Author: John P. KennedyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332368955
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life of William Wirt, Attorney-General of the United States, Vol. 2 of 2 Mr. Wirt had, as yet, argued but one cause in the Supreme Court. Early in this year his professional engagements called him to a second trial in that forum. We shall see in the following letters, upon what occasion and how this effort succeeded. The first of these was written at intervals, before and after his visit to Washington. It is addressed to his young friend Gilmer, and contains, what we have always found in the letters written to him, a kind and instructive lesson composed in the spirit of an affectionate preceptor who took the liveliest concern in the advancement and success of his pupil. Like the others to the same correspondent, it pours forth that whole some counsel which may be read with profit by every professional student. Tvhat is given below are but some extracts from this letter. It refers, in part, to the expected publication of the biography, which was now ready for the press, and the Opinion of The honourable Thomas (a jocular allusion to Mr. J otferson, ) upon the subject 5 and. 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.
