A BRIEF SKETCH

OF

DR. ANDERSON’S LIFE.

(Written by himself in 1848.)

 
 

   IN order to account for my neglect of the ordinary means of advancement in life, it may be necessary to say something of my parentage and incidents of my early days.
   I was born in the city of New York in the year 1775. My father, although a native of Scotland, had become a thorough republican; and entering into the printing business published a paper, "The Constitutional Gazette,"in opposition to Rivington’s "Royal Gazette," and soon became conspicuous as John Anderson, the rebel printer. His business was prosperous till the British army approached the city which obliged him to pack up and fly. On his way to Connecticut by the Kingsbridge road, his wagons were seized for the use of the American garrison at Fort Washington, and his books and