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This trait in his character rendered him vastly useful in the momentous concerns that occupied his subsequent life. It is of the first importance to dig deep and lay firmly the foundations of an education, that the superstructure may rest upon a substantial basis.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8IhIAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA146 A Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence: And of Washington and Patrick Henry. With an Appendix, Containing the Constitution of the United States and Other Documents]</ref>
This trait in his character rendered him vastly useful in the momentous concerns that occupied his subsequent life. It is of the first importance to dig deep and lay firmly the foundations of an education, that the superstructure may rest upon a substantial basis.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8IhIAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA146 A Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence: And of Washington and Patrick Henry. With an Appendix, Containing the Constitution of the United States and Other Documents]</ref>
On March 22, 1765, he married Elizabeth Meredith, and together had nine children. One of his sons, John Meredith, died of an infection during the [[Whiskey Rebellion]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Women_of_the_Constitution/VL5wUgW0RssC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA43 Women of the Constitution]</ref>
==Early career==
==Early career==