Proceedings American Philosophical Society Vol 16 1876 1877

Author : American Philosophical Society
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334496370
Total Pages : 710 pages
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Download or read book Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge, Vol. 19 written by American Philosophical Society and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge, Vol. 19: March, 1880 to Dec, 1881 I come before the Society for the first time for many years, in discharge of a duty devolved on me by you, the discharge of which revives in me many recollections both pleasant and painful. The eminent political economist and statesman of whom you have requested me to prepare an obituary notice, was not only a member of our Society, but one of my oldest and most attached friends, one whom I have known intimately for nearly half a century, and for whom my affection and admiration steadily increased, from the period of our first acquaintance, to the day of his death. It is not remarkable that it should have been so, for Mr. Chevalier was a man of heart, as well as head, whose whole life was devoted to the service of his country and his fellow men, and one who, whilst undemonstrative and apparently cold on a first acquaintance, was unusually benevolent and kind in his nature, and capable of the warmest attachments for those whom he thought possessors of and appreciative of, such qualities. You will be curious to know something of the early youth of such a man, and it is a gratification to me, to be able to give it to you, in some detail. 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.