Excerpt from The History of Dublin, N. H: Containing the Address by Charles Mason, and the Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration, June 17, 1852 To some persons it may seem a work of little labor to prepare a history of a small, retired country town, whose existence dates back only one hundred years. To others it may seem to be a labor not worth the pains. The Committee of Publication are experimentally certain that what they have done with regard to the preparation of the History of Dublin has cost them no small amount of labor. Of what value the result of their labor may prove to be must be left to the judgments of those who read the book. These judgments will be various. Some persons will not find in it what they looked for, and others will find what they did not look for. Both may feel disappointment, and perchance find fault. To the native-born citizens of Dublin, whether resident or emigrant, we trust the book will not be wholly without interest. It was not the design of the Publishing Committee at first to make so large a book. The printing of the Address, with the Proceedings of the Centennial Celebration, and some documents alluded to in the Address, was all that was contemplated. But, on further consideration, they concluded to add other matter, which could not properly be comprehended in an address on a public occasion. Some repetition of facts stated in the Address were introduced, in order to keep up a connection in the matter added, and to avoid too frequent reference. Although a large portion of the additions are rather materials for a history than a history itself, yet, in connection with the Address and the Proceedings of the Centennial Celebration, we trust the book will be found to contain a tolerably complete history of the town from its first settlement to the present time. 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.