Excerpt from Address in Commemoration of the Two-Hundredth Anniversary: Of the Incorporation of Lancaster, Massachusetts At a meeting of the Committee appointed to make arrangements for the Celebration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Lancaster, held Dee. 20, 1852, - Voted, To invite Joseph Willard, Esq., to deliver the Address upon the occasion of the Celebration. Joseph Willard, Esq. Dear Sir, - I have the honor to transmit to you the annexed Vote, passed last evening with perfect unanimity. Permit me to express the hope that it will suit your convenience to comply with the wishes of the Committee, and that you will authorize me so to state at their next meeting, which takes place on the 27th inst. The 15th day of June, 1853, is fixed upon for the Celebration. Gentlemen, - I have received your invitation "to deliver the Address upon the occasion of the Celebration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Lancaster." Accept my thanks for this unexpected honor. I have delayed my answer, doubting whether I could adequately represent the occasion. 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.