Excerpt from John Wentworth: Governor of New Hampshire, 1767-1775 The friends and acquaintances who have helped me in my work are so many that I hesitate to acknowledge my indebted ness to any of them individually. On the other hand I should be ungrateful indeed if I failed to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Gordon Abbott and the Right Honorable Earl Fitzwilliam for their kind interest, which made it possible to reproduce in these pages portraits which are in their possession. Messrs. Moses J. Wentworth and William H. Wentworth placed at my disposal much material that otherwise I should never have dis covered. Professor Barrett Wendell's remarkable knowledge of Portsmouth history and tradition is equaled only by the patience with which he has answered my many questions. Likewise, in the general field of American history, Professor Edward Channing has been ever helpful. The arduous task of literary revision has been cheerfully performed by my mother, whose discernment and taste have improved the narrative more than I should like the reader to know. 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.