Excerpt from Dr. Basil Manly, the Founder of the Alabama Historical Society The late letters of Dr. Manly contain no reference to the bant ling he had so fondly cherished for five years. Indeed it is not supposed that he took any part in the work of the Society after 185 5. But an explanation for this is doubtless found in the fact not only that he was deeply absorbed in other matters, but also because of the association of the Historical Society with the Uni versity, by which it was supposed to be nourished and fostered. ...
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Excerpt from Dr. Basil Manly, the Founder of the Alabama Historical Society The late letters of Dr. Manly contain no reference to the bant ling he had so fondly cherished for five years. Indeed it is not supposed that he took any part in the work of the Society after 185 5. But an explanation for this is doubtless found in the fact not only that he was deeply absorbed in other matters, but also because of the association of the Historical Society with the Uni versity, by which it was supposed to be nourished and fostered. The story of the first five years of our history is full of interest, but no feature of it is more prominent than the noble work of him who founded and fostered it with so much patriotic zeal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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