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Excerpt from Oration, Delivered at the Request of the City Authorities of Salem, July 4, 1842 In Common Council - Monday evening, July 11, 1842. Mr. Driver submitted the following Resolves, which were unanimously adopted, and sent up for concurrence: Resolved, That the thanks of the City Council be presented to the Rev. Charles W. Upham, for the eloquent and learned Oration delivered by him on the late anniversary of American Independence, at the request of the City Authorities of Salem; and that the Committee of Arrangements be authorized to request a copy for publication. Resolved, That the thanks of the City Council be presented to the Salem Light Infantry and Salem Mechanic Light Infantry Companies, for their prompt and efficient performance of Escort duty. Resolved, That the thanks of the City Council be presented to Col. H. K. Oliver, Chief Marshal, his Aids and Assistants, for their valuable services in arranging the civil procession. Resolved, That the thanks of the City Council be presented to the officiating Clergymen and the reader of the Declaration of Independence, for their services on this occasion. Resolved, That the thanks of the City Council be presented to those Ladies and Gentlemen composing and assisting the volunteer Choir, for their correct and appropriate performances, and to the gentleman who wrote the Ode for that occasion. Board of Aldermen - Monday evening, July 11, 1842. The above Resolutions were read, and unanimously concurred in. 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.