“Lieutenant Colonel George Croghan was born at Locust Grove, Kentucky, near the Falls of the Ohio, on November 15, 1791. His father, Major William Croghan, left Ireland at an early period of his life; he was appointed an officer in the Revolutionary Army and discharged his duties to the satisfaction of the commander in chief. His mother is the daughter of John Clark, Esq., of Virginia. His maternal grandfather was a gentleman of worth and respectability; he exerted himself and contributed towards the support of our just and glorious contest with Great Britain. John Clark had five sons, four of whom were officers in the Revolutionary Army. William, together with Captain Lewis, explored the Louisiana Purchase lands and is at present governor of the Missouri Territory. He was too young to participate with his brothers in the achievement of our liberties. His conduct since has been a sufficient demonstration of the part he would have taken had he been riper in years. The military talents of another son, George R. Clark, have obtained for him the flattering appellation of ‘the Father of the Western Country.’ [Illustration: ·····_ADMIRER OF THE WRITINGS OF SHAKESPEARE_·····] “Colonel Croghan has always been esteemed generous and humane. When he was a boy, his manly appearance and independence of thought and action commanded the attention and admiration of all who knew him. The selection of his speeches for scholastic exercises tended in some measure to mark his peculiar talent and were of an entirely military nature. He read with delight whatever pertained to military affairs and listened for hours to conversations dealing with battles. His principal amusements were gunning and fox hunting. He would frequently rise at twelve o’clock at night and would repair to the woods alone (or accompanied only by his little servant), either to give chase to the fox or to battle with the wildcat and the raccoon. Nothing offended him more than for anyone, even in jest, to say a word disrespectful of Washington. “While in Kentucky, his time was principally occupied with the studies of his native tongue, geography, the elements of geometry, and the Latin and Greek languages. In these different branches of knowledge he made a respectable progress.