Peter E. Gumaer epub A History of Deerpark in Orange County, N. Y: With Portrait of the Author and Cut of House in Which He Lived (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A History of Deerpark in Orange County, N. Y: With Portrait of the Author and Cut of House in Which He LivedHaving been solicited by certain individuals Of the first settlers in the neighborhood Of my residence, in the town Of Deerpark, for a written information in relation to their respective ancestry, both of those who now reside in this town and of those residing in other parts Of Our country, and feeling desirous to gratify their wishes and save from Oblivion the _knowledge I possess relative to their forefathers, I have thought proper to make out a small work of the same and get it, printed, so that all who shall be desirous of such information can Obtain the same, which undoubtedly must be a great satisfaction to many who have not had the opportunity of becoming informed in relation thereto, especially the descendants of those whose parents at an early day Of the settlement of our western country, emigrated into it. The general topics of con: versation have changed much in this vicinity within my time of life. At the termination of the Revolutionary war this change commenced. The attention of the young people was generally directed towards the pass ing scenes Of their time, and they remained ignorant of what had transpired during the lives of their fore fathers. In the early part of my life some Of the Old people, whenever they came together, generally intro.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.