The Greeley Monument

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ISBN 13 : 9781331955450
Total Pages : 42 pages
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Download or read book The Greeley Monument written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Greeley Monument: Unveiled at Greenwood, December 4, 1876 Horace Greeley died on the 29th of November, 1872, and his remains were placed in the family vault on Locust Hill in Greenwood Cemetery on Wednesday, December 4. During the following month the printers of New-York proposed to honor his memory with a statue to be composed of type-metal. The first action for that object was taken at a chapel meeting of the compositors employed on The Tribune, held on Thursday, January 9, 1873, when the following preamble and resolutions were passed unanimously: Whereas, It has been proposed that the several printing-offices in the United States give one or more pounds of old type for the purpose of making a statue of Horace Greeley, to be erected in the lot in Greenwood where his remains are interred; and Whereas, Type-metal is specially adapted to reproduce sharp and definite outlines, and peculiarly fitted to speak in the mute form of an image to those who, in after years, visit his resting-place, as it did beneath the training of his hand, and the grandeur of his brain, and the largeness of his heart; therefore, Resolved, That we approve of the idea of erecting a statue of Horace Greeley in Greenwood, made of type-metal which has been cast into type and worn out in the service of teaching the people; and further, be it Resolved, That we ask of our fellow-craftsmen (many of whom, now scattered over the country, have, like ourselves, either worked with or for him during the forty years gone by) to set up on Monday, February 3, 1873, the 62d anniversary of Mr. Greeley's birth, one thousand ems, and give the receipts for the same to be expended in making and erecting the statue. The money to be forwarded to the President of New-York Typographical Union, No. 6, 22 Duane street, New-York City, of which Union Mr. Greeley was the first President. 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.