An Address Delivered at the Music Hall Boston in aid of the Fund for Ball's Equestrian Statue of Washington; Volume 1

<p>This volume contains An Address Delivered at the Music Hall Boston in aid of the Fund for Ball's Equestrian Statue of Washington by Robert C. Winthrop. The address delivered in 1859 passionately advocates for the creation of an equestrian statue of George Washington. Winthrop eloquently discusses Washington's virtues his indispensable role in the founding of the United States and the importance of honoring his legacy through public art. The speech provides insight into the 19th-century perspective on Washington's character and significance as well as the cultural values surrounding civic monuments.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>