A Naval History of the American Revolution, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Naval History of the American Revolution, Vol. 1Library Archives Division, the Historical Soci ety of Pennsylvania, the New York Public Library, the Boston Athenaeum, the Essex Institute, the American Antiquarian Society, the Bostonian So ciety and Marine Museum, and to many other per sons. He is under particular obligations to Profes sor Edward Channing, of Harvard University; to Charles W. Stewart, Esq., Superintendent of Li brary and Naval War Records, Navy Department; to Robert W. N eeser, Esq., Secretary of the Naval History Society; to Dr. Charles 0. Paullin, of the George Washington University; and to Charles T. Harbeck, Esq., and James Barnes, Esq., of New.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.