Excerpt from Concord in the Colonial Period: Being a History of the Town of Concord, Massachusetts, From the Earliest Settlement to the Overthrow of the Andros Government, 1635-1689 This volume is the result of the labor of many months spent in exploring the original sources of our towns early history, - researches made in the belief that a re-examination of the authorities, conducted in the modern spirit of historical inquiry, would develop new and interesting facts, and enable us to realize more fully the stern but conscientious self-denial, persevering industry, and sturdy good sense that actuated the settlers of this town. Constant reference has been had to Shattuck's History of Concord, which was published almost fifty years ago, and has been a valuable aid in the prosecution of the studies which led to the preparation of this book. 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.