Letters and Diary of John Rowe, Boston Merchant 1759-1762 1764-1779 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Letters and Diary of John Rowe, Boston Merchant 1759-1762 1764-1779 Rowe estate AT milton Bought of Gov. Belcher's Heirs in 1781. (see Letters of James Murray, pages 252 By permission of Miss Suter meister. 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 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.

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Excerpt from Memoir and Letters of Charles Sumner, Vol. 1: 1811-1838I bequeath to Henry W Longfellow, F1an01s V Balch, and Edwa1d L P1erce, as t1ustees, all my pape1s, manuscupts, and lette1-books, to do W1th them What they th1uk best Wlth powe1 to clest1oy them, to clepos1t them 111 some pubhc hbrary, or to make extlacts from them fo1 publ1cat1on vv1th the tac1l1t1es affmded by thls t1ust. And the ad of Mr Sumne1's early fuencls, Who have kmdly contrlbuted then lecollectlons of h1m and such letters as they had prese1ved, the b1ographe1 has p1epa1ed two volumes of h1s Mem01r and Lettels fo1 the pe11od closmg Wlth the Q1at1on on The True G1andeur of Natlons, July 4, 1845, Whlch IS the first p1oduct10n 1ncluded 111 the ed1t1on of h1s vvo1ks as 1ev15ed by hlmself, and ma1ks the beg111n1ng of.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.

Memoir and Letters of Charles Sumner, Vol. 1: 1811-1838 (Classic Reprint)

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<p>Excerpt from Memoir and Letters of Charles SumnerHE secession movement had been definitely planned before the election Of Mr. Lincoln, and its leaders were as well satisfied with this result as were his own supporters. They had even connived at it by a division Of the Southern vote, so as to make a pretence for revolution. Immediately after the election was made known, they proceeded actively to consummate their purpose in Open and secret measures. On December 15 ap peared the address Of Jefferson Davis, Benjamin, Slidell, Wig fall, and other leaders Of secession in Congress, invoking the Southern people to organize a Southern confederacy avowing that the primary Object of each Slaveholding State ought to be its Speedy and absolute separation from a union with the hostile States. South Carolina took the lead, and seceded five days later, followed the next month by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana. Texas completed her seces sion February 1. The disunion sentiment was advancing In Ar kansas, North Carolina, Virginia. And Tennessee, States which, however, postponed the final act till after President Lincoln's call for troops. There were threatening signs also in Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland. Delaware alone among slave States seemed securely held to the Union.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.</p>

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Letters and Diary of John Rowe, Boston Merchant 1759-1762 1764-1779 (Classic Reprint)

Memoir and Letters of Charles Sumner, Vol. 1: 1811-1838 (Classic Reprint)

Memoir and Letters of Charles Sumner (Classic Reprint)