Modern Antiquities

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Excerpt from Modern Antiquities: Comprising Sketches of Early Buffalo and the Great Lakes, Also Sketches of AlaskaAT the burning Of Buffalo in 1813 its earlier rec ords were destroyed. From recollections Of early res idents, and from letters Of early travelers, written hence, were constructed a history of the early trading post and the subsequent village Of New Amsterdam.The immediate ancestors of the writer were early residents of the locality, and of its legendary lore he was invested with a liberal share, which, together with the records of the reconstructed village Of Buffalo, form a basis for the claim that such history as is herein presented is the truth of it.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.