To Mr. Charles C. Pinckney, Junior:— Through whose encouragement and generous support I have been enabled to compile this record of a long and useful life; who, as a strong link in the chain that binds the present to the past, preserves many graces of character which descend to posterity as a priceless legacy; and through him, to the youth and the manhood of my country, do I respectfully dedicate this work, an Offering at the Shrine of Patriotism. HENRY D. CAPERS. |