Excerpt from In Memoriam, Abraham Brodkins Gardner: Born September 2, 1819; Died November 23, 1881 His life was so busy that he left many of his own tasks unfinished. Through his steadfast devotion to the demands of the public, his clients and friends. The best monument that can be reared to his memory would be the completion of his unfinished tasks, notably the erection of a lasting monument to the heroes of 1777, near the resting place of one whose life was so interwoven with this momentous and patriotic project. Another enduring monument can be erected to the memory of Mr. Gardner by his fellow citizens and admirers, through practical resolves that the old church and society, at the center village, which he so revered shall not suffer financial injury by reason of the withdrawal of his sup port. 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.