Joseph Allison
Published: 2015-07-18
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Excerpt from An Eulogy Upon the Life, Character and Public Services of General Zachary Taylor: Delivered at the Commissioners' Hall, Spring Garden, July 29th, 1850 Joseph Allison, Esq.: - Sir, - At a Stated Meeting of the Board, held on Monday evening, August 5th, 1850, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be tendered to Joseph Allison, Esq., for his able and eloquent Address, delivered before the Commissioners and Citizens of the District on the 29th ult., and that a copy of the same be requested for publication. Extract from the minutes. John N. Henderson, Clerk. To the Board of Commissioners of the District of Spring Garden: Gentlemen, - The resolution of the Board, asking a copy of the Address I had the honor to deliver, at their request, touching the life and character of the late lamented President of the United States, has been received by me. With pleasure I comply with the wish of the Board as therein expressed, regretting only that the remarks herewith transmitted are not more worthy of the subject, and the flattering terms by which they are characterized in the resolution. I am, gentlemen, very respectfully yours, Joseph Allison. 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.