The Life of John J. Crittenden, Vol. 1 of 2
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Excerpt from The Life of John J. Crittenden, Vol. 1 of 2: With Selections From His Correspondence and Speeches It may not seem appropriate that the life of so great and good a man as Mr. Crittenden should be written by the feeble hand of a woman. There was, however, danger in delay, as many of the records necessary for such a work were being lost or obliterated. The consciousness of this fact impelled me to the effort I have made, and now submit to the public. My heart has failed me many times since I commenced the work, but I have been again encouraged by words of cheer and kindly interest from more than one who knew and loved my father. Many distinguished men make preparation, during their lives, for handing down their names and reputation to posterity, Mr. Crittenden had repeated applications, from persons acquainted with political events, and capable of writing his life, for information necessary for that purpose, but he always declined. I heard him say once, in reply to such a request, "I have promised a friend that if there should be anything in my poor life worthy of record, he shall record it," The name of that friend I have never been able to ascertain. My purpose has been to let my father speak for himself through his letters and public speeches, only endeavoring to link together these scattered fragments, and give such recollections of early days in Kentucky as would have interest in connection with him in his social and political life. Of the mass of letters in my possession, addressed to him during forty years of his public life, I have selected such as I thought would have a general interest, being in themselves historical, - a partial history of the times, and characteristic of the eminent men who adorned them. 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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