| Sons of the Revolution
Preamble & Object General Society "They Fought the good fight they
Founded December 4, 1883 |
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| Sons of the Revolution
Preamble & Object General Society "They Fought the good fight they
Founded December 4, 1883 |
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Whereas, This lack of interest is to be attributed not so much to lapse of time as to the neglect on the part of descendants of Revolutionary heroes to perform their duty of keeping before the public mind the memory of the services of their ancestors, and of the times in which they lived, and of the principles for which they contended; Therefore, The Society of the Sons of the Revolution has been instituted to perpetuate the memory of the men who, in military, naval or civil service, by  their
acts or counsel, achieved American Independence; to promote and assist
in the proper celebration of the anniversaries of Washington's Birthday,
the Battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill, the Forth of July, the Capitulation's
of Saratoga and Yorktown, the formal Evacuation of New York by the British
Army, on the 3d of December, 1783, as relinquishment of territorial sovereignty;
the Battle of King's Mountain, and other prominent events related to or
connected with the War of the Revolution; to collect and secure for preservation
the manuscripts rolls, records and documents and memorials relating to
that war; to inspire among the members and their descendants the patriotic
spirit of their forefathers; to inculcate in the community in general sentiments
of nationality and respect for the principles for which the patriots of
the Revolution contended; to assist in the commemorative celebration of
other great historical events of National importance, and to promote social
intercourse and the feeling of fellowship among its members. |
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Object 
The object of the Society are social,
educational and patriotic, and the Society is formed for the particular
purpose of perpetuating the memory of the men who, in military naval and
civil service of the Colonies and of the Continental Congress, by their
acts or counsel, achieved the Independence of the country, and to further
the proper celebration of the anniversaries of the Birthday of Washington
and prominent events connected with the War of the Revolution; to collect
and secure for preservation the manuscripts, records and other documents
relating to that period; to inspire the members of the Society with the
patriotic spirit of their forefathers, and to promote the felling of fellowship
among its members.
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