Proceedings Of The Rhode Island Historical Society 1876 77 Classic Reprint

Download or read book Proceedings of the Rhode Island Historical Society, 1876-77 (Classic Reprint) written by Rhode Island Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-24 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Proceedings of the Rhode Island Historical Society, 1876-77 I cannot let the Opportunity pass without an allusion to the similarity of circumstances surrounding the early history of the States of. Rhode Island and Vermont. The former in its early struggle for existence was encompas'sed on all sides by colonies who were ready to carve it up for division among themselves. Again, both States were admitted into the Union the same year. Vermont never was a Colony in the sense in which the word is com mouly used. The settlers upon our lands early founded an organization for independent self-government, and continued a free and independent State, though beset on all sides by colonies who were ready to divide our territory and annex it to their own. But after a valiant struggle of nearly thirty years our State was admitted into the Union. An allusion to these reminiscences seems appropriate to this centennial year. 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.