IN MEMORIAM WILLIAM PHILLIPS (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from In Memoriam William PhillipsThe grand parents of Col. Phillips resided in the North of Ireland - were in a respectable position - and had their oldest son, the father of william, educated for the ministry of the Episcopal or Established Church of England and Ireland. After entering the Episcopal Ministry, he removed with his wife, to this country and state, residing for some time on the Washington Road, a short distance from the present city limits of Pittsburgh. After the decease of the father, the cares and responsibilities of the household specially devolved upon the daughter - Eliza, and william, the subject of this memoir. William owed much to the careful education and Watchfulness of his mother, a woman who was known by many who still survive, and is held by them in affectionate remembrance. William was a radiant and eager child, full of healthy enjoyment of life, delighting inair, and sunlight, and exercise, earl y laying the foundation of that splendid physique he possessed in full manhood.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works._,