Excerpt from Centennial Address Relating to the Early History of Schenectady: Delivered at Schenectady, July 4th, 1876 The Centennial Anniversary of our National Independence was commemorated at Schenectady by patriotic services, and a display fitting the occasion. The address was, in part, delivered on that occasion by its author, in the presence of a vast assemblage of citizens. At the close of the address, the following resolution was proposed and unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That the thanks of the citizens of the city and county of Schenectady are due and tendered to the Hon. John Sanders for the eloquent, interesting, and instructive address to which we have just listened; and, understanding that it is but a portion of the mass of material which its venerable and honored author has accumulated, we hereby invite him to extend it to such limits as he may deem interesting and practicable, to the end that it may be published and preserved as a lasting memorial of our early history." In compliance with this request, the author presents the following address. He does not claim that it is a complete history, but it contains facts which seem to him worthy of narration and preservation, many of which, resting in tradition, will soon pass into oblivion unless soon preserved. Its preparation, during hours not taken up with business and professional cares, has been to him a labor of love; and, in the hope that it may not be uninteresting to those who so kindly urged him to prepare it, he yields to their request, and commits it to the "art preservative of arts." 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.