Excerpt from Funeral Discourse, Pronounced at the Interment of the Hon.: James Hillhouse It will fall in then with the proprieties of the occasion to retrace the leading events in the life of the deceased, to meditate on what was excellent in his character, and to inquire what instruction should be drawn from the contemplation of his history and his Virtues. James hillhouse was born at Montville, New London County, Con. Oct. 21, 1754. His father, the Hon. William Hillhouse, was for more than fifty years employed in the public service, as a re presentative, as a member of the council, and in other offices of trust and honor. At the age of seven, he was placed in the family of his uncle, the Hon. James Abraham 'hillhouse of this town, by whom he was adopted as a son. So that though he was not a na tive of New Haven, this was his home from early childhood; and these scenes were dear to him by all the associations that bind one so strongly to his native spot. 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.