Excerpt from The American Quarterly Register, 1841, Vol. 13 During the occupancy of Boston by the British troops, after the commencement of the revolutionary war, Lieutenant Governor Phillips resided at Norwich, Ct. Previously to the revolution and subsequently; he was engaged in mercantile pursuits in connection with his father. On the death of his father, in January, 1804, he came into the possession of a large estate. To its management, and to the duties of his family, to the service of the public, and to a life of enlarged and Christian philanthropy, he was, thenceforth, mainly devoted. 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.