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ORATEGN,

PRONOUNCED AT BOSTON,
ON THE FOURTH DAY OF .7i’71..‘(3 1810,

BEFORE THE

“BUNKER-E-HLL AS@0CIA'MON"‘

AND

IN” PRESENCE O1?‘ THF.

5:‘ UPRE./ME EXE C UTIVE 01"‘ ‘I ‘I1’ If} C’ 0..7”J1.M"O.7\~“WIC. ,’x?.2';.'1"T2}";

RY DANIEL YVALDO LINCOLN,

COUNSELLOR. AT lL:‘\V‘.’.

BOSTON:
3'2‘1lI'N"1"ED FOR ISIXJALC :~'[t.5‘:‘Tn4()Ep

1810.

D. ‘W. LINCOLN, Esq.
SIR,

.52 obedience to CL Vote of the Bunker Hill Association, -we wait 2.zpo.72.
you in their behalf’, to re2?2mztlze2'1' zharzlcs for the elegant Omt2'o72 this day
delivered at tlzeir request, and to solicitfram you a cap;/for tlze press.

In the clischavge q/'2:/2.z's (lzlty, we demkoe great pleasure from the 0}bj)07‘-
zuzzity it a_17‘arals usj)erso7zalZy of decla2~i72.g the Izig-Ia satzfsf'actio7lz ‘we empe-
wiencedfram the perfm*27za7zce above alluded lo.

We have the lzonozlr to be,
l with respect and esteem,
yours respeczgfully,

ROBERT GARDNER,
JOHN BRAZER, %
BENJAMIN AUSTIN, C'omm2'ttec%.
NATHANIEL NOYES,
C'}zarlesz‘a7:v7z, July 4, 1810. DAVID GOODWIN,

 

GENTLEMEN, .B0sl09z, J'ul_y 4», 1810.

../My i7zclinaz.‘z'o1z is seweavzt to the evil! of tlze “ Bunker Hill Associah
tion.” The peljfomncmce which they have lmzaured wit}; their approba-
z‘z'a7'z is at tlzeir disposal. Be pleased Gentlemen to recez'12e, ivzdividtlally,
assurances of the 7'esjJen§fizZ con.s'£de7'atz°a7z of

I:”o2lrs, 69°C.
D. W". LINCOLN.

Messrs. ROBERT GARDNER,

' JOHN BRAZER, l e ’

BENJAMIN AUSTIN’, C'ommz'ttee.
NATHANIEL NOYES, ,
%% %M%TiW).~«"L%VID GOODVVIN,

ORATEON.

TYRAN T beware ! Dare not to invade the
sacred rights, chartered to Nature’s children by

Nature’s God ! Dare not to arovoke the venoeancc
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of valor, the indignation of virtue, the anathema of

Heaven! Restrain the savage myrmidons of thy
power from the sacrilegious violation of peace, the
prostration of law, the destruction of estate, and

the sacrifice of life !

 Such were the dictates of reason, ere usurping
pride trampled on the prerogatives and immunities
of freenien. Such were the arguments of justice,
ere legislativie voracity wrested friorn the stubborn
hand of labor‘ the wages of toilsorne industry.
Suchrwere the petitions of loyalty ere wanton cruel-4

ty had curdled the mantling blood of 1{i1'1d1‘€Ci2tfi‘€C—

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tion ; or annullecl the hallowed obligation of filial
submission. Such were the intreaties ofhurnanity,
ere the ministers of royal barbarity were unleashed,

ere ruin revelled at his harvest home, or death cele-

brated his carnival,

Vat’ as man ordained the enemy of man, the spoiler
of his fellow? VVas it enjoined by the eternal fiat
of the Creator, that the parent should become fili-

cide ? ‘Was it appointed by the universal legisla-

ltor’s edict, that the irmnolation of her offspring be

 

the Inother’s glory ? England ! Be thy unnate
ural policy accursed! Thy protection of thy West.-
ern colonies was the oppression of Tyranny. The
exactions of rapacity were thy fiscal resources,

the subjection of thy government was the debase-
ment of slavery. When patience was exhausted
by repeated acquiescence in reiterated aggression;
when complaint was answered by insult,” and,su-
peraddecl wrongs replied to remonstrance ; when
endurance became degradation and submission
inleaiiiiiess, A our gallant rsirtis daredto vindicate their
rights and resist the tyrant’s power.   But though

injury had, cancelled the connexion, and .to‘utrage

i "had severed ,the tie of loyal relation, tgfilial attach_..»

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nent continued still dear, and separatioli was painu

ful, as the parting of love.

rDarl{ and portentous as the thundercloud,
fearful and fatal, the Stygiau waveiof royal ven-
geance rolled hitherward. The shores of Ameri-

ca recoiled at its approach. The hills trembled

I with dismay, the forest shades darkened into night,

the echoes shrunk to their caves, all nature shud-

dered at the monstrous ruin.

The story of the events of the revolution need

not be. recited. You remember, for you have be-

held your streets blush with British barbarity.

You have seen the mangled victims of the fifth of

“March sacrificed to the furies by rufiian violence. 

You have heard the groans, and watched the linger-
ing decay of the martyred Monk. You were beguil-
ed of your arms by insidious treachery, and be-
trayed to the insolence of a licentious soldiery.
Pestilence entered your dw'e1liug*s,danger ‘encoun-

tered you abroad, famine scowled in the market

it place, 7 and ‘despair haunted your solitude, The

thuhder of Bunker’s heightspealed on the startled

i ear of apprehension, the knell of vanquished liber- 1

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ty. To your afirighted vision,‘ Charlestown flamed
the funeral pile of freedom. You gazed with hor-
ror, as the curling smoke of her ruins ascended,
in awful grandeur to the skies, and bore the accu-
sation of a nation’s Wrongs to the footstool of eter-
nal justice. sYou witnessed your warriors’ fate,
and lamented the death of your heroes! Mourn
not i'or.r.tl1e1nel They fell ,uutimely,yyy.yl)t“rt they" fell
lilter stars of the firmament, and marked theiriradil-
ant course with glory! Vietory’s captive banners

wave around the sepulchral monument. The lau-.

rel luxuriates on the soldier’s grave. Fame will

publish and genius chronicle their illustrious ya-3
chievements. The measured period of revolving
centuries will not limit their renown. The syplen-.
dour of their names will endure, till the last cycle of
concluding time shall close the memory of human

greatttess.  

VVl1ile sensibility writhes in the recollected an-

guish of those wounds, aimed at freedom in the

Itttiassesllseast;lWhite memory in mournfulttiretrosls  

pect reviews the terrors, perils and sufferings of
that dread conflict, tvvhich emancipated millions

from the oppressor’s yoke 5» gratitude Will arouse-

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cratethe votive wreath, and bind it blooming on

the conqueror’s brow.

On this auspicious day, valor plucked its most
precious gem from Britain’s diadem, and brake the
despot’s sceptre. On this sacred morn, liberty pre-
vailed, and despised, oppressed, and injured colo-
nies became free,sovereign,and independent states;
Hallowed be the anniversary of Columbia’s glory 1
Let the huzzas of Victory greet its matin ray"; let
the acclarnations of triumph. salute its western
beam! Let the shores resound with the song of
gladness, and the borders echo the peal of joy: for
on this day, America was absolved from the curse

of British connexion.

The fate of Proserpine was Caledonia’s destinyn-,

The sword of England died the flowers of Lothian‘

with the blood of her chieftains. The fleeces of

Tvveedale were chased by the winds, and vultures

and ravens gorged on the mountain tops. Ruin

usurped the Cheviot hills, anicliif:;11‘nine lorded on

Lammar Muir, the foedary of British connexion.

Freedom loved to rover on S'noWdon’s lieiglits,

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oriloiter in the wSl‘1E1Cl€S of Pe111nan1nlaWr,,for Cam»

bria Was her Paphos.

—-----«--------“ Hie illius armtt,
“ Hie currus fuit.”

At Llewellin’s fall liberty and science Bed. The

bard struck his mournfnl harp, and raised the solig

of grief. The Weapon, ireeking with his prince’s ’

 

blood, pierced the hea.1*t,. ,Wl1ere,,,elo,clX.l1ad birth,
and hushed the voice of tuneful inspiration.  Brit-».
ish connexion, it .

“ Made thuge Plinlimmon bow his clonal C.1‘app’d lxeadf’,

A  Britishconnexion has blasted the green fields of
Erin, and borne the torch of clirest ruin to the cab;
in of her peasantry. A It has strangled Genius in
its cradle, and hunted virtue znid valor to the tomb.
British connexion has desolated the delightful
plains of Indostan,has crimsoned the Wave of the
Ganges with gore, and choaked the Burrampooter
with the rernains of slaugl1te1'ed inhabitants. But‘

the awful hour of retribution will arise, when In»

- dia,,7is;,:str.o11gs ,shall ,l.2e,_. ay,e,11ged,;, when,,,,,,tl1eSl1a111~

rock shall flourish fair, when the moliuxrieiital mar.

* Whether copying a. sentence, from a former essay of the Autl1o1',
be plag‘iaris1n,” is submi_tte_§:l. to thesdecision of criticism,  ‘F 1 . l‘

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ble shall record F itzgerald’s Virtues, and the epim
taph of Emmett be inscribed by’ a freeman’s hand;
Wltentlle denunciation of l Merlin shall be accom-

plished and t"Tallties.sin’s prophecy fulfilled; wllea

% lScotira’sl1il‘l.s shall wanton in native lu::m'l::mce. = at

T he collected Wisdom ofa ransomed land “ otn.
dained and established” a constltutionof g§;ovem.~
meet, a magma eh‘a1*ta of A.merica1'1libe1*ties, xt;t~1ac.'I1
secured by equal laws, the enjoyment of equal
rights to every Citizen ; and fotbad by eternal tin-
terdiction a crown to ambition, and a mitre to £2111»
aticism. t Conscience was left tmcoafined, as the
benevolence of Deity. A Here the Mobed may
kindle “and cherisl1% the sacred flarne, t the Bramiu
may explain the mysteries of theVidam, the Imam
may expound the precepts of l‘vl.al1omet, the Levite
may declare the ordinances of the Talmud,

“ 01- the rude Indian, whose untutor’d mind,
“ Sees God in clouds, 91- hears him in the wind,”

may offer to the Great Spirit, the CflT‘llS3lOl”.lS of so-
pers.I:ltioLI$ adoration ; and the apostle of the bless»
ed Jesus maylliublish the words of life, a31clpr0-
claim salvation to redeemed lmmanity. The
elu1rch,eetabemacle, mosqtw, pagoda and temple may
rise in undistinguisehedytoleration. WNVO tests awe the

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will, no inquisitorial Synod forges? letters for the

mind. Inquir r is free as thought,and opinion un-

. restrained as the air of heaven I The press is a safe-

guard of public rights. it _ It is the inessenger of
truth, the herald of science, the interpreter of let-
ters, the arnanuensis of history and the torcher of

futurity. Like the sun, it illurnines the gloom of

'theGothic nigl1t,irradiates the shades of ignorance,

and pours a flood of knowledge on the world. It
dilates the perceptions of man, extends his intel-
lectual vision, inspires his heart with sensibility‘
and his mind with thought ; and endows him with
past and present _ornniscience. ,It,directs his Way"

to the Pier~z,m mount, and cliscovers to faith the

l‘;?.t{llt'tl1tp‘c1"£l1 by angels trod to Zion’s holy, hill. 0,

may it continue free, the faithful ward, of civil lib-
erty; may the rigid censorshipoi‘ public opitiion
preserve its purity inviolate. The bondage of ig-
norance is the vilest slavery. Education only can
teach rnanlrincl to appreciate, to enjoy and to secure

the blessings we comrnemorate, as the icleot un-

A their price win barter jewels ror ?a gut-

tering toy; uninformed iposterity a “Will surrender
the privileges, purchased with their father’s blofiél

for any specious impostnre. Teach your children

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wisdom, teach them the eoi1sunnnatios.1 c;>l”n.w’isc‘it>n1«-»~

virtue. Instruct them to compute the value of

Liberty, to estimated the worth of independence;
lestart ibeguiie and ambition subject thern, and in
the bitterness of suffering, they should smite your
tombstones with their chains ; is sml curse the sires,
who bred them brutes.   Educationwill instil no—~
bled sentiments, will elevate, the mind to liberality*,
generosity, and ,1‘I1flg‘l1Et11i1nilly, will 1*egenei*nte, and
give sentient existence and intelligent being;.-
Superior to sordid views of selfish ‘.'3.(lV’£tl1iZ£1f_’;<1:?, the
enlightened Citizen will devote himself to l"llE‘.~;»
Country. In the sublime (;ontemplation of uni-
versal good he will disrega1'd the insigiiifieant eon.-

siderationsof petty personal, or local interests, and

disdain the paltry bicke1*ing*s of   piarty collision.

 Like the enchantment of Circe’s baneful enp,
party spirithas transformed mankind, “ unmould-
ing reason’s mintage.” It has frozen the current of
the heart, and paralized the pulses of love. l7i'iend-
ship meets a stranger in forgotten sympathy ; 
ternity turns aside from alienated atlectiozig and
parental tenderness petrifies in filial esti'ang;e1i‘1ei,1t.
The demon of party spirit has pervaded even to

the penetralia, and subverted. the altars of the Pen~

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steps, whiie enthroned on the ruins, he ‘iI'iu111pit5'i1'i
dottiestic discord. Party spirit has i.ovad’ed places
most sacred, reverend and holy 5 has polluted the

jmigthettt seat, and profaned the temples of the most
High. Histot r points to her sanguine leaf, the
n1ou;_*nfo1 memorial of party rage. See, Marius’
$13631“ :f=:e:.eia:i11g with goasei-.—--Behold, e.ttpi1*ing breath
iingci~s on Syiiefis b1adettt!7—~czm the drops be hum»
hem-<*i,th:1t 12.11 from Julius’ sword 1 stztins
i3e'st:e;>ttt“{id from Antonius’ helm ? Mark the rose
dripping with blood ; Wheire brother falls beneath
a bt"other’s hand; where man is u11hun1anized,2md
the sewage is fleshed in kindred carnage ! Fatl1e1~ of
mercies ; Let not such be the destiny of my Conn;
try; Let not the evening star go down in blood!

Education can “unlock the ciasping charm, and

  thaw the numming spell” of party spirit. By in-

fotltiittg man how little man can know, it will relax
the dogmatical pertinacitytof ignorance,and infuse
at temper of candor and teohciliation ; not the obse-
qutious‘ eo11ci1ia‘tion, which receives and adopts er»

iriot-is but that, which forgives them.

The militia of the United States? is the guardi-
an of t their ‘independence.  ° The arms consecrated

to freedom are preserved to defend the libertiest

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they Won. The sonsrof €l1€;fq_l)l’£Wt'3 will protect their

precious spat1‘in1ony.% Europe may marshal her

legions in dread array; and a clespot’s Will may
move the ;organizer.l automata. to systematical
destriuction; but iiecessitycsliftss the soldier’s re-
luctant arm, and directs the unmeditated blow‘.
America alone possesses the thewes t and sinews
ofwar. Liberty is the inspiringt Genius of
her Champions; and their rcormtry, the friends
of their bosoms, the children of their love, their...
selves, their homes, and the objects of their
accustomedsolicitucle and 1*ega1'cl,e are their im-
pulsions to action. If these motives sufiice not,
theirifatherlsl-ghostisi would cr‘owtl the battle field,

ar1tdter1~iI"y invasion.

. Liberated from the thraldom of foreign oppress-,

% sion, Columbia moved on “ with unblenched 

esty.”- Plenty crowned the cultivator’s toil. Sci-
ence» and art,vying with successful emulatioI1,con-
ferreicl the roeed of merit and the classic bay;
American :Comm*erce yoked the winds of every
sky, and freighted every billowg. until the Gallic:
Comet which hasswept the orbs, gleamed clesola~
tioa on the seas; mitil the lawless ambition of Brit»!

sin erssa«yed»«trto usurp the elements.

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Independent America could not bow her proud
spirit to tame acquiescence in injuries, to compli-
ant submission to Wrongs. She shuddered with a
rnotner’s fears at the recollectecl horrors of war,and
hesitated to devote her children to the slaughter.
A temperate, digiiified and prudent policy resorted
to the sole and salutary alternative, an embargo-

Had this measure been enforced and continued;

V the Commerce of our Country might at this day

have been free and unshackled, as the wave of
oceangthe property of our citizens secured from
spoliation, and the honor of the government pre ser-
ved untarnished. Unhappy Nation! Hitherto thy
escntcheon, was spotless, as the lilly, which no sun-
beam has freckled. Thy fame was fair and bril-
liant as a cloudless morn, until it was blotted with
the foul disgrace of factions resistance to autliority.
Commerce is the copious channel of Wealth and
the medium of universal knowledge. It is y the
patron of agriculture, and nurse of the arts, It
incites to enterprize, and recompenses industry.
Ityassoeyiates the Various 1nWe1*nbe1‘s ofthe human fam-
ily, connects the regions of the earth andapproXi“-
mates the poles. “As a 7" profitable servant of the
common weal, let commerce be fostered and pro-
tected; but let not the independence of America

be sacrificed in mercantile speculations; let not

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her distinguished immunities and inestimable lib?
erties be the l)?OOi~£€Ci and legered items in the ac»
count of foreign trade.

The progressive improvement A of domestic man.
ufactures is a cause of present gratulation and
rejoicinox Innutnerous hills whiten with fleeces;
unnumbered vallies labor with plenty; the plains
Wave with luxurient harvests ; the teeming earth
discloses her secret treasures; universal abun-
dance invites the artist and the arts. By removing
the necessity of resorting to foreign climes forsup~

plies of the i conveniences of life, domestic manu-

rrfacturest promote the real .1 independence of our

country ;i and strengthen‘“ the bonds ofnnion be—
tween the confederate states,by establishing inter-

nal cotnnieree and increasing their mutual reliance.

While the tempest of war has desolated the na-
tions, while the whirlwindiof destruction has wast»
ed the kingdoms, and overturned the thrones of
Europe; While the isvvord has consunted the pee»
ple,and a deluge of blood has drenched their fields,
and overflowed their polluted streams ; our native
skies have continued serene and fair. Peace has
inhabited our borders, and security dwelt in our

towns. Our civil privileges, which were 21Cl'.‘li€\'-

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ed by valor, llitwi‘. been preserved by Wisdom.
Our comforts, which were gained by enterprize,

have been increased by industry. Ourinstitutiorrs,

_ which were founded by liberality, have been foster-

ed by munificenee. The principles of our consti-
tution of government remain uncltaiiged ;.»a1‘rd. so
long as they shall enclure, and the integrity of the
federal union shall oontixme utiimpaired, Americans
may rejoice in the freedom,sovereignty and inde-
penclertce of the United ‘States. T hey shall endure
forever. By our brave fatherslmemories, by the

awful shades of revolutionary martyrs, I swear,

 

they shall endure fo1‘eve1‘, . for,“ though indi-
“ viduals may perish, truth is eternal. The mde
“ blasts of tyranny may blow from every quarter,
“ but freedom . is a hardy plant, that will survive
“ the tempest, and. strike an eve1*lastir1g root in the

“ most unfavorable soil.”

Columbia, favorite oi‘ l1m€€tV€1“1,at1d hope. of the

world! Rejoice! Nature and Art unite to adorn

A tliee .1. VVea1th _38..i?h}‘2....,l1£111Cl111fli(l, .an.d Wisdom and

hoiior attend thy stepsl Thy eagle will soar to

the stars,and build her eyry, where danger cannot

climb. Nations will seek shelter under the covert of it

her wings. The corners of the earth will bound thy

power, and the GO11fiI1&S of eternity limit thy glory I

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‘sour; tiw.tt1xe1*c bcpno b1-ea.king' in,‘ 1101' gokxg‘ out; that there be no
c0222j.zIcz£nz'72g* in out streets. Happy is that people, that is in such a cage :
yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.” Pmn. cxliv. 13--15.
14—9t}1 Hymn, 53d Book”, from Dr. ‘VVatts—g~"1‘L111e .fl/Iemnh
Honour in J3.flzg'i3tra1:es, or Go-u3r7zmentfr'a1n God. _
1 Eternal Sovereign of the sky,
And Lord of 2.11 below,
‘We mortals to thy Majesty
Our first obedience owe.

 Our souls adore thy throrze supreme,
And bless thy p1'oviEio11ce,

For xnagistmtes ofmezmcr name,
Our glory and defence. '

:3 [The rulers of these States shall shine
’With rays above the rest,
"Where laws tmd. libmties combine
To make a nation b1css"d.]

T’1'-.1yer, by the Rev. Mr. Richardson. _
p Ode: composed for the occasion, by Dr. Nathl. Noye-s.—-'I‘une C‘/zt;*.s‘tc7'.

KINID Heaven returns the'g1o1;ious mo1'm,
That 11'ai1’d these States, ‘a. Nation born»!
Thus Rank:’cZ with Kingdoms of the ‘W.or1d,;
F1-Moxn Britainfis Th__rone_t11.e Scepgzre. hur1’d,

Nature andp Natures G-od desig'n’d- p
.Frcad0m and flzome should bless Mankind ; A
But Jfiézgs and Z'omEz.9 their power eznploy
These sa.crc—:d blessings to destroy.

‘What Man who boasts C o LUM 13 IAN biz-t/'1,
‘Will bow to T3/7‘a7zts of the earth ?
Our Rigkts or Im'lejJe7zde9zce yield
With rich¢st'6Zoo_a’ of Marty:-’s sealfcl ?_
‘Whilst Freeman ne1'v’c1 with nzcwjzial glovcv

% In fields of c1:mger_flczic’d the foe ;
ADAMS and Granny signed the deed 
Coluxnbiafs Sons from Bondage freed.

‘When proud Bu1'g'oync with th1'e:,Ltcniz'1g s'word,
High in his proclamation soar’d :

Brave STARK reveng-’d our Country’s czuxsac,
Bound fast tlzis British Lion’.s pimrs.

 

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‘Those Patriot Sires who meet their doom,-
Address you from the 1nou1c1’1'ing; Tomb ;
“ CoZzmzZ2z'a~ns .-’ firm your rights maintain!
“ Or else VVefaug'izz‘ and dieclin vain :

“ Swear by that Power_who rules the Fates,
“ Of‘ clmnging‘ Kz'2zg~cZo22zs, W'orZz1s and Stcztes,
“No Tyra2zt’s sh-3.11 possesss your Soil,

“ No C1'~az'tor-’s arts your Freedom foil.”

SecuI"d by Heavezfs protecting hand,

As Brethren, _;’Er-222., united stand!

V»/‘itll hateful scam the -;v2*ez‘c/‘z disdain
"Who seeks to break our U2z.z'm2’s__Chain.
May Peace, the darling" boon of Heaven,
To this long‘ troubied world be given !
"Unshackled Commerce spread the seas,
C3ontrc>u1’d no more by ..Mcm’s decrees.
May Friendship’s blest .Jifi'Zlen2Izz222 rise,
Pure as the Sun that gilds the skies S
T111 HE who 1-eig11s thro’ years the same,
Speaks and dissolves all Na1;ure’s frame.

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 T/Be DE L E GA '1‘ E s from .7‘%Iassabc.722z.s.~etz‘.<: ‘av/L0 sz'_-gzzecl Me .Dec:’:zralz'mz of
fnclepeyzdezzce -we7'e—--Jo H N HA. 2»: co (2 K, 2?/um .Presz'a’ent of C'on,g2~ess.———.To H N‘
AD A. Ms,“ late Presiderzt of the Unzkfecl States-—~RoB E B’. '1" TRE A T PA I N1=:,*‘
late Jzulg-e of the Suprenze G'0burz‘.--8.4. M U E‘. L A DA. Ms, la 28 Ga72e2°7z0r' of
Jilassac/zzasetts, E LBRI D G E G E R nY,""“ pre.s~ent Goverrzor.

‘* will alive, czmZj1rese22.t on 1/2233 0ccm.~£o2z.