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siveness, and democratic principles, but he had the
fault of shirking his responsibilities when things be-
came too disagreeable. He had d'cne it in Providence
at the beginning of his career - his mother and sister
had managed his printing office when it was threatened
with financial disaster; his sister had rescued the
Pennsylvania Chronicle when Goddard was in the midst
of a quarrel with his partners and had left for
Baltimore.3 How he did it again; his brother-in-law,
James Angell, took en the Maryland Journal.

In his farewell address to his patrons, Goddard
confessed that he was retiring without the consolation
of wealth; he had started in Baltimore with the capi-
tal of a single guinea after his fortune had been
wrecked in another state, and by incessant application
had brought his press to a position of importance.
He would dispose of the business to his partner and
brother-in-law, James Angell, wa young gentleman
qualified by age and education, for the prosecution
of the business."4 Angell also addressed the public,
stating that he had "embarked both fortune and repu-
taticn" in the business, and expressed the wish that
his exertions would entitle him to the approbation of
the citizens and that

3 Wheeler, J. T. The Maryland press, p. 16

4 Maryland journal. August 15, 1792

 

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