Excerpt from Historical Sketch of St. Joseph's Provincial Seminary, Troy, N. Y The United States Catholic Historical Society can not send forth this volume without returning thanks to the Rt. Rev. Bishop of Ogdensburg. NO one was better fitted to chronicle the story of St. Joseph's Seminary than Bishop Gabriels, who was present at its Opening and guided its fortunes for the greater part of its existence. In his possession were most of the Official documents bearing on the history of the Seminary which are known to exist, and he is personally acquainted with all the sources of infor mation. Naturally, the former president Of the Semi nary has used the language of modesty and sobriety, rather than that of enthusiasm, in presenting his story to our readers. From a historical point Of View this adds value to the work. We feel convinced that the Bishop's historical Sketch will always remain the chief source Of information Of the history of St. Joseph's Seminary. 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.