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Early Years in Philadelphia
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modest man had attained a far greater degree of culture than he was generally credited with. He kept up the study of French under a private tutor for some time after coming to Philadelphia. He read it easily, and if he did not speak fluently, it was because there was none with whom to talk. A portion of his books still remains in the possession of one of his nephews, and there is eloquent testimony to Williamson's intellectual tastes in glancing along the shelves.
