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Excerpt from Addresses at the Dedication of the Monument: Erected to the Memory of Matthew Thornton Merrimack, N. H. September 29, 1892 Within the narrow enclosure of a diminutive burial-ground in the village of Thornton's Ferry, in the town of Merrimack, for over four score years have reposed the remains of Matthew Thornton. Only a modest tombstone with a. Simple inscription has marked the resting-place of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the foremost promoters of the American cause. The patriots of the Revolution are not forgotten. The perpetuation of their memory in history and in enduring inscriptions is the willing duty of a grate ful people. 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.