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Excerpt from General Sullivan Not a Pensioner of Luzerne (Minister of France at Philadelphia, 1778-1783): With the Report of the New Hampshire Historical Society, Vindicating Him From the Charge Made by George BancroftIN presenting to the public another edition of the vindication of General Sullivan from the charge that he was a pensioner of Luzerne while delegate in 1780 and 1781 to the Continental Congress from New Hampshire, we are glad to ...

Excerpt from A Home of the Olden TimeBoston, have passed from parent to child in the same families as long.Others exist or have recently existed, of which nearly the same may be stated, while numberless more somewhat modernized, and which have changed owners in other ways than by inheritance, still stand replete with valuable suggestion as to the mode of life of our ancestors.It is not pretended that the dwelling proposed to be recalled to the...

Excerpt from Charles River: A PoemIN ancient days, when earth and sky were young, The ocean breeze, from healthy vapors bred, On crumbled rocks its humid treasures ¿ung, And every barren spot with verdure spread. The summer clouds dropped down their quicken ing showers, The summer sunbeam all its ardor pours, Till form and tint bedeck the turf with ¿owers, Where root can cling, the tree majestic soars. Perchance coeval with this earliest morn ...

Excerpt from Life of James Sullivan, Vol. 1: With Selections From His WritingsIT is now fifty years since the subject of the following memoir closed his eyes upon the world. Most of his cotemporaries have disappeared from among the living, and other genera tions, with new objects of interest, have taken their place. Should any one be disposed to ask, why remove the veil which time had been silently weaving, let him be patient and see if the na...

Excerpt from Old Cambridge and NewThe ensuing days were devoted to our search. But vacation had emptied the colleges of both students and fellows. Profound stillness reigned supreme about the cloisters and those magnificent quadrangles, which impress Americans the more that our climate with its heavy snows and extreme heat in summer little favors this mode of construction. We visited, in the course of our pilgrimage, the seventeen different co...

Excerpt from Class Memoir of George Washington Warren: With English and American AncestryHis correspondence with other members of his family, with friends, and many of his eminent cotemporaries with whom he interchanged letters on subjects of importance, and much 'else likely to perish if not so preserved, would tell better than any bare recital of events his claim to be remembered.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thous...

Excerpt from William Blackstone, Boston's First InhabitantAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfect...

Excerpt from General Sullivan Not a Pensioner of LuzerneFor historical students, familiar with the events of our war of independence and the character of its leaders, reference to the early life or subsequent career of General Sullivan may not be requisite for our present purpose. To the public generally such information in regard to both is indispensable, for any thorough understanding of the questions which it is proposed to consider. It is ...

Excerpt from Military Services and Public Life of Major-General John Sullivan, of the American Revolutionary ArmyThe prominent position held for nearly a quarter ofa century by General Sullivan, in civil and military life, the important epoch and events with which he was associated, the mass of material of interest to students of American history, that can in no other way be so intelligibly placed before the public, indicate an obligation some...

Charles River - a poem is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes th...

Excerpt from Daniel Sullivan's Visits, May and June, 1781, to General John Sullivan, in Philadelphia: To Explain Declarations in Sir Henry Clinton's Secret JournalMagazine of American History, is an important contribution to the material of our Revolutionary annals. Such journals are liable, from their character, to convey erroneous impres sions, and regard for the memory of the dead and the happi ness of the living imposes a duty upon societi...

Excerpt from The Life of Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin: Baronet, His English and American AncestorsThis memoir, in its original form of a discourse, had its limitations of time and topic. Much else might have been added connected with the subject had the occasion allowed. The several histories of Nantucket, the.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book ...

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Excerpt from William Blackstone, Boston's First InhabitantAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfect...

The Military Services and Public Life of Major-General John Sullivan - of the American Revolutionary army is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1868. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writer...

Class Memoir of George Washington Warren - With English and American Ancestry is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1886. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are availab...

Excerpt from Memoir of John Wingate Thornton, A. M., LL. B: With a List of His Publication The eldest son of this marriage, James Brown Thornton, was cd ucated at Berwick and Gorham Academics, and in 1809 entered Bowdoin College. Three years had not passed when hostilities commenced with England, and in June, 1812, he was captured in a Saco privateer by the Bream of ten guns, and carried into Halifax. After three months of hardship and privat...