Life of Peter Van Schaack, LL. D

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Although a new field for historic research seemed to open to his view, and to tempt investigation, the author has aimed to confine himself within the lines of biography, without invading the department of politi cal philosophy, or unnecessarily encroaching upon the province of history; and yet a large share of his ma terials possess the qualification of being at once auto biographical and historical.