History of Hadley: Including the Early History of Hatfield South Hadley Amherst and Granby Massachusetts (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of Hadley: Including the Early History of Hatfield South Hadley Amherst and Granby Massachusetts<br><br>With not a little reluctance at the earnest desire of his family shortly after Mr. Judd''s decease did I consent to complete the work commenced by one who has well been styled the distinguished antiquary of North ampton. To this task amid a pressure of other duties have I devoted my leisure moments; and having brought together the scattered fragments Of family history left by Mr. Judd and added to the same from my own collections I am able at length to lay before the public the result Of my labors having pursued the work with interest heightened by being able to trace my own descent from no less than five Of those noble men who more than two hundred years ago in prayer and faith laid such goodly foundations in this garden Of New England.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.