Author: C. S. Gurney

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-04-22

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9780331602456

Excerpt from Portsmouth, Historic and Picturesque: A Volume of Information Our main sources of information have been from Early Planting of New Hampshire, by John S. Jenness; Annals of Portsmouth, by Nathaniel Adams; Rambles About Portsmouth, by Charles W. Brewster; Portsmouth Guide Book, by Miss Sarah E. Foster; old records and documents, and from many old people much valuable information has been gleaned. In fact we have consulted such books, pam phlets and documents within our knowledge, as would aid or add to the general information desired. We acknowledge our obligations to Mr. Robert E. Rich, Librarian of the Public Library, for valued material on the Early History to Mr. Charles A. Hazlett, for contributions bearing on old residents, places, incidents and things to Colonel James R. Stanwood, for valued services also to Mr. Is 'ael P. Miller, Mr. And Mrs. Samuel Dodge and to Mr. Samuel P. Treadwell for many favors and points of interest, and to many old people and others who have aided in furthering the work herein represented. The half-tone engravings are nearly all made from photographs designed especiallv for this work. 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.