ENTERED according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850, by SIDNEY DRAKE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Connecticut. A. ALVORD, PRINTER 29 Gold-st, N. Y. 972 1452m TO THE HONORABLE HENRY CLAY: MY DEAR SIR: I take the liberty to inscribe these volumes to your as a testimonial of personal gratitude. In the midst of engrossing cares you have often been pleased to turn aside for a while to foster those who were following the humbler and quieter walks of litera ture; and it is, naturally, their delight to offer for your acceptance. upon every suitable occasion, an acknowledgment of cordial thankfulness. Allow me, then, as the only tribute I can tender, to present a work designed to illustrate the history and resources of one of those American States which were summoned into the brotherhood of nations by your sympathy and eloquence. I am, with the greatest respect, Your friend and servant, BALTIMORE, JULY, 1850. .. 564040 BRANTZ MAYER. |
