. Papers relating to the island of Nantucket : with documents relating to the original settlement of that island, Martha's Vineyard, and other islands adjacent, known as Dukes County, while under the colony of New York ; Compiled from official records in the office of the Secretary of State at Albany, New York. [The Stirling Arms.] To THE Honourable JOHN V. L. PRUYN, One of the REGENTS of the UNIVERSITY of the State of NewYork, and PRESIDENT of the ALBANY INSTITUTE. Sir : HE Emulation which has oflate Years been evinced by fe-^^^ veral of the States, and by nnme-_ rous Societies and Individual
. Papers relating to the island of Nantucket : with documents relating to the original settlement of that island, Martha's Vineyard, and other islands adjacent, known as Dukes County, while under the colony of New York ; Compiled from official records in the office of the Secretary of State at Albany, New York. [The Stirling Arms.] To THE Honourable JOHN V. L. PRUYN, One of the REGENTS of the UNIVERSITY of the State of NewYork, and PRESIDENT of the ALBANY INSTITUTE. Sir : HE Emulation which has oflate Years been evinced by fe-^^^ veral of the States, and by nnme-_ rous Societies and Individuals inevery Section of the Country, in thePrefervation of the Records and Documentsilluftrating our Hiftory, affords a pleafmgEvidence of the Prevalence of an activeSpirit of Inquiry in this ufeful Departmentof Knowledge, and forms a marked Era inour Literature. Next after the Obligation of leaving afull and lucid Record of the prefent Age,for the Benefit of thofe who are to come. [vi] after us, is that of refcuing from Oblivionand placing beyond the contingency ofLofs, the Memorials of former Times, foimpreflive in Leflbns of Experience, andfo ufeful in tracing the Origin and Deve-lopment of our Civilization. Notwithftanding much has been doneto elucidate our early Hiftory, much moreftill remains to be inveftigated. The Re-cords which from conflicting Claims andfrequent Changes of Boundary and Juris-diction are found scattered through theArchives of different States, if brought to-gether would afford an ample and satisfac-tory folution of important Events in ourHiftory, hitherto but imperfectly under-ftood. The Papers of Citizens who haveheld public Stations, if fought out andplaced in public Libraries, would add im-menfely to our Knowledge of hiftoricalEvents, and an extended Syftem of Clafli-fication. Interchange and Comparifon, re-mains to be carried out, before our dutyto Pofterity is fully performed. [viij The field of hiftorical research is trulygreat, a
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