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TO

THE YOUNG MEN OF ALABAMA,

WITH WHOSE FATHERS I WAS ASSOCIATED IN PUBLIC LIFE,

AND WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY;

AND TO

THE YOUNG MEN, DESCENDANTS OF THE ORIGINAL PROPRIETORS,

WHO LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE

GOVERNMENT,

AND BY WHOSE WISE COUNSELS AND FAITHFUL ADMINISTRATION

THE STATE ENJOYED A CAREER OF

UNEXAMPLED PROSPERITY,

(PREVIOUS TO THE LATE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES,)

AND TO WHOSE TALENTS AND VIRTUES

I HAVE ERECTED A MEMORIAL,

THIS VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED,

BY THEIR FRIEND,

THE AUTHOR