Excerpt from Annals of the Town of Keene: From Its First Settlement, in 1734, to the Year 1790; With Corrections, Additions, and a Continuation, From 1790 to 1815 The following annals were compiled at the request of the New Hampshire Historical Society, and of several citizens of Keene. It was thought of some public importance to seize the opportunity, now rapidly passing away, of placing on record, to preserve from oblivion, the most interesting events which, since its first settlement, have oc curred in this place. It has been the principal object of the compiler to give a correct and lively impress of the age gone by. This he thought could be best accomplished by copying freely and fully such written documents as came under his inspection. Speak, that I may know thee, was the address of a Grecian sage to a stranger. That the present generation and posterity may know their ancestors, they have here been brought forward to speak for themselves. For the facts and proceedings, not related in the words of the actors, the public are indebted to thomas wells, joseph ellis, and several others, aged and respectable inhabitants of this town, or of that portion of Sullivan which once formed a part of it. 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.