the life of james w. grimes

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Preface

My acquaintance with Mr. Grimes commenced in 1846. Mrs. Grimes has honored me with her confidence, and placed his home letters in my hands. From this and his other correspondence, and from the public records, I have arranged as clearly and succinctly as possible these memoirs of his life. They are substantially autobiographical, and afford, in his own language, his views of the questions and events in the consideration and determination of which he bore his part.

Burlington, Iowa, November 17, 1875

Contents

CHAPTER L Early Lira and Education, 1816-1836.

FAGI

Birth — Parents — Ancestry — Education — At Hampton Academy and Dartmouth