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Exeter in 1776: Sketches of an Old New Hampshire Town as It Was a Hundred Years Ago, Prepared for the Ladies' Centennial Levee Held in Exeter, Feb, 22, 1876 (Classic Reprint)
Exeter in 1776 Sketches of an Old New Hampshire Town as It Was a Hundred Years Ago Prepared for the Ladies' Centennial Levee Held in Exeter Feb 22 1876 - Classic Reprint Author:Unknown Author Excerpt from Exeter in 1776: Sketches of an Old New Hampshire Town as It Was a Hundred Years Ago, Prepared for the Ladies' Centennial Levee Held in Exeter, Feb, 22, 1876 — The approach of the national Centennial has exerted a wide and perceptible influence upon the community. People in the active walks of life have hitherto usually paid little he... more »ed to the memory of the past; many of them had hardly the curiosity to learn the names of their own grandfathers, and cared no more for the relics of a former generation, than for the dust beneath their feet. But the near prospect of the birthday of the nation's Independence, with its preliminary celebrations and preparations, has kept the public attention directed to the Revolutionary epoch, until all classes have begun to feel a genuine interest in the subject. No longer are the events of the last century the exclusive property of the antiquary; they are fruitful topics of conversation and study in numberless households. No longer are the clothing and ornaments, the weapons and domestic utensils of our ancestors allowed to moulder in attics and dusty corners; they occupy conspicuous places now, and are handled tenderly, as objects of interest and pride. In short, the antiquarian fever has become in a manner epidemic, and the past takes the precedence of the present, in a double sense.
In view of this happy direction of the popular taste, the present occasion has been thought a favorable one for presenting to the inhabitants of Exeter a sketch of the town, and of some of the leading spirits who dwelt and figured in it, one hundred years ago.
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