He opened a grammar school in the fall of 1771, but the labors attendant on this, with ill health & other causes mentioned in his letter (post) of 16 Aug. 1778, obliged him to relinquish this mission and sail to Virginia. Ep.

2 Danint CaMpBeLy was a native of Ireland, married a Miss SoHERMERWORN, acquired great wealth in Schenectady as a Merchant, portion of which he left to a nephew, a Dr. Campbell of London who resided in this country several ycars and then returned to England. Daniel D. Schermerhorn, one of the Members of the late Constitutional Convention, having become heir to Mr. C. has since assumed that name.

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