Memorial of Captain Thomas Abbey, his ancestors and descendants of the Abbey family, pathfinders, soldiers and pioneer settlers of Connecticut, its Western Reserve in Ohio and the great West .. . alSociety of Enfield, who are likewise the custodians of the fundwhich has just been placed in their keeping. Mr. Selectman, in the name of the donors, I present to youas the representative of all the people of the Town of Enfieldthis Memorial of Thomas Abbey, his ancestors and descendantsof the Abbey family, to have and to hold from this time forth. ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY MR. ALBERT J. EPSTEIN,FIRST SE
Memorial of Captain Thomas Abbey, his ancestors and descendants of the Abbey family, pathfinders, soldiers and pioneer settlers of Connecticut, its Western Reserve in Ohio and the great West .. . alSociety of Enfield, who are likewise the custodians of the fundwhich has just been placed in their keeping. Mr. Selectman, in the name of the donors, I present to youas the representative of all the people of the Town of Enfieldthis Memorial of Thomas Abbey, his ancestors and descendantsof the Abbey family, to have and to hold from this time forth. ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY MR. ALBERT J. EPSTEIN,FIRST SELECTMAN OF Freeman, it gives me great pleasure, as representativeof the Town of Enfield, in accepting this most magnificent gift,a memorial erected by you in memory of one of our mostpatriotic citizens, our soldier hero, Captain Thomas Abbey, who,when his country was in peril, left his farm to call his fellowcitizens to arms. The citizens of Enfield join with me in extend-ing to you and yours their sincere gratitude for your kindlyfeeling toward this town, in presenting this memorial, erectedin such historical surroundings, in one of the most beautifulspots in old New UNVEILING OF THE STATUE OF CAPTAIN ABBEY. By His Great-great-great-granddaughter, Miss Georgiana Abbey Van Epps, of East Orange, New Jersey. 153 THE FLAG RAISING Photographs by Albert K. Dawson of Brown & Dawson, of Stamford, Ct. The group on the speakers stand, from left to right, con-sists of Mme. Mulford, Rev. Mr. Means, Rabbi Wise, Rev. , Mr. Johnson, Mr. Verplanck, Rev. Alexander Hamilton,Air. Epstein, Mr. Hathaway and Alden Freeman.
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