Excerpt from Conditions of Success in Genealogical Investigations: Illustrated in the Character of Nathaniel Chauncey; A Paper Read Before the New England Historic-Genealogical Society in Boston, March 2, 1866 But I shall tire you with my folly so much beforehand, that when the tables which I mean to prepare and send over arrive, you will not have patience to read them, and my three or four months' work will be thrown away. I almost regret that it was begun; but when it was begun it was impossible to stop. Much, however, as I confess I have been weak enough to care about our ancestors that lived hundreds of years ago, my interest in them and the great parts they played in the world is 'nothing and less than nothing in comparison with the solid satisfaction, the delight I have in contemplating the characters of the near friends with whom God has blessed me. One is a mere excitement of the imagination, the other an inducement for the deepest gratitude. I have traced our descent from very many who wore royal and even imperial crowns, but the worth and the love of the parents, brothers and sisters that God in mercy gave me, are far more valuable in my esteem than all the glory, wealth and power of our renowned ancestors. 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.