Author: John Lee

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-19

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9781331739524

Excerpt from Lee Family: Quarter-Millennial Gathering of the Descendants and Kinsmen of John Lee, One of the Early Settlers of Farmington, Conn;, Held in Hartford, Conn;, Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug; 5th and 6th, 1884 At our Family Gathering, as will be seen in the minutes, a committee was appointed to prepare the material and attend to the publication of the proceedings, and it was intended to commence at once, and have it completed as soon as practicable. Knowing the fitness of Rev. Mr. Loveland for the position, and his willing disposition to render any service that was within his power, he was selected as one of them, with the understanding that the work would be principally his to do, and under his control. His sudden sickness and death in September disarranged all plans, and has greatly retarded its progress. Another thing which operated to cause delay, was the fact, that after our Gathering had dissolved and many had left for their homes, it was suggested that it would be a good plan to illustrate the book with the likenesses of some of our best looking Lees, so that other members of the family might obtain some idea of the style of beauty in vogue among our kindred. The resulting correspondence, of course, took much time, and the additional fact that some were unable to attend to the matter at an early day, (owing to sickness in their families), all operated as a hindrance, so that it was late in January before all were obtained. Still another cause was, that we were in the midst of an exciting political campaign, in which, of course, every American citizen was interested, and the secretary was selected by his fellow-townsmen as a candidate for the Legislature, and elected after a fierce contest, at the same time being a member of the city government where he resides; and also the fact, that he is a mechanic, and necessitated to daily toil, all operated to delay the work. He would have much preferred that this work had fallen upon some one else, but there seemed to be no one who was willing to attempt it, and so he must do it, if it was done at all. He hopes this explanation will be satisfactory, and that the record of what was said and done at Hartford will be a source both of interest and pleasure to all the kindred, whether present or absent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.