The Life of Schuyler Colfax (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Schuyler Colfax As your prediction of a year ago has been realized, I have no further Objection to your publishing any sketch, more or less full, of my life, you may have prepared. As you were, for a dozen years, a fellow-townsman of mine, and valued friend, I suppose you know as much about my history as the public would care about know ing; and although my engrossing duties here leave me no time to revise the manuscript, I have no fear that your work will not be a faithful one. 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.