Excerpt from Memoirs of Jacob Ritter: A Faithful Minister in the Society of Friends In presenting these memoirs to the public, it may be proper to mention that the narrative of Jacob Ritter was, at his own request, committed to writing many years before his decease, and was carefully preserved among his papers. It is now, with the exception of a few verbal corrections, published in its original form. This portion of the ensuing work having, in manuscript, been submitted to the inspection of many Friends, they were of the judgment that it should appear in print; and that many additional anecdotes and striking incidents might be usefully appended. Believing, in accordance with the view frequently expressed to me by Jacob Ritter, that some remarkable occurrences of his life should be recorded for the benefit of posterity, I have endeavoured, with much pains, to collect and arrange these reminiscences concerning this beloved Friend, and trust they will be found to answer the object for which they are now offered to the public. It may be added, that Jacob Ritter being of German parentage, had retained much of his vernacular style of language; and to this circumstance the reader will trace occasional peculiarities of expression observable in the following memoirs. 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.