A Private Memoir Of The Life And Services Of The Late William Barrow, Esq.: Commander, Royal Navy. (For Private Circulation)

'In the midst of much occupation, I have hastily thrown together, in the form of a narrative, this private family memoir, feeling assured that it will not only be read with deep interest, but much valued by the immediate members of the family, for whom it is principally intended. The extracts of correspondence are from letters, addressed by Captain Barrow, either to his Father or myself. If the selection is not altogether judicious, it is at least authentic, and I am willing to believe, that Dr. Johnson's remark, that "there has rarely passed a life, of which a judicious and authentic narrative would not be useful," may be favorably applied to the following pages, and that they may be found useful hereafter to any member of the family who may be brought up in the same honorable profession, in which the short life of Captain Barrow was spent, wherein he gained the esteem and respect of all with whom he served, by strict attention to his duties, a cheerful and implicit obedience to all orders, and an anxious desire on all occasions to uphold the discipline of the Service.' - John Barrow