. The American biographical sketch j^* ^.U W Pa^ ? Jjn fet) 1989 >o -^^ ,0. cy. ? 8ir riwvcs^^ -^ ~ ^ !o^. Green and quiet as a land of dreams, p. 9. BY WILLIAM HUNT. VOL. I. ALBANY:PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, No 58 State Street,1848. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1848, by WILLIAM HUNT, in the clerks ofTice for the Northern District of New York. J. MUNSELL, PRINTER,ALBANY. TO ZADOCK PRATT, THE FRIEND OF THE MECHANI AND THE PATRON OF ALL THAT IS USEFUL ^\)\s tDork IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED. PREFACE. Andrew Fuller once remarked that he would rather be liketh
. The American biographical sketch j^* ^.U W Pa^ ? Jjn fet) 1989 >o -^^ ,0. cy. ? 8ir riwvcs^^ -^ ~ ^ !o^. Green and quiet as a land of dreams, p. 9. BY WILLIAM HUNT. VOL. I. ALBANY:PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, No 58 State Street,1848. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1848, by WILLIAM HUNT, in the clerks ofTice for the Northern District of New York. J. MUNSELL, PRINTER,ALBANY. TO ZADOCK PRATT, THE FRIEND OF THE MECHANI AND THE PATRON OF ALL THAT IS USEFUL ^\)\s tDork IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED. PREFACE. Andrew Fuller once remarked that he would rather be likethe moon, which, although full of spots and imperfections, lends auseful light to men, than a meteor, with its dazzling but transientglare, exciting only the wonder of mankind. It was in thespirit of this sentiment that we compiled the following pages,embracing brief sketches, for the most part, of the lives of menwho, by unwearied perseverance, have triumphed over in an humble sphere, which precluded the advantages ofa liberal education, we resolved, that although unable to write alearned work, we would a
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