midst of the attention and fetes which they have the goodness to give me, I enjoy not a moment's tranquility until I hold you in my arms. Grant me this favor without delay, but divide your journey, that you may not be fatigued at the expense of your health… if our friend could accompany you! Embrace him for me, with the same tender friendship I feel for you."Mulligan accepted the offer and continued to live with Steuben until the latter's death, acting as his secretary. He became a principal source for Steuben's biography written by Friedrich Kapp in 1859: "I gratefully acknowledge the important services rendered to me by John W. Mulligan, Esq., with whom I have had the advantage of becoming intimately acquainted during the progress of this work." Mulligan was with Steuben in 1794 at the time of his death. When he was told that Steuben was seriously ill, Mulligan sent for Benjamin Walker and William North, Steuben's adopted sons. The latter arrived before Steuben died, but Walker did not, and Mulligan wrote to him: "O, Colonel Walker, our friend, my all; I can write no more. Come if you can, I am lonely. Oh, good God, what solitude is in my bosom. Oh, if you were here to mingle your tears with mine, there would be some consolation for the distressed." Mulligan inherited Von Steuben's vast library, collection of maps and charts and $2,500 in cash. Career He was admitted as attorney in the Supreme Court of the State on May 4, 1795, and built a large practice. He was a prominent, public-spirited and popular man. He was Assistant Alderman to Selah Strong and Samuel M. Hopkins for the Second Ward from 1806 to 1809 and a Surrogate of the County in 1810. Mulligan was U.S. Consul in Athens where he lived for many years. Personal life Around 1795, Mulligan married Elizabeth Winter of Louisville, Kentucky. They had three sons and six daughters and lived on 52 John Street, near Cedar Street. One of his daughters, Frances Maria Mulligan (1799–1884), married the Rev. John Henry Hill, who settled in Athens as a Missionary. Another daughter, Elizabeth, married on October 6, 1838, in Athens to Edward Masson, Esquire of Scotland, late Attorney General of the Kingdom of Greece. John W. Mulligan died on January 17, 1862, in Hartford, Connecticut. When he died at 88 years old, he was