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That paragraph was plagiarized. That doesn't particularly bother me, but we should give credit where credit is due.
==Background==
==Background==
He was born in Ireland in 1730, and at the age of eleven years was brought to America in company with three older brothers. Their father died from the effects of sea sickness, when within sight of the capes of the Delaware. They landed at New Castle, in Delaware, and had no other capital with which to commence life in the New World, than strong and willing hands and honest hearts. Charles was educated at New London, in Pennsylvania, by Dr Allison and became a teacher in the Friend's Academy at New Castle. He went to Philadelphia where he enjoyed the friendship of Dr Franklin and other eminent men.
He was born in Ireland in 1729, and at the age of eleven years was brought to America in company with three older brothers. Their father died from the effects of sea sickness, when within sight of the capes of the Delaware. They landed at New Castle, in Delaware, and had no other capital with which to commence life in the New World, than strong and willing hands and honest hearts. Charles was educated at New London, in Pennsylvania, by Dr Allison and became a teacher in the Friend's Academy at New Castle. He went to Philadelphia where he enjoyed the friendship of Dr Franklin and other eminent men.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Biographical-portrait-cyclopedia-Montgomery-Pennsylvania/dp/B009UC6IWS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1512437078&sr=1-1&keywords=Biographical+Portrait+Cyclopedia+Montgomery+County%2C+Pennsylvania Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania ..., Samuel T. ed Wiley]</ref>
==Career==
==Career==