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Excerpt from Sketches of the History of the Town of Camden, Maine: Including Incidental References to the Neighboring Places and Adjacent Waters The early portion of these Sketches, originally appeared in the columns of a local press, * but upon the advice 01 others, whose opinions the writer regarded, it was decided to change, and enlarge the scope of the design, and issue the result in a more permanent form. In order to make his work reliable, the writer has avail ed himself of the advantages of the principal public libra ries, and State archives of Maine and Massachusetts; had access to many private collections of books, papers, and documents; consulted town, and society records, and ex amined every available source of written information within his reach. Besides the facts derived from the above sources. He has obtained a large amount of traditional knowledge from the lips of aged sires, some of whom have since de ceased, and from persons of younger years. It will at once be perceived that the task of collating, and reconciling the conflicting statements of written authority, with those of oblivious octogenarians, has been no easy one, and, like that of deciphering obscure writing, has required much patience, and some perseverance. Undoubtedly, mistakes will be detected, but it will be found that they are such as will naturally occur in a work of the kind, where so many distinct facts and dates are involved. 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.