A historical inquiry concerning Henry Hudson, his friends, relatives and early life, his connection with the Muscovy company and discovery of Delaware Bay
3 3433 V \ •sj Arms of HUDSONHENRY st of theFo-un.der & 1 Assistant MUSCOVY COMPANY. 1555.OBIIT HISTORICAL INQUIRY CONCERNING Ifutisott,^enr|> HI9 RELATIVES AND EARLYFRIENDS, LIFE, HIS CONNECTION WITH THE MUSCOVY COMPANY AND DISCOVERY OF DELAWARE BAY. BY JOHN MEREDITH READ Jr. • :> ••': ? ALBANY : M UN S E L LJOEL MDCCCLXVI. Entered to Act of in theaccording Congress year 1866, By MeredithReadJohn Jk. In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Northern District of New York. TO MY FATHER THE FOLLOWING PAGES ARE Inscribe.Btftimnilg CORRESPONDENCE. 13th 1864.Wilmington, October, Gen. John M. Bead Jr., Albany. Dear Sir : At a ofthe Historical of heldmeeting Society Delaware, this the resolutions were :evening, following unanimously adopted " Resolved : That the thanks of this are due andSociety eminently toare Gen. John Meredith for thehereby presented Reader., eloquent and oration delivered before the thishighly interesting Society evening." " Besolved : That Gen. Read be to furnish a of hisrequested copy to be in our and that the same beAddress, preserved archives, pub- lished theby Society." The a committee the to transmitappointedundersigned, by Society the resolutions to leave to the that willyou, beg express hope you with the therein so that dis-valuablecomply request contained, your course be rendered the more accessible to our fellowmay generally citizens. We remain.