Excerpt from History of Concord, New Hampshire, Vol. 2: From the Original Grant in Seventeen Hundred and Twenty-Five to the Opening of the Twentieth Century For nearly a century the people Of Concord were identified with the North Congregational society, the one established with the set tlement Of the town. The first settlers were of one mind in their religious views, and their descendants for several generations were instructed in the faith of the fathers. The control which the propri etors had of the lands granted to them, and the rules they adopted, tended to promote the settlement Of those Of the Congregational belief. The increase of population was not rapid, owing to the con test Over titles arising out of the Bow controversy. In fifty years the inhabitants numbered but little over one thousand, and at the beginning Of the nineteenth century the population was but slightly in excess Of two thousand. Held together by their troubles with the Bow proprietors and their defence against Indian raids, they had little Opportunity for considering differences of religious opinions, if these had existed, and it was well into the nineteenth century before attempts were made to organize other denominational societies. 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.

Excerpt from History of Concord, New Hampshire, Vol. 1: From the Original Grant in Seventeen Hundred and Twenty-Five to the Opening of the Twentieth Century The special topics have relieved the general narrator, Amos Had ley, of the necessity of breaking the thread of his story by turning aside to give details on such subjects, which often detracts from the merits of a history, while the writers who have dealt with these special subjects have had opportunity to give a continuous account of the themes which they have treated. In addition to this there is a variety of style in the writing, which it is hoped will make the history more pleasing to the public. 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.

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