Life of Colonel Talbot, and the Talbot Settlement, Its Rise and Progress, With Sketches of the Public Characters, and Career of Some of the Most Conspicuous Men in Upper Canada - Couverture rigide

Ermatinger, Edward 1797-1876

 
9781374164901: Life of Colonel Talbot, and the Talbot Settlement, Its Rise and Progress, With Sketches of the Public Characters, and Career of Some of the Most Conspicuous Men in Upper Canada

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In writing the Life of Colonel Talbot, I have had ono object in view, namely, to transmit to posterity, whatever is praiseworthy in his conduct and character, for their imitatation and example. The faults of such men as Colonel Talbot do not vary much from those of the bulk of mankind, and require no biographer. But when evil, and not good, is the governing principle of mens lives, then the picture should be reversed. I have sketched instances of both, with impartial hand. The Life of Colonel Talbot must prove highly interesting to a large population, which has grown up under his auspices, and whose history is identified with his own, in many respects. Suchalife would attract attention, from nusual character, simply as a pioneer of the f-trest. i to this, Colonel Talbot sname was associated with of those noble characters, who have contributed to 1me and glory of England, The principal facts connected with Colonel Talbot searly life, were obtained through a friend, from himself at my request, and although he was very ill at the time, he was very particular, that nothing but the truth should bo communicated. When the Colonel was supposed to be on his death bed at Mr, Harris in London, I visited him, and he spoke in a very feeling manner of his past career, and of his desire and endeavors to do right. Before 1left, I told him, I would endeavor to do justice to his memory and this is my chief reason for publishing these memoirs. Colonel Talbot slifo in Canada, docs not present to the biographer any of those striking incidents and startling events, which of themselves, are sufficient to command the attention of the world, and excite universal interest. We have nothing but his personal character and a repitition of the same kind of transactions to dwell on; frora which, however, much instruction may be derived. But to make this work more generally useful and inter
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