O N THE BATTLE OF BENNINGTON, AND THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF COL. SETH WARNER; Delivered before the Legislature of Vermont, IN MONTPELIER, OCTOBER 20, 1848, BY JAMES DAVIE BUTLER, AND GEORGE FREDERICK HOUGHTON. Published by Order of the Legislature. m BURLINGTON: FREE PRESS OFFICE PRINT. 1849. The following Resolution was adopted by the two Houses of the Legislature of Vermont, on Monday, the 23d of October, 1848: "Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives : That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives be directed to request of the Rev. JAMES D. BUTLER and Mr. GEORGE F. HOUGHTON a copy of their able and interesting Addresses prepared for delivery before the "Vermont Historical and Antiquarian Society," and pronounced before the members of the two Houses, in the Representatives' Hall, on Friday evening last." In pursuance of this direction, the following letter was addressed to each of the gentlemen named: DEAR SIR-By a Joint Resolution of the two Houses, this day adopted, we are directed to request you to furnish us with a copy for publication, of "the able and interesting Address prepared by you for delivery at the Annual Meeting of the Vermont Historical and Antiquarian Society," and, in compliance with a previous Joint Resolution, pronounced before the Members of the Legislature in the Representatives' Hall on Friday evening, the 20th inst. Trusting that you will find no objection to the course indicated by the Resolution alluded to, We are very respectfully, Your ob't serv'ts, D. W. C. CLARKE, Secretary of the Senate, F. F. MERRILL, Clerk of the House of Representatives. To which the following replies were received : GENTLEMEN: From Mr. BUTLER. WELLS RIVER, Vt., October 24th 1848. Your letter, by direction of the Legislature of Vermont, requesting for publication a copy of the Historical Address which I recently delivered before that honorable body, has just been received. I am truly thankful for the gympathy thus shown with my humble endeavors to revive the meinory of half forgotten incidents in our pioneer history, and shall, therefore, gladly comply with the request to commit my manuscript for safe keeping to the "art preservative of all arts." With respectful regard, Your obedient servant, JAMES D. BUTLER. To Messrs. D. W. C. CLARKE and F. F. MERRILL, Committee in behalf of the Legislature of Vermont. From Mr. HOUGHTON. MONTPELIER, Vt., 24th October, 1848. GENTLEMEN : I hasten to acknowledge the receipt of your complimentary joint-letter of yesterday's date requesting for the press, on behalf of the two Houses of the |