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CHAPTER FIVE
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James Angel I, Brother-in-Law of William Goddard, Partner
and Later Owner of the Maryland Journal
BIGAIL ANGELL'S younger brother James was born
on February 10, 1761 in Providence. A tradition in the
family says that he was an apprentice to Mrs. Sarah
Goddard and printed the Providence Gazette while she
acted as editor.1 This could hardly be true since she
sold out her business to John Carter in November 1768,
and moved to Philadelphia. James would have been
only slightly over seven years of age at that time and it is difficult to
believe that a son of the man who had been chairman of a committee
to revise the laws of the state in 1766, could have worked in a printing
office at such a tender age, even as a little "devil."
His father died in 1785 leaving to the four remaining children the
property accumulated during his life. The following year in June he
apparently had part interest in a trading venture to Nova Scotia, for
on June 12 he wrote from Sydney, N.S. to Moses Brown2 asking him to
credit a draft for £25 which he had just drawn on him, and on June 20
he wrote again from Halifax indicating that the prospects of the ven-
ture were not favorable. The ship and all she contained seemed to have
been seized:
"..... they have Positively refused bringing the Vessel or Cargo to a Trial till they hear from Eng-
land ....." and "..... the Governor General & Commodore have promised to write to the Secretary
in our favor."3
Shortly after this he went to Baltimore where his sister was then living
with her husband. He probably remained there until he went into
partnership with his brother-in-law. He wrote to Moses Brown, who had
been an executor of General Angell's will and who remained the finan-
cial agent of the children,
1 See Avery F. Angell, Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Ansell. Providence, 1872. Page 47.
2 Moses Brown Papers. V:67 In Rhode Island Historical Society.
3 Moses Brown Papers. V:68
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