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Excerpt from The Life of Peter Van Schaack, LL. D: Embracing Selections From His Correspondence and Other Writings, During the American Revolution, and His Exile in England As the biography of an eminent American, of elevated character, of high integrity, and of honorable association, who, in sentiment, was opposed to taking up arms in the American Revolution, this work - composed as it mainly is of original contemporaneous materials, which may help to guide the future historian - will, it is believed, not be without its value. Although a new field for historic research seemed to open to his view, and to tempt investigation, the author has aimed to confine himself within the lines of biography, without invading the department of political philosophy, or unnecessarily encroaching upon the province of history; and yet a large share of his materials possess the qualification of being at once autobiographical and historical. 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.