The Bolling Family

Author : Robert Bolling
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ISBN 13 : 9781331003526
Total Pages : 110 pages
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Download or read book A Memoir of a Portion of the Bolling Family in England and Virginia (Classic Reprint) written by Robert Bolling and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Memoir of a Portion of the Bolling Family in England and Virginia The manuscript from which this memoir is now, for the first time printed, is one of the few historical waifs which, having survived the dangers peculiar to such frail materials, among a people too regardless of their value, and the hazards incident to the ravages of war, have been preserved, and, by a singular good fortune was returned to its original owner after a lapse of more than sixty years. The memoir was written in the French language, by Robert Rolling, a gentleman of wealth, leisure and literary tastes, who has left other productions of his pen, of which, with some particulars of his history and accomplishments, an, account will be found in the body of the work. The original became the property of a member of the family, William Robertson, Esq., and in 1803 he gave it to his son, then a youth, as an exercise in translation. The translator has since then filled many positions of honor and trust, the evidences of the confidence his fellow-citizens entertained of his merits, and has for years been well-known as Judge John Robertson. Subsequently the translation fell into the hands of John Randolph, of Roanoke, and was in his possession at the time of his death. It is well known, that he felt no little pride in his family history; and it is not, therefore, surprising, that he read the MS. with gratification, and showed his interest in it by inserting explanatory notes, by interlineation. 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.