A general history of Connecticut - Ramapough Lenape Nation
A general history of Connecticut - Ramapough Lenape Nation
A general history of Connecticut - Ramapough Lenape Nation
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viii PRE F ACE.<br />
Mr. Chalmers, indeed, who. is<br />
writing U Political Annals <strong>of</strong> the<br />
prefent \United Colonies," pur(ues<br />
that talk: with great pains and addrefs.<br />
His refearches have been <strong>of</strong><br />
fame ufe to me; but, as to the New- \<br />
England writers) error, difguife, and<br />
rnifreprefentation, too much abound<br />
in them to be ferviceable in this undertaki'ng,<br />
though they related more<br />
to the fubjeCl: than they .do. The<br />
good-natured critic, therefore, will<br />
excufe the want <strong>of</strong> a regular and<br />
conneCled detail <strong>of</strong> fa8s and<br />
events, which it was imp<strong>of</strong>fible for<br />
me to preferve, having been cle-<br />
.prived <strong>of</strong> papers <strong>of</strong> my ancdl:ors,<br />
which would have given my relation