Excerpt from Life and Correspondence of Field Marshal Sir John Burgoyne, Bart, Vol. 1 of 2 In General Burgoyne's will, made in Dublin, while he was commander-in-chief in Ireland, he acknowledges his children, and makes provision for their future, by leaving the interest of a sum of �4000 to their mother for her life, and at her death to be divided in equal proportions among the children. In the same will he recommends that his eldest son, John, should enter the naval service, stating his conviction that it was the most ...
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Excerpt from Life and Correspondence of Field Marshal Sir John Burgoyne, Bart, Vol. 1 of 2 In General Burgoyne's will, made in Dublin, while he was commander-in-chief in Ireland, he acknowledges his children, and makes provision for their future, by leaving the interest of a sum of �4000 to their mother for her life, and at her death to be divided in equal proportions among the children. In the same will he recommends that his eldest son, John, should enter the naval service, stating his conviction that it was the most promising that a young man in his son's circumstances could choose, but adding an earnest desire that his inclinations might not be forced. 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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