Excerpt from History of New Britain: With Sketches of Farmington and Berlin, Connecticut 1640-1889<br><br>T the joint request of some persons who were natives of the town, and also of others who, though not born in the place, had been long time resident and were thoroughly identified with its business and social interests, the gathering of material for a history of New Britain was begun several years ago. In the prosecution of the work, old records, manuscripts, and, in some instances, valuable' collections of papers pertaining to the earl y history of the place were dis covered. Some of these were in other towns and States, and were liable to be scattered or destroyed. It was ascertained that important documents and original records which were long supposed to be missing or irrevocably lost were in existence, and in a good state of preservation, and could be referred to or copied at pleasure.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.