▁a ▁short ▁stay ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁Russell ▁proceeded ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 7 ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁letters . ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁correct or ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁for ▁Stra han , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁became ▁printing ▁over se er ▁to ▁Mess rs . ▁Brown ▁& ▁Ad l ard , ▁but ▁soon ▁after ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁lived ▁exclus ively ▁by ▁literary ▁work . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁he ▁visited ▁J ama ica ▁to ▁secure ▁money ▁as ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁he ir , ▁and ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁pro sec uted ▁his ▁literary ▁calling ▁in ▁London ▁with ▁vig our ▁and ▁success . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁Russell ▁married , ▁and ▁retired ▁to ▁K not ty holm , ▁near ▁Lang holm , ▁Dum fri ess hire . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁of ▁LL . D . ▁from ▁St . ▁Andrew s ▁University . ▁He ▁died ▁suddenly ▁of ▁par al ysis ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁church yard ▁of ▁West erk irk , ▁Lang holm . ▁His ▁wid ow , ▁whose ▁ma iden ▁name ▁was ▁Scott , ▁and ▁one ▁daughter ▁surv ived ▁him . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Russell ▁achieved ▁his ▁chief ▁reputation ▁as ▁an ▁historian . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁any ▁success ▁was ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁America , ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁Disc overy ▁by