An Historical Address, Delivered at the Centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of the Town of Wilbraham, June 15, 1863 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from An Historical Address, Delivered at the Centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of the Town of Wilbraham, June 15, 1863IV. The fourth period extends from the division of the town into two parishes, June 20, 1782, to the pres ent day, June 15, 1863. It includes the history of the gradual growth of the town, - its improvements in agri culture and means of education, the formation of new religious societies, and of troubles in the old ones, the erection of shops, mills, manufactories, and of the foun dation and success of this noble institution, to whose spacious halls we have been this day welcomed by the generous hospitality of its principal, my friend and class mate, the Rev. Dr. Raymond.Such is the outline of my story. The settlement of the town, the establishment of religious institutions, the organization of the town and the administration of its affairs, under the act of incorporation, till the formation of two parishes at the close of the Revolutionary War, and its subsequent growth and improvement.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.