Excerpt from George Bancroft George bancroft, the historian of the United States, was chosen a member of the American Antiquarian Society in October, 1838. With that of Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, elected to membership at the same date, his name has for several years stood at the head of our list of living mem bers. From 1877 to 1880, Mr. Bancroft was Secretary of Domestic Correspondence, and, since 1880, has been a vice-president of the Society. At the time of his death, he was our First vice-president. It seems fitting that ...
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Excerpt from George Bancroft George bancroft, the historian of the United States, was chosen a member of the American Antiquarian Society in October, 1838. With that of Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, elected to membership at the same date, his name has for several years stood at the head of our list of living mem bers. From 1877 to 1880, Mr. Bancroft was Secretary of Domestic Correspondence, and, since 1880, has been a vice-president of the Society. At the time of his death, he was our First vice-president. It seems fitting that the death of Mr. Bancroft should be commemorated in our Proceedings by a somewhat extended notice. George Bancroft was a son of Rev. Aaron Bancroft, D.D. (b. 1755, d. The first pastor of the Second Parish in the town of Worcester, Massachusetts, a position held by the latter until he died, and for a period of more than fifty years. George Bancroft's mother was Lucretia (chandler) Bancroft (b. 1765, d. A daughter of the last Judge John Chandler, of Worcester. Aaron Bancroft, was a man of Vigorous mind, excellent scholarship and earnest spirit. He was one of the six persons who joined in a petition for the Act of Incorporation of this Society and became one of its earliest members. He was a Councillor of the Society from the date of its organization in 1812 to 1816, a Vice President from 1816 to 1831, and a member of its Publica tion Committee from 1815 to 1831. In 1807 he published a life of Washington, which had a large circulation and was reprinted in England. George Bancroft was born in Worcester, October 3, 1800, in a house still standing on Salisbury street, whichwas the second residence of his parents in Worcester. The house has been occupied for many years by Mr. John B. Pratt. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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