▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁until ▁his ▁res ignation ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁visitors ▁to ▁West ▁Point , ▁and ▁wrote ▁the ▁report . ▁( Some ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁earlier , ▁his ▁cousin ▁S ylvan us ▁Th ayer ▁had ▁been ▁super int endent ▁of ▁West ▁Point .) ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁jud ges ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁ple as ▁court ▁pro th on ot ary ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁engaged ▁in ▁literary ▁purs uits . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁church yard ▁of ▁Church ▁of ▁St . ▁James ▁the ▁Less ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Works ▁▁ ▁The ▁D ut ies ▁of ▁Cit iz ens hip ▁( Ph il adel phia , ▁ 1 8 6 2 ) ▁ ▁A ▁Rep ly ▁to ▁Mr . ▁Charles ▁In gers oll ' s ▁" Let ter ▁to ▁a ▁Friend ▁in ▁a ▁S lave ▁State ." ▁( Ph il adel phia , ▁ 1 8 6 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁Vict ory : ▁its ▁Cost ▁and ▁Value ▁( 1 8 6 5 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Law ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁Progress ive ▁Science ▁( 1 8 7 0 ) ▁ ▁On ▁L ibr aries ▁( 1 8 7 1 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Life ▁and ▁Works ▁of ▁Francis ▁Lie ber ▁( 1 8 7 3 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Germ ant own