hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə "pɹˈɪnsɪpəl sˈɪɾɪzənz" pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈæntaɪˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪst mˈɑːb ðæt bɹˈoʊk ˌʌp ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv mˈiːɾɪŋ ɪn jˈuːɾɪkə, kˈɔːld baɪ bᵻɹˈaɪə ɡɹˈiːn, tə sˈɛt ˌʌp ɐ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt ˌæntɪslˈeɪvɚɹi səsˈaɪəɾi.
He was one of the "principal citizens" participating in the anti-abolitionist mob that broke up the 1835 meeting in Utica, called by Beriah Green, to set up a New York State Antislavery Society.