Author: Octavius PickeringPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365299646
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Excerpt from The Life of Timothy Pickering, Vol. 1 From various causes the Biography of colonel timothy pickering has been delayed until most of his friends and other contemporaries who felt a per: sonal regard for him have passed away; but the active part which he took, and the important offices which he held, first in the American Revolution, next in the Cabinets of President Washington and President John Adams, and afterwards as a member successively of the Senate and of the House of Representatives of the United States, give to the record of his life a permanent interest. He was likewise several times employed by President Washington on missions to treat with different tribes of Indians. Some of his official papers, and portions of his private correspond ence with eminent men of his day, are of much value in relation to the history of the United States; and his efforts to induce the Connecticut Settlers in the valley of Wyoming to submit to the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania connect him intimately with the his tory of that State. 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.
