Historical and Descriptive Sketches of the Maritime Colonies of British America (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical and Descriptive Sketches of the Maritime Colonies of British America I would point out, in particular, the settle ments formed by the late Earl of Selkirk in Prince Edward Island. Much has been said to the prejudice of that nobleman, . And well acquainted as I am with his views and measures, I am confident they were not only good and honourable in regard to himself, but honest and properly intended, as respected every other person. 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.