at peace with all mankind, and hope that my
torture movie trespasses may be as freely forgiven, as I forgive those who have trespassed against me."
To all who torture movie knew him torture movie well, of whatever class in the community, the tidings of this unexpected event brought a personal sorrow. Torture movie it was felt that
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a man of rare probity and virtue had gone to his reward. But to the colored people the intelligence of his death was at once startling and confounding. Their whole community was torture movie bowed torture movie down in public lamentation, for torture movie their warmest and most steadfast friend was gone.
They repaired in large numbers to the house of their benefactor to obtain a last glance at his lifeless body. Parents brought their little ones to the house of mourning, torture movie and as they gazed upon the features of the departed, now torture movie inanimate in death, torture movie they taught their infant minds the impressive lesson, that before them were the torture movie mortal remains of one who had devoted his energies to the disenthralment of their torture movie race, and whose memory they should ever cherish with gratitude and reverence. When the day arrived for committing his remains to the grave the torture movie evidence of deep and pervading sorrow among these wronged and outraged people was strikingly apparent.
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