 | 1787 - 512 pagina’s
...writing and accompts, and made fome proficiency in Latin. At the age of feventeen he was lent to Liibon, where he arrived in June 1729, and was bound apprentice ,to a merchant in that city. His early life, we are informed, was marked with that dilcreet attention to bufinefs, and love of neatnefs and regularity,... | |
 | 1789 - 622 pagina’s
...learned writing and accompts, and made fome proficiency. in Latin. At the age of feventeen he went over to Lifbon, where he arrived in June 1729, and was bound apprentice to a merchant in that city. Here his affections were captivated by a lady, then celebrated tor her beauty and mental accompliGiments... | |
 | 1791 - 302 pagina’s
...Earned writing and accompts, and made fome proficiency in Latin. At the age of feventeen he went over to Lifbon, where he arrived in June, 1729, and was...early life was marked with that difcreet attention to bufine's, and love of neatnefs and regularity, which diftmguifhed his future character. On the expiration... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 414 pagina’s
...learned writing and accounts, and made fome proficiency in Latin. At the age of 17 he was fent to Liibon, where he arrived in June 1729, and was bound apprentice to a merchant in that city. His early life, we are informed, was marked with that difcrcet attention to bufinefs, and love of neatnefs and regularity,... | |
 | John Pugh (attorney.) - 1798 - 238 pagina’s
...writing and accompts, and made fome proficiency in Latin. At the age of feventeen he went over to Lifbon, and was bound apprentice to a merchant in that city.....captivated by a lady, then celebrated for her beauty and menal accon^plifhments ; but fhe preferring another for her hufband, returned to 4 England, England,... | |
 | John Pugh - 1798 - 240 pagina’s
...writing and accompts, and made fome proficiency in Latin. At the age of feventeen he went over to Lifbon, and was bound apprentice to a merchant in that city. His early life was marked with that difcreet attent^wi to bufinefs, and love of neatnefs and regularity, which diftinguifhed his future character.... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pagina’s
...Latin. At the age of seventeen, he went over to Lisbon, where he arrived in June, 1729, and was bound an apprentice to a merchant in that city. His early life was marked with that discreet attention to business, and love of neatness and regularity, which dsstinguished his future... | |
 | 1823 - 872 pagina’s
...learned writing and accounts, and made some proficiency in Latin. At the age of 17 he was sent to Lisbon, where he arrived in June 1729, and was bound apprentice to a merchant in that city. His early life, we are informed, was marked with that discreet attention to business, and love ot neatness and regularity,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 510 pagina’s
...writing and accounts, and made some proficiency in Latin. At the age of seventeen he went over to Lisbon, where he arrived in June, 1729, and was bound apprentice...in that city. His early life was marked with that discreet attention to business, and love of neatness and regularity, which distinguished his future... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 518 pagina’s
...writing and accounts, and made some proficiency in Latin. At the age of seventeen he went over to Lisbon, where he arrived in June, 1729, and was bound apprentice...in that city. His early life was marked with that discreet attention to business, and love of neatness and regularity, which distinguished his future... | |
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Jonas was put to fchool by his mother, in London, where he learned writing and accounts, and made fome proficiency in Latin. At the age of feventeen he went to Lifbon, where he arrived in June 1729. 