Excerpt from General Sullivan Not a Pensioner of Luzerne For historical students, familiar with the events of our war of independence and the character of its leaders, reference to the early life or subsequent career of General Sullivan may not be requisite for our present purpose. To the public generally such information in regard to both is indispensable, for any thorough understanding of the questions which it is proposed to consider. It is certainly with no wish to parade his claim to grateful acknowledgment from his country, that this brief review of the part which he took in the struggle for national existence, is presented. With his countrymen generally, he did his best to make that struggle a success, according to his abili ties and opportunities. But, when unjustly assailed, Whoever is interested in his memory is not only entitled, but under solemn Obligation, to vindicate it from undeserved reproach. 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.