History Of Duchess Sic County New York

Author : Philip H. Smith
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ISBN 13 : 9781330609095
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book General History of Duchess County From 1609 to 1876, Inclusive written by Philip H. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-27 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from General History of Duchess County From 1609 to 1876, Inclusive: Illustrated With Numerous Wood-Cuts, Maps, and Full-Page Engravings A History of Duchess County, one of the wealthiest, most intelligent, and most abundant in historical materials of all the shires of the State of New York, has never before been written. A large proportion of her sister counties have had their historians. Putnam, formerly part of Duchess, Orange, Ulster, and Litchfield in Connecticut, have each been made the subject of a volume of history, in which the eminent deeds of her children have been recorded for the instruction and entertainment of cotemporaries and posterity. Whether the present volume will supply the deficiency remains for a discerning public to determine. In behalf of his efforts the author would state that all his spare moments have been devoted to this object for a period of nearly three years. During this time he has traveled through each town, visiting places of interest, and noting down the more important matters that came in his way; copying old records, and questioning the oldest inhabitants in relation to the early history of the localities. He has also made free use of such authorities at hand as would aid him in the work. He has aimed to avoid burdening the pages in the body of the book with unnecessary references, which, while they may lend the appearance of authenticity to the volume, serve but to confuse the general reader. 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.