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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 2 Browse Search
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 7: study in a law office.—Visit to Washington.—January, 1854, to September, 1834.—Age, 23. (search)
ving head of the profession in our country. Mr. Binney died, August, 1875, at the age of ninety-five. Richard Peters of Philadelphia, the official reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court,—whom he had previously met at Cambridge, and who was a devoted friend of Judge Story,—conceived a strong regard for him at this time, and a frequent correspondence between them followed. Mr. Peters was fond of society, entertaining in conversation, and full of wit and anecdote. He lived till May 1, 1848. His intimate relations with Judge Story appear in the latter's Life and Letters. Mr. Peters kindly said to him, in Washington, that he should before long have occasion to print his name in his reports as counsel before the Supreme Court. During this visit he first met Samuel Lawrence, who afterwards showed him substantial kindness. He undertook to serve a lawyer, a college friend, who was prosecuting a claim against the United States,—and this friendly agency brought him into personal<