Excerpt from Memoir of Hon. Hiland Hall, LL. D Mr. Hall has always taken a deep interest in American history, especially that connected with the territory and stat-e of Vermont. He delivered the first annual address that was made before the Ver mont Historical Society; and for six years from 1859 was its pres'i dent, and has since been active in the preparation and arrangement of the materials for the two published volumes of its collections, and in otherwise promoting its usefulness and success. 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.