To the Officers of the Late War, the Second of Independence

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Excerpt from To the Officers of the Late War, the Second of Independence: The Following Proceedings Had in Reference to an Application to Congress At a meeting of the officers of the late war, convened by notice in the public papers, at the Broadway-house, in the city of New-York, on the 3d day of January 1826, to take into consideration the expediency of presenting a respectful petition to Congress, praying for a grant of public lands, agreeably to rank and former practice, as a reward for their services, sufferings, and losses, during the second war of Independence: Major George Howard, of the 25th regiment, was called to the chair, and Captain M. Myers, of the 13th regiment, was chosen Secretary. The objects of the meeting being stated in an address from Captain Myers, it was unanimously resolved, that it is expedient to present a respectful memorial to Congress, praying for lands, as a reward for past services, &c., , whereupon Gen. R. Bogardus, Col. Clarkson Crolius, Major George Howard, and Captains M. M. Quackenboss and M. Myers, were chosen a committee to draft and forward a memorial, with powers to correspond, and to do all things necessary to promote the success of the application. Col. Crolius was also chosen Treasurer, and the monies collected towards the expenses of establishing the claim, were paid over to him, and then the meeting adjourned sine die. 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.