History of the battle of Lake Erie : and miscellaneous papers

George Bancroft, Oliver Dyer

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(JKORGK BANCROFT. HISTORY OF THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE, AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, BY HON. GEORGE BANCROFT. LIFE AND WRITINGS OF GEORGE BANCROFT, BY OLIVER DYER. WITH PORTRAITAND ILLUSTRATIONS. NEW YORK: ROBERT BONNER S SONS, l8qi. 1860 andCOPYRIGHT, 1891, BONNER S SONS.BY ROBERT reserved.)(All rights LIFE AND WRITINGS OF BANCROFT.GEORGE OLIVER DYER,By AUTHOR OF "GREAT SENATORS." CHAPTER I. S LIFE ANDMR. BANCROFT CAREER. In the last revision of his of theHistory made in Mr.United BancroftStates, 1884, :says " one who wished meScarcely good speed when I first to trace the ofhistoryessayed America me with a welremains to greet come as I near the Deeply gratefulgoal. as I am for rise tothe friends who up old theirgladden my age, encouragement M709141 George Bancroft must renew the for those who havegrief before me."gone This was writtentouching paragraph when Mr., Bancroft was eighty-four years old. He was born in Worcester, Mass., He died inOctober 1800.3, Washington, D. C., January 17, 1891. Mr. Bancroft came of stock. Hisgood name was from tofamily brought England America who arrived inby John Bancroft, less than twelve after theJune, 1632, years landed at BanPilgrims Plymouth. John croft settled at Mass. His descendLynn, ants were of thealways sturdy upholders of the and thecolonists,rights enjoyed of their fellow-citizens.respect George Bancroft s Samuelgrandfather, Bancroft, filled several stations and was apublic man of note.

Sujets

• Everett
• Perry
• Byron
• Lake Erie
• Washington

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