History of the battle of Lake Erie, and miscellaneous papers

George Bancroft, Oliver Dyer

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THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations BEALE SHORTHAND COLLECTION Deposited by the NATIONAL SHORTHAND REPORTERS ASSOCIATION r yL jz>a/)c HISTORY OF THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE. GEORGE BANCROFT, HISTORY OF BATTLETHE OF LAKE ERIE, AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, BY HON. GEORGE BANCROFT. LIFE AND WRITINGS OF GEORGE BANCROFT, BY OLIVER DYER. PORTRAITAXD ILLTJWITH STRATIOXS. YORK:NEW ROBERT BONNER'S SONS, 1891. 1860 andCOPYRIGHT, 1891, BY ROBEKT BONNER'S SONS. {All rights reserved.) : LIFE AND WRITINGS OF George Bancroft. By OLIVER DYER, Author of "Great Senators." CHAPTER 1. LIFE AND CAREER.MR. BANCROFT'S In the last revision of his History of the United States, made in 1884, Mr. Bancroft says ** Scarcely one who wished me good speed first to trace the history ofwhen I essayed me with a wel-America remains to greet gratefulcome as I near the goal. Deeply toas I am for the friends who rise up gladden my old age, their encouragement George Bancroft grief for those who havemust renew the Sfone before me." This touching paragraph was written Bancroft was eighty-four yearswhen Mr., in Worcester, Mass.,old. He was born Washington,October 1800. He died in3, D. C, January 17, 1891. HisMr. Bancroft came of good stock. family name was brought from England to America by Bancroft,who arrived inJohn less than twelve years after theJune, 1632, Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. John Ban- croft settled at Lynn, Mass.

Sujets

• Everett
• Perry
• Byron
• Lake Erie
• Washington

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• Nombre de lectures: 15
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations
BEALE SHORTHAND COLLECTION
Deposited by the
NATIONAL SHORTHAND REPORTERS
ASSOCIATION
r
yLjz>a/)cHISTORY OF
THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE.GEORGE BANCROFT,