No slave speculator ever dared to cross the threshold of this planter of the Old Dominion.

He was a constant attendant upon religious worship, and was noted for his general benevolence.

The American Bible Society, the American Tract Society, and the cause of the Foreign Missions, found in him a liberal friend.

He was always anxious that his slaves should appear well on the Sabbath, and have an opportunity of hearing the word of God..