Extracts From The Records Of Colchester

Author : Charles M. Taintor
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ISBN 13 : 9781332126347
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Extracts From the Records of Colchester written by Charles M. Taintor and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Extracts From the Records of Colchester: With Some Transcripts From the Recording of Michaell Taintor, of "Brainford," Conn The beginning of the settlement of a Township is an important and interesting epoch in the history of a country: and its gradual progress is marked by events, a record of which is well worthy of being preserved in an available form, for all those who would pause for a moment, in this life's hurried journey, and reflect upon those who have gone before them, and occupied their places, and assumed the responsibilities that are now incumbent on themselves, in the highly favored place of their earthly abode: what their characters were, the influence they acquired and exercised over the minds of their contemporaries; the amount of knowledge they possessed; and the degree of intelligence that guided and characterized them in all their pursuits and relations in life; what the motives were by which they were actuated in forming a new settlement and the objects in the far distant future that determined their courses and inspired their hopes: the many trials they experienced, the dangers they cheerfully braved, the obstacles that presented themselves in various forms, the opposition they had to encounter, the hardships and privations they nobly endured; the energy, perseverance and courage with which they at length overcame all untoward circumstances; and the full measure of success that ultimately crowned their unwearied efforts. The voluntary association together of a body of men of the highest respectability, and of the first families from different parts of the country, in the planting of a Township, is a guaranty that something of great public benefit, something durable and far-reaching, something of high National importance and permanent utility is contemplated and viewed through the medium of long intervening time by the self-sacrificing and energetic men who thus forego the comforts and refinements of life, which have hitherto gladdened their pathway, for the noble and exalted purposes which inspired them. 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.