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Excerpt from Tribute of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New-York, to the Memory of General John A. Dix: May 1, 1879 Mr. President: As we meet here today, we are called to lament the loss by death of one of the noblest and best of our fellow citizens, whose long and useful life was devoted to the service of his city, his State and his country to the welfare of man, and to the praise of God. 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.