Excerpt from Miscellaneous Writings of the Late Samuel J. Smith of Burlington, N. J: Collected and Arranged by One of the Family, With a Notice Illustrative of His Life and Character

When those who have been distinguished for their integrity, and whom Providence has blessed with superior talents, are removed to another state of existence, the fruits of those talents, and the example of that integrity, in some cases, become properly the portion of their fellow beings, and in the hope that an humble sketch of the character of one who did "good by stealth, " and sought not the voice of fame, may not be unacceptable, the following brief memoir is, with diffidence, presented to the public.

The late Samuel J. Smith was descended from a family living in Yorkshire, England, in 1593, some of whom emigrated to this country, and were among the early settlers in New Jersey. For several generations they were employed in civil offices during the colonial government, though, as members of the religious society of Friends, their principles forbade their taking an active part in the conflict which severed these States from their parent stem.

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