Download or read book An Address to the Members of the American Antiquarian Society written by William Jenks and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Address to the Members of the American Antiquarian Society: Pronounced in King's Chapel, Boston, on Their First Anniversary, October 23, 1813 Gentlemen Of the American Antiquarian Society, The acceptance of your appointment to address you on this occasion, may well seem to demand an apology. I shall however decline to offer it, and trust your candour and the indulgence of this audience, in proceeding to comply with my duty, as a member of your respected body, by obeying your desires. In the choice of your anniversary, gentlemen, you have seen fit to fix the attention of this Society and the publick on events worthy to be commemorated by all civilized America. Your name embraces a continent. The first view of land belonging to the New World distinguishes this day in the annals of time. 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.