Excerpt from History of Worcester, and Its People, Vol. 1 Splendidly equipped in the local historical and gene alogical fields, Mr. Nutt methodized his work with wisest judgment, and prosecuted it with remarkable enthusiasm and industry. The results are presented in the following pages, which from first to last are his own work, with the slight exception of a very few of the biographical sketches. The illustrations were also of his providing, and he had seen much of the matter in page form before Death so unexpectedly ...
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Excerpt from History of Worcester, and Its People, Vol. 1 Splendidly equipped in the local historical and gene alogical fields, Mr. Nutt methodized his work with wisest judgment, and prosecuted it with remarkable enthusiasm and industry. The results are presented in the following pages, which from first to last are his own work, with the slight exception of a very few of the biographical sketches. The illustrations were also of his providing, and he had seen much of the matter in page form before Death so unexpectedly called him away. The publishers had maintained business relations with Mr. Nutt for many years, and their regret in parting with him is most sincere. To their editor, his passing away comes as a personal loss, through their long association, which, beginning in a business way, deepened into a feeling of personal attachment. The gifted author, - skilled as antiquarian, genealogist and historian, - in this work has left his final tribute to the people of the famous city in Which he took a wholesome pride, and to whose traditions, history and destiny he was intensely loyal. The publishers. Publishers' note - Volumes I and II, Historical, are paged continuously; Index at end of Volume II. Volumes III and IV, Biographical, paged continuously; Index at end of Volume IV. To index all the thousands of names in these volumes, would be impossible. In addition to the names in Vols. III and IV, all indexed, the reader will readily find almost any other for which he would search, by turning to the chapter relating to Edu cation, Churches, the Professions, or Manufacturers, or Mercantile Business. In Chap ter VI, pp. 44-272, Early Settlers, will be found a great mass of genealogical material. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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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