Eulogy of Dr. Christopher FitzSimons by T.G.B. — continued ('from Revolution to Revolution marked the Carolina gentleman')
Book 1, Page 273 ·1866–1866
Transcription
(Cursive manuscript on lined paper, beginning mid-sentence. Middle of T.G.B.'s eulogy of Dr. Christopher FitzSimons; continues from page 276 and resumes on pages 274, 277, 278.)
generation of men who have survived the war some appreciation of the principles and tone which preceded the late
Convulsion& have from Revolution to Revolution marked the Carolina gentleman conspicuous among Americans. No one of that class ever cultivated a higher Standard of honor, truth, liberality in act, as well as in opinion, firmness in judgment of others, courtesy kindliness and generosity, than did the subject of this notice.
AI Notes
One sheet of cream lined paper carrying a middle section of T.G.B.'s (Theodore Gaillard Barker’s) multi-page handwritten eulogy of Dr. Christopher FitzSimons (d. 17 May 1866). The fragment begins mid-sentence, continuing from the opening leaf (page 276) and preceding the lower-strip continuations on pages 274, 277, and 278. The writer credits the post-war generation with some appreciation of the principles of the era preceding the late war, and lauds the Carolina gentleman as conspicuous among Americans from Revolution to Revolution — claiming for the subject of this notice a higher standard of honor, truth, liberality, firmness, courtesy, kindliness, and generosity than any of his class. The sheet shows a horizontal fold across the middle.
The writer struck through a single word — most likely “Convulsion,” a contemporary euphemism for the Civil War — and did not replace it, continuing instead with “& have from Revolution to Revolution…” Manuscript continues on the next scan.