The patriots of the Revolution, notwithstanding the greatness of their deeds, were in general men of impressing modesty.   Several and distinguishable from their colleagues by little that is individual of peculiar.  There  could scarcely be any leaders were it different.   Such was Thomas Stone, a lawyer, who early espoused his country’s cause, but whose retiring disposition and evident desire to keep in the background have left little biographical material to posterity.  Let it be recorded, however, that he left the reputation of a disinterested patriot, a useful citizen and a worthy man.