Excerpt from William Pitt as the Patron of the American Colonies An inscription of this import would not have been made at a much later day. It was among the later avowals of colonial allegiance and loyalty; and as the name of Pitt alone of all the great Englishmen of that time was thus honored, it becomes us to keep ourselves familiar with a character which was so revered both in England and throughout her colonies. To enable us to do this, I have collected from various sources some facts of his remarkable career, giving ...
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Excerpt from William Pitt as the Patron of the American Colonies An inscription of this import would not have been made at a much later day. It was among the later avowals of colonial allegiance and loyalty; and as the name of Pitt alone of all the great Englishmen of that time was thus honored, it becomes us to keep ourselves familiar with a character which was so revered both in England and throughout her colonies. To enable us to do this, I have collected from various sources some facts of his remarkable career, giving special attention and prominence to those which connected him with the history of the American Colonies and their struggle in defence of their liberties. 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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