This fascinating book offers a detailed history of the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, one of the oldest and most influential Irish-American organizations in the United States. Featuring profiles of notable members and descriptions of key events in the society's history, this book provides a valuable glimpse into the important role that Irish-Americans have played in shaping the social and cultural fabric of the United States. Whether you're a member of the society or just interested in learning more about Irish-American history, this book is a must-read. 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 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. 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.

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Excerpt from A Brief Account of the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick: Biographical Notices of Some of the Members, Extracts From the Minutes Report and Dedication; Letter from Francis Hopkinson, Esq.; Reply; Proceedings of Hibernian Society, June 17, 1813; Introductory; Section I. Of the general character of the emigrants, who came from Ireland to Pennsylvania before the Revolution, and that of the members of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Section II. Of the objects and rules of the Society; Section III. Brief account of the Society and the original members; Section IV. Sketches of the honorary members; Section V. Sketches of other members; Section VI. The connexion of the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, with the Hibernian Society, and the origin of the latter; Rules of the Society; Extracts form the Minutes; Alphabetical list of members, and time of election 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.

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