Life and Public Services of Gen. John Wolcott Phelps

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Excerpt from Life and Public Services of Gen. John Wolcott Phelps: A Sketch Read Before the New Historic Genealogical Society It is customary to offer a brief apology to the public, when presenting them a sketch of this kind. In this case it is not necessary. Those who knew the late General Phelps, will realize how difficult it would he to present more of his life than is here given, lie was reticent in regard to his private life for fear of being misunderstood. This sketch is simply a token of esteem from one who knew him well. The author has a keen realization of its imperfections, and has only been induced to put it in print that there might he some tangible token of his life, and that all might realize how much one man can accomplish, with persistent, well directed endeavor. 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.