An Historical Address
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Excerpt from An Historical Address: Delivered on the Occasion of the Centennial Celebration at Boston, Massachusetts, July 4, 1883 The discovery of this interesting document, the existence of which was long unknown, settled the question which had sometimes been asked as to who was the founder of the Cincinnati? The idea of forming such an organization was at first supposed to have been suggested by Baron Steuben, as stated in Judge Burke´s famous pamphlet, entitled "Considerations on the Order or Society of the Cincinnati;" but this is shown to be an error by the Baron´s letter to Knox of Nov. 11, 1783, in which, referring to Burke´s assertion, he says, "He makes me author and grand-master of the Cincinnati; this is whipping you over my shoulders." Brigadier-General Huntington, of Connecticut, who was one of the committee to consider and report upon the original draft of the Institution, probably had a hand in revising and shaping the instrument as finally adopted. A glance at the condition of affairs at the close of the Revolution - a most critical period of our national history - is essential to a proper understanding of the motives and objects of the founders of the Society. During the winter of 1782-83, the American forces lay encamped at Newburg, on the banks of the Hudson. The war was over, and independence secured; but the country was exhausted, and the outlook anything but promising. 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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