Lanterna Rally

Author: A. M. Caverly

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-08

Total Pages: 800

ISBN-13: 9781330990704

Excerpt from History of the Town of Pittsford, Vt: With Biographical Sketches and Family Records The writer of this History, animated by a love for historical and antiquarian researches, some years ago commenced to collect interesting incidents relating to the early settlement of Pittsford. This was done with a view to his own gratification, rather than with the intention of writing a book. But the materials, which soon accumulated on his hands, were of so much interest to himself that it was conceived they might afford pleasure to others. In conversation upon the subject with some of our citizens, a desire was expressed by them that the writer should prosecute his investigations, and prepare a connected history of the town. Though aware that the limited amount of time he could consistently spare from professional engagements might postpone the completion of such a work beyond the expectation of those interested, he continued his researches, and at the annual meeting, in March, 1870, the subject was brought before the town, and a vote carried requesting him to prepare a history of the town for publication. He then entered upon the work with renewed energy, and spared no necessary labor or expense in collecting all available materials. At several points the writer has trenched somewhat upon the general history of the State, but this was indispensable in order to explain certain events which occurred here at an early day. It should be especially noted that this was a frontier town during the Revolutionary struggle, and that on this account not a little of our town history has been intimately connected with that of the State. 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.