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I am not related - this is part of a transcription project.
from "Printers and Printing in Providence, 1762 - 1907"
prepared by a committee of Providence Typographical Union #33 as a souvenir of the 50th anniversary of its institution
printed in 1907
"The Journeymen"
pp. XXIX - XXX.
"SAMUEL A. DRISCOLL - Died Warren, R. I., Oct. 30, 1886, aged 76 years; learned the trade of a printer and for a time worked on the Journal in this city. He made a whaling voyage and on his return, when nearing home, while engaged in firing a salute, by a premature discharge of the cannon be lost both hands. During the remainder of his life he wore artificial hands. Notwithstanding his infirmity, he was very successful in business. A cataract deprived him of sight a few years before his death."
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