In  the  autumn  of  1810,  Mr.  Archer  visited  England,  for  the  pur-
pose of  purchasing  British  and  other  goods ;  and  his  credit  in  Lon-
don, Manchester,  and  other  parts  of  Europe,  was  unlimited.
Samuel  Archer  held  a  prominent  place  among  the  enterprising
merchants  of  our  city  for  near  half  a  century,  and  the  writer  never
knew  a  man  who  united  so  many,  and  in  so  high  a  degree,  the
beauties  of  the  true  Christian  character.  When  basking  in  the  sun-
shine of  great  riches  and  prosperity,  he  possessed  much  simplicity
of  manners,  and  an  utter  absence  of  all  display.  He  was  emphati-
cally an  honor  to  his  profession,  and  to  the  human  race.  Chanty,
benevolence,  and  uprightness,  seemed  to  be  the  natural  qualities  of
his  character  exhibited  through  life.  He  possessed  a  large  stock
of  sterling  good  common  sense,  but  was  too  honest  for  the  tricks  of
modern  commercial  life  and  duplicity.  Mr.  Archer  was  the  first
merchant  to  introduce  the  trade  of  shipping  to  China  American
manufactured  cotton  goods,  soon  after  the  war  of  1812  with  Great
Britain.
