Download or read book Transactions of the Historical and Literary Committee of the American Philosophical Society, 1819, Vol. 1 written by John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-18 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Transactions of the Historical and Literary Committee of the American Philosophical Society, 1819, Vol. 1: Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge Sir - As corresponding secretary to the Historical Committee of the American Philosophical Society, it is my duty to Solicit the aid of men of learning and infor mation, hy the help of whose knowledge light may be thrown on the yet obscure history of the early times Of the colonization of this country, and particiilarly of this state. Our much respected President and common friend Dr. Wistar, has often spoken to me of the great know ledge which you lessees respecting the Indians who. 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.