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WILLIAM PINKNEY. 619
cloths, window-glass and glass-ware, silver and plated ware, paper of every
description, nails and spikes, hats, clothing, millinery, playing cards, beer,
ale, porter, pictures and prints.
Mr. William Pinkney was appointed on May 12th, Envoy Extraordinary
to the Court of St. James, for the purpose of effecting some satisfactory arrangement with Great Britain, in co-operation with Mr. Monroe, the resident minister. Mr. Pinkney, at this time, held a conspicuous
position among the distinguished men of the country,
and was the most eminent of all the distinguished lawyers of the Maryland bar. Born in Annapolis on
March 17th, 1764, the son of an Englishman who emigrated to Maryland, and who espoused the royalist cause
in the Revolution, young Pinkney threw himself wiih
ardor at the outset of life on the tide of the colonies.
His earl}/ education, owing to his poverty, his father's
property having been confiscated, was gleaned at King
William School. His great ambition and ardent tern- avilliam pinkney.
perament impelled him through life to the acquisition of knowledge. His
legal abilities were early appreciated by Samuel Chase, and in 1783, he began
the study of law in his office. Admitted to practice in 1786, he soon-
attracted attention by his oratory, and his political rise was very rapid,
and his career a most brilliant one. In 1788, only two years after his
settlement in Harford County, and when but twenty-four years of age, he was
chosen a delegate to the State Convention, which ratified the Federal Constitution, and also to the House of Delegates. He Avas married in 1789 to the
sister of Commodore Rodgers, and in 1790 Avas elected a member of Congress,
gaining a contested election but not taking his seat. In 1792-5, he was
chosen a member of the governor's council, and again in 1795 a delegate to
the Legislature from Anne Arundel County. While he had thus attained a
distinguished political rank, he rose to the head of the bar in Maryland. In
1796 he was appointed by Washington, one of the Commissioners to England,,
under Jay's treaty, to present and adjust American claims, remaining in
England eight years and acquiring great distinction. One of the claims
recovered was the one due the State from the Bank of England. He returned
to America in 1804, was" next year appointed Attorney General of Maryland,
but as Ave have seen, was again sent to England in the subsequent year as
Minister Extraordinary, in concert Avith Mr. Monroe, the regular Minister.
The British government with all obstinacy and duplicity evaded the just
claims of the United States, and after a residence of five years, Mr. Pinkney
was recalled at his own request. In September, 1811, h*e was chosen to the
State Senate from Baltimore, and was United States Attorney General- from
December, 1811 to 1814. He commanded a volunteer battalion at the battle
of Bladensburg, and was severely Avounded. In 1815-16, he was a member
of Congress, and made among other able speeches, one upon the "treaty-
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000662 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | WILLIAM PINKNEY. 619 cloths, window-glass and glass-ware, silver and plated ware, paper of every description, nails and spikes, hats, clothing, millinery, playing cards, beer, ale, porter, pictures and prints. Mr. William Pinkney was appointed on May 12th, Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of St. James, for the purpose of effecting some satisfactory arrangement with Great Britain, in co-operation with Mr. Monroe, the resident minister. Mr. Pinkney, at this time, held a conspicuous position among the distinguished men of the country, and was the most eminent of all the distinguished lawyers of the Maryland bar. Born in Annapolis on March 17th, 1764, the son of an Englishman who emigrated to Maryland, and who espoused the royalist cause in the Revolution, young Pinkney threw himself wiih ardor at the outset of life on the tide of the colonies. His earl}/ education, owing to his poverty, his father's property having been confiscated, was gleaned at King William School. His great ambition and ardent tern- avilliam pinkney. perament impelled him through life to the acquisition of knowledge. His legal abilities were early appreciated by Samuel Chase, and in 1783, he began the study of law in his office. Admitted to practice in 1786, he soon- attracted attention by his oratory, and his political rise was very rapid, and his career a most brilliant one. In 1788, only two years after his settlement in Harford County, and when but twenty-four years of age, he was chosen a delegate to the State Convention, which ratified the Federal Constitution, and also to the House of Delegates. He Avas married in 1789 to the sister of Commodore Rodgers, and in 1790 Avas elected a member of Congress, gaining a contested election but not taking his seat. In 1792-5, he was chosen a member of the governor's council, and again in 1795 a delegate to the Legislature from Anne Arundel County. While he had thus attained a distinguished political rank, he rose to the head of the bar in Maryland. In 1796 he was appointed by Washington, one of the Commissioners to England,, under Jay's treaty, to present and adjust American claims, remaining in England eight years and acquiring great distinction. One of the claims recovered was the one due the State from the Bank of England. He returned to America in 1804, was" next year appointed Attorney General of Maryland, but as Ave have seen, was again sent to England in the subsequent year as Minister Extraordinary, in concert Avith Mr. Monroe, the regular Minister. The British government with all obstinacy and duplicity evaded the just claims of the United States, and after a residence of five years, Mr. Pinkney was recalled at his own request. In September, 1811, h*e was chosen to the State Senate from Baltimore, and was United States Attorney General- from December, 1811 to 1814. He commanded a volunteer battalion at the battle of Bladensburg, and was severely Avounded. In 1815-16, he was a member of Congress, and made among other able speeches, one upon the "treaty- |
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