(In 1852 James Riker Jr. published a very thorough and accurate work entitled "The Annals of Newtown." It contained the history of this town from its first settlement, together with many interesting facts concerning the adjacent towns. This work has not only been consulted, but strictly followed as authority and liberally quoted. Mr. Riker in the preparation of his history conferred an inestimable blessing upon posterity, and to the result of his patient researches the writer wishes in the very outset to acknowledge himself largely indebted.)

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