History of New Hampshire, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from History of New Hampshire, Vol. 1 N the preparation of this history every possible effort has been made to gather information from original sources. While former histories of New Hampshire have been utilized, their statements and views have been subjected to criticism and further research. Much that is new in the early history of New Hampshire has been gleaned from manuscripts recently copied in London under the direction of the New Hampshire Historical Society. That Society has given valuable aid in research work through its secretary, Mr. Otis G. Hammond, and his assistants, Miss Edith S. Freeman and Miss Ruth Brown. Footnotes reveal the authorities for the most important statements. All the published Province and State Papers, all the County and Town Histories have been consulted. It has been necessary to leave out much and to write in a condensed style. Multum in parz'o has been the rule adopted. An effort has been made to avoid dryness and make the work readable, though what is dry to one reader may be of great interest to another. The aim has been to state the truth with charity and to put blame upon conduct only when a moral lesson demands it. The advisory board of editors, consisting of General Frank S. Streeter of Concord, William F. Whitcher of Woodsville, Judge Edgar Aldrich of Littleton, ex-senator William E: Chan dler of Concord, Charles A. Hazlett of Portsmouth, John Scales of Dover, and Rev. Burton W. Lockhart of Manchester, have given valuable advice and suggestions. Some have read the proof sheets carefully, made some corrections, added lines of information and led to modification of statements. Thanks are due to them for the interest shown and the help afforded. Yet it is not to be concluded that they are in any degree responsible for any statements of facts and opinions found in this history. They have advised and suggested, and the author has decided. He expects to shoulder all criticisms either from the historical or literary standpoint. By advice of the above mentioned board the political his tory ends about the year 1884, a century after the adoption ofthe Constitution of the State. The results of very recent events can not now be estimated. The motives and merits of the principal actors are subject of debate. Time must elapse before the outcome can be measured. Some things now thought to be of little importance may loom up largely in the future. Some other things which now trouble many souls may appear as trifles after another generation has past. The interpretation of history is subsequent history to a very large extent. Therefore the his tory proper ends with the fourth volume, and the author and the advisory board are not at all responsible for anything found in the fifth volume. That is a supplement, biographical rather than historical, although every biography necessarily includes historical elements. Indeed it is the acts of leading men that form the principal part of history, and the most interesting part. There must be an incarnation of truth and righteousness in the lives of men before their power is much felt. Every noble and useful life is a help and inspiration to somebody. In the fifth, or supplementary, volume an honest effort is made to portray the lives of New Hampshire men of the last generation, who have really taken parts worth mentioning in the recent history of the State. T-hus will be preserved the original material from which some future historian will certainly draw. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com