History of Penobscot County, Maine

1882·89.1 MB·English

by  Williams, Chase & co., Cleveland, Ohio, pub. [from old catalog]

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PREFACE.
It is hoped that this book is redeemed from the abounding interest will be found in the Bangor division
sweeping reproach of Walpole: "Read me anything but of the book. Further histories of Dexter, Bradley,
history, for history must be false;" or the scope of Passadumkeag, etc., received late in the course of print-
Napoleon's question; "What is history, but a fiction ing, are alsocomprised in the Appendix.
agreed upon?" It will need, however, the abounding It was inevitable, however, that parts of the book
charity of De Quincey's eloquent phrase: "Two strong would scarcely proveequal to the expectation of some of
angels stand by the side of history, * * as its readers. An immense tract was to be traversed, in
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heraldic supporters the angel of research on the left both time andgeographical area; a large General History
hand, that must read millions of dusty parchments and was to be made up, in justice to the most important
of pages blotted with lies; the angel of meditation on county of Eastern Maine. Separate sketches were to be
the right hand, that mustcleanse these lying records with made of the history of one city, fifty-five towns, and W
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fire, even as of old the draperies of asbestos were seven organized plantations a number of these settled
cleansed, and must quicken them into regenerated life. by civilization more than a century ago; and it soon be-
Willingly I acknowledge that no man will ever avoid in- came certain, in the preparation ofthiswork, that, within
numerable errors of detail; with so vast a compass of the limits necessarily prescribed forit (large as it is, com-
ground to traverse, this is impossible." Thatthis book is prising morethan a million ofwords), it would be simply
superior, in the points of accuracy and fullness, to all impossible to make the history of all localities equally
others of its class, the compilers do not claim ; but it is full and satisfactory. It only remained for the compilers
hoped that in these particulars the History is equal to andtheiraids to do th': bestthatwas practicable, with the I
the best of them. It is recommended that everyreader, materials at hand, and leave the generosity and good
before entering upon the perusal of its pages, use the sense of their readers to acceptthe result as such.
table of -^rata, at the end of the work, in the careful Acknowledgments to books and persons are so amply
correction of its pages with pen or pencil. Many errors and frequently made in the course of the chapters that
of typography, and some of statement, will thus disap- it is deemed unnecessary to repeat them here. The
pear. grateful thanks of thecompilers are due to them, and to
It will be observed, also, that important parts of the all others who may have contributed to the literary as
History supplement each other. Judge Godfrey, for ex- well as pecuniary success of this important venture.
ample, has fortunately enlarged the scope of his Annals For the biographical feature of this book the compilers
far beyond the limits of Bangor; and if the separate have, with few exceptions, no responsibility.
sketches of Brewer, Orrington, Hampden, and many January 3, 1882. 4
other towns, seem insufficient, additional matter of