History of the Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, From Its First Settlement in 1771 to 1887
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Excerpt from History of the Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, From Its First Settlement in 1771 to 1887: With Family Records and Biographical Sketches In compliance with a long cherished desire to compile a work of this kind, the History of Hawley is herewith presented. The author dues not present it with the expectation or desire of being noted as a historian, but to arrange in a substantial form the archives of his native town, adding such facts, reminiscences, statistics, incidents, sketches and general items, as shall interest the general reader, or at least those who have emanated from the old town, and their descendants. We were aware from the first that the quality of the work would be in proportion to the amount of research made, and have endeavored to canvass thoroughly and carefully in its interests, still, there are omissions - the reader will supply them, there are errors - you will generously and kindly correct them. In the arrangement of the work, the matter is unavoidably somewhat mixed, as material was constantly arriving after other matter of a kindred nature was in print. The family records, as furnished by the town records, are very incomplete, and in many cases disagree with records furnished by families themselves, but correctness has been the aim; others could have done better - if they would - but the lot fell on us. In the compilation valuable assistance has been rendered, and special thanks are due to Town Clerk, Lucius Hunt and family, Rev. Henry Seymour, Mrs. Ann Eliza Scott and others of Hawley, Geo. D. Crittenden of Shelburne Falls, P. L. Page of Ann Arbor, Mich, P. F. Cooley of Pittsfield, Mrs Alfreda Stebbins of Deerfield, James M. Crafts of Whately, and others who have given acceptable aid. Copious notes have been taken from the records left by Mrs. Jerusha King, some of which date from the first settlement of the town, and are regarded in the main as authentic, also from Dr. Holland´s "History of Western Massachusetts" and Evarts´ "History of the Connecticut Valley," There are also many to whom no thanks are duo, who have not so much as answered our correspondence. We now produce the result of these researches, hoping it will be acceptable to those of present and future generations. Let the reader follow the generations here recorded, associating with each the events of which they were the witnesses; follow them through their rough pioneering; through the dark days of war, and through their subsequent prosperity; note their joys and their trials, their hopes and their fears. By a little stretch of fancy place yourself among them and live over the quaint customs of the olden time, their manner of thought, of speech, of dress, of worship, of amusement, and it will not only make a reality of history but will introduce to you your ancestors as they really were. 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.
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