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Description:Excerpt from Letter to Lemuel Shattuck, Esq. Of Boston, From Josiah Adams, Esq. Of Framingham: In Vindication of the Claims of Capt. Isaac Davis, of Acton, to His Just Share in the Honors of the Concord Fight; Also, Depositions of Witness, Stating the Facts on Which the Claims Are Founded, and Other Interesting Papers The following letter will itself explain the reason of its being addressed to Mr. Shattuck. The author regrets that the character of Dr. Ripley for truth may seem to be attacked. He disclaims any such intention. It was Dr. Ripley's good character which principally made it necessary to expose the extraordinary representations in a book of which he was apparently the main author. With such feelings, he said, in the Appendix to his Centennial Address at Acton, in 1835: "Let it be understood that none other than the purest intentions are imputed to Dr. Ripley. That gentleman is too well, and too extensively known, to be suspected of wilful misrepresentation. It was natural that he should give credence to the traditions of his own people: it was as natural that such a story ("viz.: that Capt. Davis assumed the right, and so was brought in front in wheeling from the right,") "should have been originated by some one at the time; and it was not of a nature to have induced those, whose characters for courage might seem to depend on its propagation, to be very solicitous to disseminate the truth. There was one fact which could not be concealed or denied. Capt. Davis led his company in front. He had never claimed that place before. Capt. Brown and Capt. Miles commanded older companies of minute-men, and were on the ground long before Capt. Davis arrived; and it was the friends and the property of their men that were in danger. Some explanation, must have been given at the time. The inquiry must have been often made, and many, doubtless, gave the true answer. But, in the lapse of half a century, while a new generation was gradually taking the place of the actors in the scene, the explanations most honorary to their memories were alone retained; so that, in 1827, it came to be published to the world that the commanders of the Concord minute-men, on the 19th of April, 1775, were so indifferent to their rights, that, without remonstrance at the time, or complaint afterwards, they permitted a junior officer, from Acton, to usurp their place on the "right," unasking and unasked, and lead them to the defence of their "own village." And again: "How far the style or the matter of the book is to be imputed to the gentleman whose name only appears on the title-page, it is difficult to say. But, as the names, the number, and the characters of the "other citizens" are kept out of sight, it seems reasonable to impute to one or more of them whatever is exceptionable, and to award the remainder to the individual whose name, age and character are known to the public." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Letter to Lemuel Shattuck, Esq. Of Boston, From Josiah Adams, Esq. Of Framingham: In Vindication of the Claims of Capt. Isaac Davis, of Acton, to His ... of Witness, Stating the Facts on Which t. To get started finding Letter to Lemuel Shattuck, Esq. Of Boston, From Josiah Adams, Esq. Of Framingham: In Vindication of the Claims of Capt. Isaac Davis, of Acton, to His ... of Witness, Stating the Facts on Which t, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Letter to Lemuel Shattuck, Esq. Of Boston, From Josiah Adams, Esq. Of Framingham: In Vindication of the Claims of Capt. Isaac Davis, of Acton, to His Just Share in the Honors of the Concord Fight; Also, Depositions of Witness, Stating the Facts on Which the Claims Are Founded, and Other Interesting Papers The following letter will itself explain the reason of its being addressed to Mr. Shattuck. The author regrets that the character of Dr. Ripley for truth may seem to be attacked. He disclaims any such intention. It was Dr. Ripley's good character which principally made it necessary to expose the extraordinary representations in a book of which he was apparently the main author. With such feelings, he said, in the Appendix to his Centennial Address at Acton, in 1835: "Let it be understood that none other than the purest intentions are imputed to Dr. Ripley. That gentleman is too well, and too extensively known, to be suspected of wilful misrepresentation. It was natural that he should give credence to the traditions of his own people: it was as natural that such a story ("viz.: that Capt. Davis assumed the right, and so was brought in front in wheeling from the right,") "should have been originated by some one at the time; and it was not of a nature to have induced those, whose characters for courage might seem to depend on its propagation, to be very solicitous to disseminate the truth. There was one fact which could not be concealed or denied. Capt. Davis led his company in front. He had never claimed that place before. Capt. Brown and Capt. Miles commanded older companies of minute-men, and were on the ground long before Capt. Davis arrived; and it was the friends and the property of their men that were in danger. Some explanation, must have been given at the time. The inquiry must have been often made, and many, doubtless, gave the true answer. But, in the lapse of half a century, while a new generation was gradually taking the place of the actors in the scene, the explanations most honorary to their memories were alone retained; so that, in 1827, it came to be published to the world that the commanders of the Concord minute-men, on the 19th of April, 1775, were so indifferent to their rights, that, without remonstrance at the time, or complaint afterwards, they permitted a junior officer, from Acton, to usurp their place on the "right," unasking and unasked, and lead them to the defence of their "own village." And again: "How far the style or the matter of the book is to be imputed to the gentleman whose name only appears on the title-page, it is difficult to say. But, as the names, the number, and the characters of the "other citizens" are kept out of sight, it seems reasonable to impute to one or more of them whatever is exceptionable, and to award the remainder to the individual whose name, age and character are known to the public." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Letter to Lemuel Shattuck, Esq. Of Boston, From Josiah Adams, Esq. Of Framingham: In Vindication of the Claims of Capt. Isaac Davis, of Acton, to His ... of Witness, Stating the Facts on Which t. To get started finding Letter to Lemuel Shattuck, Esq. Of Boston, From Josiah Adams, Esq. Of Framingham: In Vindication of the Claims of Capt. Isaac Davis, of Acton, to His ... of Witness, Stating the Facts on Which t, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Letter to Lemuel Shattuck, Esq. Of Boston, From Josiah Adams, Esq. Of Framingham: In Vindication of the Claims of Capt. Isaac Davis, of Acton, to His ... of Witness, Stating the Facts on Which t

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