Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Newport, May 4, 1843. Dear Sir,—We enclose a copy of a resolution passed by the General Assembly, at its present session, in relation to the highly interesting Address delivered by you on the third instant. We have much pleasure in performing the farther duty assigned to us, by requesting a copy of that Address for publication; and we beg leave to express a hope that you will comply with this request, as soon as your convenience will permit. We are, with sincere respect and regard, Your friends and obedient servants, ALBERT C. GREENE, RICHARD K. RANDOLPH. William G. Goddard, Esq. State or Rhode-island And Providence Plantations. J In General Assembly, May 3d, A. D. 1843— textit{Resolved, That the thanks of this General Assembly be presented to William G. Goddard, Eso,, for his very able and interesting Address in commemoration of the change oi government in this State, deliv ered this day in presence of the General Assembly : and that Albert C. Greene, and Richard K. Randolph, Esquires, be appointed a Committee to communicate to Mr. Goddard a copy of this Resolution, and to request a copy of said Address for publication ; and that they cause not less than two thousand copies thereof to be printed, and draw upon the General Treasury for the expense thereof. True copy—witness, HENRY BOWEN, textit{Secretary. Newport, May 5, 1843. Gentlemen,—Acknowledging, with just sensibility, the honor conferred upon me by the General Assembly, I hereby comply with the request so courteously communicated to me in your note of yesterday. Let me hope that I shall not too far presume upon the indulgence of the General Assembly, by adding to the Address a few historical notes which, from the limited time allotted to me, I have, thus far, been unable to prepare. 1 have the...