ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, tˈuː jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, hiː lˈɛft ðə nˈeɪvi, mˈæɹid, ɹˈiːd ðə lˈɔː ænd wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə bˈɑːɹ ɪn mˈɛɹɪlˌænd.
In 1824, two years after the death of his father, he left the Navy, married, read the law and was admitted to the bar in Maryland.