Hist Of Brockton Plymouth Coun

Author : Bradford Kingman
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266403937
Total Pages : 832 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book History of North Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time written by Bradford Kingman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of North Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, From Its First Settlement to the Present Time: With Family Registers It was not undertaken for want of other employment, or for pecuniary profit, but has been a severe tax upon the author's time, as well as purse. The work was commenced about twelve years since, without any reference to its publication, but merely for the gratification of a natural curiosity which must arise in the mind of any one who extends his thoughts beyond the peo ple and scenes immediately around him. None but those who have pre pared a work of this kind can have any idea of the amount of labor and time required in its execution. The author has devoted nearly all of his leisure time during the past eight years in examining the records of the town, as well as of the adjoin ing towns, also the Parish, Probate, and State records, and the ponderous volumes in the State Archives, beside the Registry of Deeds in several coun ties, muster rolls at the State House, to say nothing of the large number of town, church, and family histories that have been published, public ad dresses, sermons, orations, documents, plans, maps, etc. Many an hour has been spent in deciphering 'the almost unintelligible records of early times. Days and even weeks have been devoted to a care ful examination of files of newspapers or other publications, also in copying inscriptions on gravestones and monuments. The matter here embodied consists of a mass of facts, items, and figures, many of them gathered from a correspondence of upwards of twelve hun dred letters, as well as by a personal consultation with the people of the town. During the winter of 1860, while the author was engaged in copying and examining the early records at the State House, Hon. Edward Southworth, In 1862, a circular was issued to all those residing at a distance who would be likely to feel an interest in having a good work, requesting any informa tion that they might be able to give. At the same time a large number of letters were written to various persons concerning their records. From many the author received prompt, full, and satisfactory replies, while many others took no notice whatever of the same. 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.