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Excerpt from Memoir Rev. Thomas S. M'kean, M.A: Missionary at Tahiti, Who Was Killed by a Musket-Shot, During an Engagement Between the French and the Natives, on the 30th of June, 1844
The charge of compiling the following Memoir was entrusted to me by the family and friends of Mr. M'kean. It is to be regretted that their choice had not fallen on one Who had the advantage of a longer the departed than I could look back upon. The privilege of forming friendship With him Was only afforded me during his brief sojourn in the 'metropolis previously to his sailing for Tahiti. But he was one of those genuine. 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.
