Excerpt from George S. Hale, A. M: A Memoir Prepared for the Proceedings of the Massachusetts, Historical SocietyIn an account of Sarah King Hale, dated Boston, May, 1896, written by one of the family for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, bound with a portrait of Mrs. Hale and a copy of her address To the Women of New Hampshire, on behalf of Mount Vernon, some mention of her birth, ancestry, and great personal attraction is given. Mrs. Hale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, August 81, 1798, the daughter of Seth and Susannah King. Her grand uncle, Captain Seth King, was a captain in the old French War, assisted in the capture of Havana under Duke of Albemarle and Admiral Pocock, in 1762, and died in New York in that year. His sword is in the possession of her son.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.