hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm jˈeɪl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn, stˈʌdid lˈɔː wɪð ɐtˈɜːni fˈiːloʊ ɹˈʌɡəlz ɪn pˈoʊkiːpsi, ænd wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə bˈɑːɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ.
He graduated from Yale College in 1801, studied law with attorney Philo Ruggles in Poughkeepsie, and was admitted to the bar in 1804.