Archaeologia Americana, 1857, Vol. 3

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Excerpt from Archaeologia Americana, 1857, Vol. 3: Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian SocietyTms volume of the Society's Transactions and Collections was commenced in 1850. It was the intention, at that time, to print the whole of the first volume of the archives of Massachusetts, containing the records of the Company and Colony of Massachusetts Bay, from their beginning to the year 1641.Much anxiety had been expressed on account of the precarious condition of that manuscript, which was rapidly wasting under the wear and tear of frequent examination, and it was believed that no better service could be rendered to the cause of American history than the effort to preserve the contents of that valuable document from the chances of loss or mutilation.In order to retain, so far as practicable, the character istic features of the original, it was thought desirable to present as minute and literal a copy as could intelligibly be maintained in print.The transcript was executed by Mr. David pulsifer, who unites the qualities of an expert in chirography with a genuine antiquarian taste and much familiarity with an cient records. The care and labor of collation were shared with him by Rev. Dr. Felt, then one of the Committee of Publication, whose service to the State, in the examination and arrangement of its early documents, furnished unusual preparation for the task.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.