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Kent’ s History of Northborough

FOREWORD
In presenting this book to the public I make no claim for completeness. I have named it “Northborough History” rather than “The History of Northborough.” The latter expression is a more comprehensive one, for it implies a complete account of the earliest years of the history of the town, including a statement of the town’s topography, land grants, and genealogy. Instead of devoting much space to these matters (which have an interest for comparatively few readers), I have endeavored to answer the many questions of a more general interest which people interested in the town are constantly asking. And in following this plan I have gone into greater detail than local histories generally go into. In many instances, I have used the exact language of the records, frequently quoting reports in full. My purpose in doing this was to enshroud my readers in the atmosphere of the times in which the events occurred, that they might have a more sympathetic understanding of the spirit of the people who made the town’s history.
My own experience in reading town histories has been to exclaim, “I wish that the author had said just a little more.” It is just that “little more” information that I have endeavored to give in these pages. I trust that I have not erred too much in that direction.
Josiah Coleman Kent.
Northborough, Mass. May 14, 1921