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Excerpt from The Centennial History of the Town of Dryden 1797-1897 It is hoped that the poorest part of this book will prove to be its binding, which is not as good as we might wish, but the best which the funds remaining at the disposal of the Committee could supply. In contemplating and providing for the mechanical part of the work, after deciding that the book should be supplied to subscribers at one dollar per copy, it was determined that the paper and print as well as the illustrations should be good, and then what was left of the proceeds should be devoted to the binding, which, if not very substantial, could be more easily renewed, if the inside should in the future be found worthy of new covers. It has been the misfortune of many local histories to be the offspring of the greed of ambitious publishers, who furnished expensive volumes without much regard for historical accuracy. This cannot be charged against this undertaking, which is a labor of love and the outgrowth of a Centennial Celebration of the first settlement of the town of Dryden, the details of which are given in the concluding chapter of this volume. The same Executive Committee who had charge of that happy event have devoted their time and energies unitedly and gratuitously to the preparation of this work, each member paying for his copy the same as those who have not contributed their time so freely. But the burden has not been borne by the Committee alone. Many others have lent their aid and it has been surprising as well as gratifying to the writer to receive contributions of so much valuable material for this work, which in a little time would be hopelessly lost if not preserved by some such undertaking as this. It has exhibited the hearty good will and favor with which the efforts of the Committee have been seconded and sustained and has resulted in a much more comprehensive and complete history of the town than was at first contemplated. The number of subscriptions for the work, largely exceeding the estimates, has provided the financial means necessary to add more embellishments to the mere history that at first could be hoped for. 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.