The tour of James Monroe, president of the United States, through the northern and eastern states, in 1817; his tour in the year 1818; together with a sketch of his life; with descriptive and historical notices of the principal places through which he passed ...

Front matter

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Preface

TO THE SECOND EDITION.

THE inducement to the publication of the first Edition of this work, arose from a desire to preserve, in a volume, the interesting incidents in the President's First Tour,— the Addresses delivered to him, and his Answers to them.

Knowing that a monotonous detail of civilities bestowed and reciprocated, would fatigue the reader, I attempted to blend with the narrative, Descriptive and Historical notices of the country through which he travelled; having, from personal observation, acquired some knowledge of the greatest part of the country the President explored.

VI. PREFACE.

From the diversity of matter contained in the work, errors may be expected, and will undoubtedly be discovered.

The Second Tour of the President was a very limited one, and of course the account of it is short.

It is sincerely to be hoped that a much abler hand will present to the public an account of his extensive and interesting Tour in 1819.

THE AUTHOR.

Hartford, Sept, 1819.