History of Illinois, From 1778-1833: And Life and Times of Ninian Edwards (Classic Reprint)FB&C Limited, 8. 7. 2015 - Počet stran: 558 Excerpt from History of Illinois, From 1778-1833: And Life and Times of Ninian Edwards In communicating the above to me, the Secretary says he has the pleasure to state, that at the meeting at which the above was adopted, the warmest interest was expressed by gentlemen In the progress and desired success of the work - for whose satisfactory completion and successful issue the most cordial Wishes were indulged 3 and adds, I may be allowed to state my individual impression of the very great value of the epitome of our early legislation, which will have a high degree of interest to strangers and be a desirable acquisition to our own citizens. Even as regards the sketch of the early history of the Territory, from the time of its organiza tion by Virginia as a county, it appears to me a natural introduction to the main work, viewed, as you regard it, in the light of a historical sketch of the Territory and State, rather than a personal memoir.' 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. |
