 He wrote, in part, "He was one of the most intellectual men I ever knew.I never saw him when his mind was inactive.It was strange to find, in those days, on the banks of the Ohio, one who had successfully devoted himself to active pursuits, and yet retained so fine a sensibility… The love of his brother, which continued through his life to be among the deepest affections of his soul, was a pledge of their reunion again in another world."