Excerpt from The Magazine of History With Notes and Queries, Vol. 4: Extra Numbers 13-16 Responding to the flattering invitation extended by this Society, ' I come tonight to recall the image of one who a century ago was the honored chief magistrate of this commonwealth - who acted a conspicuous part in our colonial struggle for independence - who was numbered among the earliest and the most zealous Sons of Liberty - whose reputation, both civil and military, was free from all alloy - who bore himself on every occasion as a courageous man and a worthy citizen - who sleeps in an unmarked grave within cannon-range of this Hall in which we are now assembled to render tribute to his virtues - and of whom, so far as our information ex tends, we possess no portrait save such as his own brave hand has painted on the historic canvas. 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.