Excerpt from Abstract of the Meeting of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Held March 13, 1911: Presentation of Portrait of Henry Charles LeaMembers of the American Philosophical Society, Members and Representatives Of the Library Company of Philadelphia, Of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, of the Academy of Natural Sciences, and of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Ladies and Gentlemen: In the days of Julius Caesar and during the wars which followed his assassination, Triumvirate was a word very familiar to Roman citizens. But whether applied to the first or the second triumvirate it had a sinister meaning. Our own city, however, for many years has had an illustrious triumvirate Of men who have been eminent in literature, science and civic life, Horace Howard Furness, S. Weir Mitchell and Henry Charles Lea. No other 'american city could boast three names comparable to these.When one of these three, and such a man as Henry Charles Lea has passed away, it is fitting that his associates and the community at large should halt for an hour in our busy life and pay a tribute to his character and achievements.The American Philosophical Society, of which he was an honored member, therefore suggested to the four other public institutions named with which Mr. Lea was associated by membership, and which had benefited by his active interest and generous support, that a joint meeting in memory of Mr. Lea should be held. The idea was most cordially received and a speaker representing each of these societies will Share in the proceedings Of the evening.In addition to these distinguished local representatives, His Excellency, the Right Hon. James Bryce, the British Ambassador, has come from Washington especially to do honor to the memory Of his fellow historian and friend.Through the generosity of Mr. Lea's family, two portraits, one of Mr. Henry C. Lea, and the other of his father, Mr. Isaac Lea, will be presented to the American Philosophical Society.As an illustration of the thoroughness with which Mr. Lea pre pared for his work, I may cite the following little incident.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, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.