IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A GLIMPSE OF THE HISTORY OF THEIR BUILDERS, HAS EXPOSED HERSELF TO MANY DANGERS, SUFFERED PRIVATIONS, SICKNESS, HARDSHIP; MY FAITHFUL AND INDEFATIGABLE COLLABORATOR AT HOME; THIS WORK IS AFFECTIONATELY AND RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED. AUGUSTUS LE PLONGEON, M.D. BROOKLYN, FEBRUARY 15, 1896. |