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Excerpt from Proceedings of the Rhode Island Historical Society, 1892-93 A number of accessions to the library were reported, and also several works Of art the most important Of these latter being a portrait by Lincoln Of the late Gen. Charles T. James, who was U. S. Senator from R. I., 1851 - 57. On motion of Mr. Charles H. Smith, the thanks Of the Society were presented to Mrs. James for this valuable gift. The following persons were elected active members' Mrs. Lucretia G. Chace, Rev. Dr. Henry M. King and Mr. George Edward Luther. The chairman of the library committee reported progress in the classification and arrangement Of the various historic material in the cabinet. 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.