Memorial and Petition of Col. J. D. Stevenson, of California (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Memorial and Petition of Col. J. D. Stevenson, of California To the Honorable, the Senate, and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled: In presenting a memorial asking for relief at your hands, I deem it proper to present, for your consideration, a brief sketch of my life, and services, both military and civil, that I have rendered to my government, the perpetuating and support of which has ever been my chief aim. Born on January 1st, 1800, of parents of undoubted loyalty to their country, I, at an early age, became imbued with that strong loyalty and love for my country and flag, that never has faltered, even in the darkest days that have shadowed our government. At the early age of twelve years, when our country was at war with England, I volunteered my services, and though I could not be accepted as a soldier, I headed and led a band of my school-fellows, who worked in the trenches of the fortifications thrown up on Long Island for the defense of New York City, at which time I attracted the attention Governor Daniel D. Tompkins, whose private secretary I became soon after his election to the Vice-Presidency of the United States. It was in this capacity that I, at an early date, made the acquaintance and gained the esteem and respect of all the prominent statesmen and higher officers of our government, which acquaintance I held during the years intervening before the Mexican war, and during which I was enabled to render many services, in a civil capacity, to both my native State of New York and the General Government at Washington. 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.