Excerpt from Croydon, N. H., 1866: Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration, on Wednesday, June 13, 1866; A Brief Account of the Leading Men of the First Century, With Portraits; Together With Historical and Statistical Sketches of the Town It has been the purpose of the editor to gather up in this volume the proceedings at the Croydon Centennial Celebration and embody them in a permanent form, for the benefit of all those interested in the town - but more especially the very many who were unable to be present - and for after generations. So far as was within his reach he has endeavored in the Sketches here presented to give a brief account of all the leading men of the town during the first century. He has aimed to do equal justice to all, and if in any instance he has done less it was because the requisite information could not be obtained. And for the same reason, doubtless, many others equally worthy of honorable mention have been entirely omitted. He can only say, he has done the best he could. 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.