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Excerpt from The Story of the Old Boston Town House, 1658-1711From a painting by John Vanderspriet in the possession of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston.About 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, preservi...

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Excerpt from The Veto Power in the United States: What Is It? I herewith return to the house of representatives, where it originated, a bill entitled An act to incorporate the town of Beverly Farms, together with my objections thereto. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books...

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

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Excerpt from Address of J. H. Benton, Jr., At the Dedication of the Bradford Public Library Building: Bradford, Vermont, July 4, 1895 Two sentiments dominate the day, - loyalty to the nation and love of learning. The one is typified by the flag with its resplendent folds and glittering stars, the other by the beautiful building which we have met to dedicate to sound learning and popular education. Our first duty is to acknowledge our obligat...

Excerpt from Argument of J. H. Benton, Before the Committee on Public Health of the Massachusetts Legislature "It has been trained with the thought only of the protection of the people from fraud and ignorance, and has had the almost unanimous approval of the best men consulted in the profession, regardless of modes of practice. Twenty-six States have already taken action upon this important subject, and a number of others arc now pressing a...

Excerpt from The Story of the Old Boston Town House, 1658-1711 1689, Of the government by the people, under the name of the Council of Safety and Conservation of the Peace, from 1689 until the establishment of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, under the Royal Charter of~1691, and then under this Charter until 1711. The accomplished Bellingham, the bigoted Endicott, the passionate Phips, the brave. About the Publisher For...

Excerpt from The Veto Power in the United States: What Is It? I herewith return to the house of representatives, where it originated, a bill entitled An act to incorporate the town of Beverly Farms, together with my objections thereto. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books...

Excerpt from What Women Did for the War, and What the War Did for Women: A Memorial Day Address Delivered Before the Soldiers Club at Wellesley, May 30, 1894 "If all that has been said by orators and poets since the creation of the world in praise of woman was applied to the women of America, it would not do them justice for their conduct during this war." - Lincoln. Mr. Chairman, and Ladies and Gentlemen: Memorial Day, popularly known as D...

This 1914 biography of John Baskerville, type-founder and printer, was written by Josiah Benton, an American lawyer and author.

Excerpt from The Working of the Boston Public LibraryThe Library then had less than ten thousand vol umes, mostly acquired by gift, and its entire expense for the first year was of which was for books. It has grown to its present condition where its annual expenses are mainly by taxes willingly paid by the people, and is therefore peculiarly a Library made and maintained by the people for the people.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes...

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