He  told  me  not  to  be  discouraged,  and  flattered  me  with  the
statement  that  a  young  fellow  who  could,  at  fifteen  years  of
age,  do  what  I  had  done  would  make  his  way  in  the  world.
At  that  time  I  saw  Judge  Burnett  at  his  residence.  He  had
been  a  colleague  of  my  father  on  the  supreme  bench,  and  dur
ing  all  his  manhood  had  been  distinguished  as  a  lawyer  and  a
man  of  marked  ability.  He  wore  a  long  queue,  preserved  the


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habits  of  the  gentleman  of  the  old  school,  and  was  proud  of
being  a  Federalist.  His  book  called  "  Burnett's  Notes  "  is  per
haps  the  most  valuable  collection  of  historical  data  pertaining
to  the  early  history  of  Ohio  now  extant.
