The History of Holden, Massachusetts 1684-1894 (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: David Foster Estes
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ISBN: 9781330638002
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 656

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Excerpt from The History of Holden, Massachusetts 1684-1894 The preparation of this history was undertaken only at the request of the citizens of Holden. After unforeseen delays, some of which are to be expected in connection with every such work, while others have grown out of removal and distance, it is now submitted to those at whose invitation it was prepared. In size and scope, it far exceeds the very modest bounds at first intended, and the labor and care required have increased still more beyond expectation. Even with the present size, it should of course be understood that it has still been necessary to select what has been told, out of more which remains untold. It is also very possible that traditions and information have sometimes been misleading, as they certainly are often conflicting. Whatever omissions and errors shall be found, will be in spite of patient and unprejudiced painstaking. The History of Holden, prepared half a century ago, by Samuel C. Damon, D. D., has been incorporated into this work. The narrative portion of that work forms the second chapter of this history, and the helpfulness of the supplementary matter in that book and of his later collections is here gratefully acknowledged. The American Antiquarian Society, through its Librarian, Mr. E. M. Barton, put all its valuable materials at the service of this work. Thanks are also due to many citizens of Holden, too many to mention by name, for the valuable information freely furnished. In the chapter of personal notices, much of the matter has necessarily been furnished by relatives of those spoken of and by others interested. 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.