Excerpt from The Featherstones and Halls: Gleanings From Old Family Matters Letters and Manuscripts

In publishing this record of the lives of some of my ancestors, I confess that my main object has been to perpetuate the memory of their self-sacrificing devotion in the hearts of their many descendants. For I cannot but think that the remembrance of the worth and work of those who have preceded us must stimulate us to live more worthily, that we may in no way bring dishonour upon their name.

I venture to hope, however, that the letters from Stephen Grellet and others, whose names are held in high honour throughout our Church, may secure for the narrative a wider circulation than would be possible amongst members of the Hall family alone.

All the letters and other manuscripts which I have availed myself of, now appear in print for the first time. For the loan of the originals, I am indebted to the kindness of C. Stansfield Wilson, John Hall Shield, and especially John Hall of Carlisle.

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