The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King, Vol. 1
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Excerpt from The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King, Vol. 1: Comprising His Letters, Private and Official, His Public Documents and His Speeches, 1755-1794 In presenting, at this late period, the interesting papers which are made to tell the life-work of one who, for so long a time, was prominent in the history of the country - from 1784 to 1825, - an apology is due to the public that they have been so long withheld. Nearly fifty years ago, the duty of writing the life and editing the correspondence of Rufus King had been assumed by his son, Charles King, then President of Columbia College in New York; except for some valuable but scanty sketches of certain periods of that life, which have been somewhat modified and drawn upon in the present work, little was done other than the collection of material. The scope of his plan is clearly indicated in the Prefatory Remarks, and the present editor can only regret that he, who was so competent, both from a close personal knowledge of his father and from the possession of a practised pen and marked felicity of language, did not accomplish his purpose. It was not until many years after the death of Mr. Charles King in 1868 that the papers came into the possession of the present editor, who now gives them to the public. As is stated in the Prefatory Remarks, the copiousness of the material which came into his hands makes (for some periods) the task of selection difficult; while at other times, when questions of deep interest are involved, there are gaps in the correspondence which cannot be filled up. He has, however, carefully reproduced, verbatim, the letters and many summary statements by Rufus King, in his handwriting, explanatory of public events and throwing light upon persons and the times. 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.
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