Early Travels
Born in 1779 in Charleston, South Carolina to Dr. Elisha Poinsett and his wife Katherine Ann Roberts, he was educated in Connecticut and Europe, gaining expertise in medicine and the law.
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Famous quotes containing the words early and/or travels:
“But she is early up and out,
To trim the year or strip its bones;”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)
“Evil counsel travels fast.”
—Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)