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Excerpt from The Life and Recollections of John Howland, Late President of the Rhode Island Historical Society This volume was mostly written as the recreation of invalid hours, during the winter succeeding Mr. Howland's decease. On the return of health, a press of professional duties caused it to be laid aside, to be completed at a more convenient season. Until recently the opportunity has not occurred. Delay, how ever, has been attended wit...

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Excerpt from The Invasion of Canada in 1775: Including the Journal of Captain Simeon Thayer, Describing the Perils and Sufferings of the Army Under Colonel Benedict Arnold, in Its March Through the Wilderness to Quebec, With Notes and Appendix A journal of the hardships and privations endured by the troops in this expedition was kept by Caleb Haskell, of Newburyport, Mass., 9. Private in Capt. Ward's company, but was never published. About t...

The purpose of this study is to examine the program for training of America's first division in Europe in 1917, from the date of its activation until it was certified ready for combat as a division in January, 1918. Thus the training program of the 1st Division is explored chronologically through three phases: basic individual training as conducted by the division, the centralization and promulgation of training doctrine and training policies ...

Excerpt from Lecture Comprising the History of the Second Parish in Beverly: And the Origin and Progress of the Church of Christ, Worshipping in That Place, Delivered in the Meeting House of Said Parish, Sabbath Evening, July 6, 1834 The following Lecture was prepared and delivered without reference to its appearance in print. A general desire, however, having been expressed that it might be put into a durable form, I have cheerfully consente...

Excerpt from History of Beverly, Civil and Ecclesiastical: From Its Settlement in 1630 to 1842 This distance is measured from the City Hall, in Boston, by the Salem Turnpike, to the First Parish meeting-house. 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 uses state-of-the-art tec...

Excerpt from Rhode Island in the Rebellion To General Edward C. Mauran grateful acknowledgments are due, for his courtesy in giving free access to the records of his ofice. Thanks are also tendered to Hon. John R. Bartlett, Rev. Dr. Bamas Sears, President of Brown University, Colonel William Goddard, Professor William Gammell, Rev. A. H. Clapp, Captain William E. Hamlin, United States Provost Marshal for the First Rhode Island Congressional D...

Excerpt from Manual of Education, 1874: A Brief History of the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction, Including a Synopsis of Annual and Other Meetings, List of Officers and Members Together With the Constitution and Charter The following pages have been written at the request of the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction, expressed by vote of its members at the annual meeting in 1871. The publication has been delayed beyond the time originall...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This w...

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Captain Simeon Thayer's journal, combined with Mr. Stone's notes and appendix, represents a valuable resource in the study of Colonel Benedict Arnold's march through the wilderness to Quebec and the battle which there ensued. "The Journal of Captain Simeon Thayer makes no pretension to literary merit. It is written, doubtless, to keep fresh in the memory of the author the facts of his personal experience during his march through the wilderness...

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