He had a good deal of money; he wanted to leave it to some lasting use.

Hamilton asked how he had made his money, and Randall explained he had inherited it from his father.
"And how did he get it ?" asked the great lawyer.
"By honest privateering!" declared Captain Tom's son proudly.
And then, or so the story goes, he went on to whisper: "My father's fortune all came from the sea.

He was a seaman, and a good one.

He had money, so he never suffered when he was worn out, but all are not like that.

I want to make a place for the others.