Memorials of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Memorials of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati (Classic Reprint) written by James Mckellar Bugbee and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memorials of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati In this connection it is proper to state that the portrait of Mr. Cobb, President of the Massachusetts Society, was furnished upon the special request of the Standing Committee; and that the portrait of Mr. Fish, President of the General Society, was furnished upon the request of the Publication Committee. A statement in regard to the discrepancies in the various lists of original members which have been printed from time to time, will be found in the Appen dix. It appears that the autograph list of original members contains the names of three hundred and twenty commissioned officers, of whom seventeen did not contribute their month's pay to the principal fund. 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.