The Life of William Woodbridge (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of William Woodbridge It has been stated that Mr. Woodbridge was one of three brothers. The oldest, named Dudley, was one of the most accomplished merchants of the day. He it was who had the enterprise and honor of building the first square-rigged vessel that ever descended the Falls of the Ohio. She was a brig named St. Clair; and her. 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.