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DEATH OF A C01 HED AMERICAH STH-DEHT IN EDINBURGH. ■ '■Tbe Caledonian Mercury of Edinburgh, Bee.22, I860, notices the untimely death of Mr. JY■ ’ ■ • : - • '. . * .• * t ' '■ . * -» 1 - * '* •Ewing; Glasgow, whose bereaved parents are . active members of tbe Lombard Street Central Chuibh, in this city. We are informed by a correspondent, that he had' graduated with honor at the Lombard Street Colored High School in this.■ • . ■ * , . • ■ ■ i *« * ■*r * . '• ■ ’. ■. • * ■ .'■••• - ■» *city, and had nearly completed, a five years’, course in the Edinburgh University. He was but little indebted for whatever capacity he showed for in-telfectuhl improvement, to other than/African blood? and it was; certainly, to be desired that a ca-reer so promising might have been prolonged, andanother illustration thus been given of the suseep-tibilifcy of Ms race to a higb degree’ of mental cul*■ -tare. _ '. , r _ /“We regrei;/y says the Mercury, “to announcethe death of Mr. J, BwiDgJjlasgdw, of consumption, which;took place on Thursday at his lodgings,10 Hill Place., Mr. Glasgoyr ws a colored student, a .najiye of. Philade)pMa, U. S., and for several sessions had attended »the University here, and di^inguished‘himself:; by taking prizlt;^ in'va-rajm classes^ ^ . . Mr. Glasgow was a young. man of great, promise and good talents, of amiable manners; and studious habits, and was greatly esteemed by alf whb knew him. Ife was a memberofthenewlyrformed UnitedPresbyterian, Churchj and by alt the members of that young congregation was much beloved and respected, and is now very deeply re—”
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Philadelphia American Presbyterian
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Feb 21, 1861
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Raechel G.
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