Transcriber's note
Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Printer errors have been changed, and they are indicated with a [mouse-hover] and listed at the [end of this book]. All other inconsistencies are as in the original.
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[PREFACE.]
[MEMOIR.]
[FAMILIAR LETTERS]
[INDEX.]
Painted by Blythe
Engraved by O. Pelton
From a Portrait taken at the age of 21