Exercises at the Dedication of the Monument: Erected by the State to Thomas Chittenden, First Governor of Vermont, at Williston, Vt;, August 19, 1896 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1331704227 ISBN 13 : 9781331704225

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2019

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Excerpt from Exercises at the Dedication of the Monument: Erected by the State to Thomas Chittenden, First Governor of Vermont, at Williston, Vt;, August 19, 1896

Section 1. The sum of three thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to erect in the town of Williston in the county of Chittenden a suitable monument over the grave of Thomas Chit tenden, the first governor of Vermont.

Sec. 2. John Lester Barstow, Torrey E. Wales. A. C. Robinson, Henry Root and O. W. Brownell are hereby appointed commissioners to carry out the provisions of this act and the auditor of accounts is hereby directed to draw his order on the state treasurer for said sum of three thousand dollars in install ments in favor of said commissioners at such times as they shall make application for the same provided, however, that the above sum shall be expended in the contract for and completion of such monument, and that suitable land properly graded and fenced upon which to erect such monument shall be procured and deeded to said commissioners without expense to the state and that the sum of five hundred dollars procured by voluntary contributions or donated by the town of Williston shall be placed in the hands of said commissioners by them to be invested and the income therefrom expended as needed for the maintenance of said monument and grounds.

Sec. 3. Said commission shall be perpetual, and in case of the death, resignation or incapacity of any commissioner, such vacancy shall be filled by the majority vote of the remaining members.

Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved November 14, 1894.

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Excerpt from Exercises at the Dedication of the Monument: Erected by the State to Thomas Chittenden, First Governor of Vermont, at Williston, Vt;, August 19, 1896

On the back side of the block the inscription is in Roman letters, as follows:

Born in East Guilford, Conn.
A Sailor at Eighteen.
A Colonel of Militia and Six Times a Member
Of the Connecticut Assembly.
Settled in Williston in 1774.
Forced By Stress of War to Abandon His Home,
He Removed to Arlington in 1776;
Returned in 1787.
At Dorset July 1776, He Helped to Shape
The First Compact in The History
Of the New Hampshire Grants.
He Aided in Formulating the Vermont
Declaration of Independence.
Delegate to Congress April 1777.
President of the Convention
Which Framed the First Constitution
And of the Council of Safety.
Governor 1778-1789 and 1790-1797.

On one of the other two sides of the block is a large medallion, and on the other a ship, each cut in the granite with appropriate ornamentation.

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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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331704227
• ISBN 13: 9781331704225
• Reliure: Tapa blanda
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible