Excerpt from Proceedings of the 250th Anniversary of the Ancient Town of Redding: Once Including the Territory Now Comprising the Towns of Reading, Wakefield, and North Reading; With Historical Chapters As the work progressed and the character and worth of the volume from an historical standpoint became apparent, the publishers deemed it wise and important to broaden the scope of the publication. The generosity of the three municipalities, and the practically unanimous support given the volume by individuals and organizations, has made it possible to add several especially timely and interesting chapters which can but greatly enhance the value of the work. The labor of securing and arranging the great mass of manuscript, of collecting historical facts and data, of photography, hindered by weather and many other conditions, of preparing biographical sketches gathered from very diversified sources, of the production of the nearly five hundred illustra tions which appear, of careful proof-reading and arrangement of the illustrations to harmonize with the printed matter of the book, has been so arduous and exacting that the publishers feel no apology is needed for the time expended in completing the work. 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.