Register of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.; Organized Feb. 11, 1890. Incorporated Apr. 8, 1895. Published on the One Hundred and Twenty-third Anniversary of the United States of America, in the Year of Our Lord, 1899
New York: Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, 1899. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. 584, [20] pages. Frontis. Illustrations. Some pages uncut. Cover has some wear and soiling. Greetings slip from William Baylies et al. Dr. Edward Hagaman Hall was born on November 3, 1858, in Auburn, New York. Edward Hall attended Auburn Academic High School, and graduated with honors in 1877. He worked as the editor of the Norwich Morning Bulletin. He then went on to work for several other publications including: Waterbury Daily Republican, New England Correspondent of the New York Tribune, Republic Press (New York City), The Spirit of Seventy-Six, and Commerce and Labor. One of his most notable works was a study on the voyages of Henry Hudson, and the design of his ship, the Half Moon. In 1908, Hall was awarded an honorary degree from New York University and an LL.D. degree from Hobart College. On April 10th, 1889 a call was issued inviting delegates from every existing society from all states and territories to meet at Fraunce's Tavern in New York to organize a National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Shortly after, February 11th, 1890, the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was organized. Contents include: Origin and Influence of Modern Patriotic Societies, Roll of Members (includes Theodore Roosevelt pages 287-88, Elihu Root, page 288, Charles Francis Adams pages 66-7, John Quincy Adams, p. 68, Richard Harding Davies, p. 133, Chauncey Depew, p. 138, Frederick Dent Grant, p. 169, John D. Rockefeller, p. 285, and George Owen Squier, p. 306). The Roll of Ancestors includes James Roosevelt (p. 528). Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Theodore Roosevelt, Patriotic Society, Robert Roosevelt, Franklin Murphy, Fort Niagara, Fort Stanwix, Newton Battle, Philipse Manor Hall, Fort Brewerton, Sullivan's Expedition, Vergennes, W
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