Life to A. D. 1847 With a Pertraet and Four EngravingsAs the work progressed, it changed somewhat its charac ter. From being simple reminiscences, in which memory served to guide him alone, he had resort to records which were preserved of the later periods of his life.In matters where his own character was concerned, he has been more careful to state facts than to draw conclusions.A large part of this work consists of correspondence. His own letters to his wife form a diary of events as they occur red, and a record of impressions as they were made at the time. Those extracts which he is permitted to give of the letters of his English friends, he considers will give a perma nent character and value to the book. Replete with pious sentiments. Their fragrance will not die. If any part of the work seems to the reader to be occupied with matters not generally made public, let him remember that the writer has ever relied upon his Openness, and the freedom with which he has communicated information concerning his public acts, as well as other testimonies of honesty, to neutralize the evil designs of those who would (had they the power) injure him in the estimation of good men.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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