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Excerpt from Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Norfolk and Vicinity: Including Portsmouth and the Adjacent Counties, During a Period of Two Hundred Years, Also, Sketches of Williamsburg, Hampton, Suffolk, Smithfield, and Other Places, With Description of Some of the Principal Objects of Interest in Eastern Virginia
With regard to the execution of the work under these circum stances, he must abide by the decision of those whom it is designed to interest. To those persons whose kindness tended to facilitate his pro gress, he avails himself Of this occasion to express his thanks. To the editors Of the several city papers, for the privilege of examining their files, his Obligations are hereby specially and respectfully acknowledged. The writer is also indebted to the obliging disposition, retentive memory, and politeness Of several venerable and greatly esteemed ladies and gentlemen of Norfolk and Portsmouth, for the particulars of many interesting events included in the Sketches. And it is but common courtesy to acknowledge his high appreciation of the valuable suggestions, as well as the frequent expressions of kindness and encourage ment with regard to the enterprise, from individuals whose cha racter and judgment entitle them to considerations of great respect. 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.
