Excerpt from Maine Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, 1891: With the Constitution and Roll of Membership, and in Addition, the Constitution and Officers of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Sec. 3. - The objects of this Society are to perpetuate the memory and the spirit of the men who achieved American Independence; to encourage historical research in relation to the American Revolution; to provide for the preservation of documents, relics and records of the individual services of Revolutionary sol diers and patriots; to promote the celebration of patriotic anniversaries; and by these and other means to impress upon the present and future generations the patriotic spirit which actuated our ancestors and established the Republic of the United States of America. 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.