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CONTENTS.

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I. OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OHIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3-15

CHAPTER I. Pre-Historic Period-Settlement-Territorial Government-Indian

Troubles -The State Government-Internal Improvements-Public School System-

Ohio and Michigan Boundary-Salt Manufacture-Railways-Constitution of 1851 3

CHAPTER II. Benevolent and Reformatory Institutions-Geological Survey-The

Ohio Press-Ohio in the War of the Rebellion-Governors-Glass and Iron Manufac-

tures-Climate--Population-The " Buckeye" State-Historical Brevities . . . . . . . . . 11

II. LOCALITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-33

CHAPTER I. Topography-Geological Structure-Surface Geology-Soils-Economic

Geology-Water Supply-Analysis of Toledo Clay-"Green Scum" of the Maumee.. 19

CHAPTER II. Pre-Historic Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23

CHAPTER III. The Aborigines of the Maumee Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 25

CHAPTER IV. Game-The Ague-Put-in Bay Islands-The Word " Maumee ".. . . . . 28

III. MILITARY . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 35-279

CHAPTER I. Indian Troubles following the Revolutionary War-Indian Statesmanship

Failure of Negotiations-Gen. Wayne's Military Movements-Treaty of Green-

ville-Restoration of Peace-Death of Wayne-Captain William Wells .. . . . . . . . . . .37

CHAPTER II. The War of 1812 with England-Hull's Surrender-River Raisin Massacre

-Siege of Fort Meigs-Defense of Fort Stephenson-Battle of Lake Erie-Battle of

the Thames-The End in the Northwest-Early Forts-Re-Unions of Veterans of

1812-Indian Character and Indian Wrongs-Indian Relics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

CHAPTER III. The Canadian " Patriot" War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

CHAPTER IV. The Mexican War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

CHAPTER V. Local Military Organizations . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

CHAPTER VI. The War of the Rebellion-Home Work . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 84

CHAPTER VII. The War of the Rebellion-Field Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Roll of Honor, Fourteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Twenty-Fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry - Three-Year's Service . . . . . 154

Thirty-Seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . 163

Forty-Seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Sixty-Seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry - Three Year's Service .. . .. 174

Eighty-Fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 186

One Hundredth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry .. . . . . .. 200

One Hundred and Thirtieth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry . . . . . .. . . . ... 201

One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry .. . . . . . .. . 206

Third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 212

APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 274

CHAPTER VIII. The Roll of Honor-Cemeteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

CHAPTER IX. Organizations of Union Soldiers-Armies of the Tennessee and of the

Cumberland-Union Ex-Prisoners of War-Grand Army of the Republic--Loyal

Legion-Woman's Relief Corps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 223

Grand Army of the Republic . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

CHAPTER X. Persons and Incidents-Young Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

CHAPTER XI. Honoring the Soldiers-Memorial Day-Toledo Memorial Hall . .. . . .261

CHAPTER XII. In Rebel Elands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 264

CHAPTER XIII. Johnson's Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

IV. GOVERNMENTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281-394

CHAPTER I. Public Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . 283

CHAPTER II. Civil Government Established . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 285

CHAPTER III. The Disputed Boundary and the " Toledo War" . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 289

CHAPTER IV. County Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

CHAPTER V. Political Parties and Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

CHAPTER VI. Toledo's Start and Progress-Port Lawrence of 1817 and 1832-Vistula

-Toledo-Local Jealousies-Additions to Toledo-Transfers of Real Estate-Officers

of Toledo City Government, 1837-1887. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 370

V. COMMUNICATION AND TRADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 395-510

CHAPTER I. Railways-The Pioneer Railway of the West-Toledo's Eastern Railway Lines-The Erie Gauge War-The Ohio Railroad Project-The Wabash, The Colum- bus, Hocking Valley and Toledo, The Flint and Pere Marquette, The Toledo and Woodville, The Ohio Central, The Wheeling and Lake Erie, The Toledo, Canada Southern and Detroit, The Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Michigan, The Toledo, Saginaw and Muskegon, The Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City, and the Swan Creek Railroad-Railway Miscellany-Toledo Street Railways-Olden and New Time Communication in Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

CHAPTER II. Western Reserve and Maumee Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426

CHAPTER III. Plank Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428

CHAPTER IV. The Telegraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 432

CHAPTER V. The Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437

CHAPTER VI. The Maumee Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438

CHAPTER VII. Marine Incidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

CHAPTER VIII. Toledo's Canals-The Miami and Erie and the Wabash and Erie 444

CHAPTER IX. Early Canal and Lake Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

CHAPTER X. Lake Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452

CHAPTER XI. Harbor Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 460

CHAPTER XII. Commercial Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464

CHAPTER XIII. Toledo Warehouses-Old and New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 466

CHAPTER XIV. Early Trade of the West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468

CHAPTER X V. Commerce and Traders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470

CHAPTER XVI. Trade Organizations .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474

CHAPTER XVII. Toledo Business and Professions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480

CHAPTER XVIII. Banks and Banking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488

CHAPTER XIX. Real Estate Sales and Improvements . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505

VI. JUDICIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 511-538

CHAPTER I. Bench and Bar (by Judge John H. Doyle). . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513

VII. HYGIENIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539-576

CHAPTER I. The Medical Profession (by Wm. C. Chapman, M. D., and Wm. T.

Rowsey, M. D.)-Drugs and Medicines-Dentistry , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541

CHAPTER II. Hospitals-Asylums-Cemeteries . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 560

CHAPTER III. Drainage-Water Supply-Parks . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .565

CHAPTER IV. Cholera-Drouth-Mesmerism-Epizooty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .573

VIII. RELIGIOUS AND BENEVOLENT . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 577-608

CHAPTER I. Early Mission Work on the Maumee River-Labors of Revs. D. Bacon,

Joseph Badger and Isaac Van Tassell, .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579

CHAPTER II. Permanent Religious Work-The Methodist, the Congregational, the Protestant Episcopal, the Catholic, the Presbyterian, the Baptist, the Lutheran, the Unitarian, the United Brethren, the Christian, the German Reformed and the Jewish Church-The Free Chapel-Toledo Bethel- Toledo Young Men's Christian Association-Lucas County Bible Society-United States Christian Commission-Allen Street Mission- Adams Street Miss.-Sabbath School Union-Home Mission-Lakeside Camp-Ground 584

IX. LITERARY. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609-654

CHAPTER I. Public Schools, with lists of Officers, Teachers and Graduates of Toledo Schools-Alumni Association-Church and Private Schools-School Books-School

Statistics-Color in the Toledo Schools-Evening Schools-Toledo Manual Training

School-Educational Association-Toledo Lyceum-Toledo Young Men's Associa-

tion-Toledo Library Association-Toledo Public Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611

CHAPTER II. The Public Press-Press Miscellany-Press of Ohio in 1819, 1835, 1877,

and 1887-Printing Machinery-Amateur Printing and Publishing-Book and Job

Printing-Press Associations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637

X. ANNALS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 655-706

CHAPTER I. Events and Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .657

CHAPTER II. Personal Mention of Pioneers and other Prominent Citizens . . . . . . 675

CHAPTER III. Maumee Valley Pioneer Association, with List of Members-Pioneer

Poetry-Maumee Valley Monumental Association, with List of Members .. . .. .. . 699

XI. SOIL PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707-716

CHAPTER I. Fruit Culture and Horticultural Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 709

CHAPTER II. Agricultural Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 714

XII SOCIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717-754

CHAPTER I. The Temperance Cause in Lucas County-Toledo and Lucas County

Women's Christian Temperance Unions-Toledo Young Women's Christian Tem-

perance Union-The Retreat Mission-Suppression of Vice-Sunday Law and Order

League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .719

CHAPTER II, Secret Societies-Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Knights of

the Golden Rule, Order of Chosen Friends, American Legion of Honor, Royal Ar-

canum, Sons of Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .725

Social Organizations-Toledo Woman Suffrage Association, New Century Literary Club, Boating and Fishing Association, Ladies' National Covenant, Toledo Humane Society, Toledo Woman's Exchange, Places of Entertainment, Miscellaneous, Census Statistics, Ohio Centennial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731

CHAPTER III. Record of Nationality-The German Element (by Hon. G. Marx). 741

XIII. TRADE AND MANUFACTURES , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..755-804

CHAPTER I. Traders and Merchants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 757

CHAPTER II Manufactures-Labor Associations-Statistics-Strikes . . . . . . . . . . .. . .779

CHAPTER III. Fuel, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799

XIV. ARCHITECTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805-822

CHAPTER I. Public and Business Buildings-Fire Department-Hotels-Architects.. . 807

CHAPTER II. Hotels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818

APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825-838

Toledo Post, G. A. R.-Ohio National Guard-Woman's Relief Corps-Flags and Ban-

ners-Expresses-St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church-St. John's Orphan

Asylum-Retreat Mission-Home for the Aged-Protestant Orphans' Home-Street

Improvements -Bridges--Ferries-Toledo Police.

TOWNSHIPS OF LUCAS COUNTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841-934

1. Adams, . . . . . . . . . . . 841

2. Monclova, . . . . . . . . 847

3. Oregon, . . . . . . . . . . 851

4. Providence, . . . . . . . . 858

5. Richfield, . . . . . . . . . 864

6. Spencer, . . . . . . . . . . 869

7. Springfield, . . . . . . . . 874

8. Swanton, . . . . . . . . . . 879

9. Sylvania, . . . . . . . . . .. 887

10. Washington, . . . . . . . 896

11. Waterville, . . . . . . . . 908

12. Waynesfield, . . . . . . . 921

13. Manhattan,. . . . . . . . . 933

PERSONAL SKETCHES - VOLUME FOUR 1-26

PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES

Allen, John C. . . 930 Backus, Abner L. . 479a Bacon, Randall G. . 767 Baker, William, 532 Baldwin, Marquis, 675 Bartley, Rudolph A. 762 Bateman, Elwood, 762a Baumgardner, Leander S. 768 Bell, Robert H. . . 762a Berdan, Peter F. 758 Bergen, Symmes H. . . 550 Bigelow, Henry W. 783 Bishop, Amasa, . . 676 Blanchard, Samuel, 678 Boice, Reed V. . . 503 Bond, Oliver S. 503 Bostwick, O. A. . . 767 Bowen, Charles R. . 845 Brigham, James M. . . 918 Bronson, Calvin, 780 Brown, Sylvester J. . . 698 Brown, Theodore J. 771 Brown, Theophilus P. . 421 Carrington, Miles D. 479 Chapman, William C. . 551 Crabb, Gershom, 907 Crane, Charles A. . 686 Cass, Joseph G. 842. Collins, Sanford Langworth. . . 902 Cook, Daniel F. 929 Cook, Josiah D. . . 571 Coy, Charles, . 857 Davis, George W. . 502 Dawson, Alexander. 811 Doyle, John H. . 528 Eaton, Frederick, . 763 Emerson, George, . 761 Enright, Michael J. 789 Fairchild, Alonzo, . 873 Farley, James, . 868 Fassett. Elias, . 687 Fontaine, Eugene, . 793 Fuller, John W. 161 Gendron, Peter, 792 Granger, Volentine W. . 772 Griffith, Wilson W. 502 Hagenberg, Garrett W. 773 Hall, Israel, 712 Hart, Timothy P. . 830 Haynes, George R. . 531 Herrick, Calvin, . 688 Hiett, John W. 509 Hill, Charles W. , 529 Hone, James W. 510 Howard, Dresden W. H. 690 Howell, Daniel Y. , 777b Hunt, John E. 704 Janney, Robert S. , 784 Jones, William W.. 549 Kaley, David, , 844 Kellogg, Harvey, 842 Kelsey, Aaron L. , 773 Ketcham, John B. . 762a Ketcham, Valentine H. . 500 King, Charles A. 479 Laskey, George, . . 692 Lee, John C. . 534 Lemmon, Reuben C.. . 531 Locke, David R. 654 Luce, Charles L. . 764 Lungren, Samuel S. 557 Mack, George, . 821 Marx, Guido, 753 May, John W 760 Merrell, Thomas S. . 777 Messer, James C. . 853 Monroe, James B. . 420 Morehouse, Lorenzo L. , 918 Mott, Richard, 497 Myers, James, 694 Navarre, Peter, 658 Newcomb, Alexander H. . , 395 Nichols, Francis L. . 535 O'Brien, Patrick, , 597 Palmer, Andrew, 695 Parker, Torance D. . . 762b Pratt, Charles, . 533 Pomeroy, George E. . . 830 Potter, Emery D. 528 Prentice, Frederick, . , 712 Puck. John H.. 776 Raab, Lucas, , 873 Reed, Calvin H. 552 Reed, Isaac N. . 559 Reynolds, Jeremiah, 843 Reynolds, Sheldon C. . 472d Richards, Ransom E. 727 Roff, William, . 766 Romeis, Jacob, 394 Rood, Emmor A 762b Rowsey, William T. 558 Scheets, George, . . 765 Scott, J. Austin, 711 Scott, Jessup W. . 650 Sherwood, Isaac R. 199 Skinner, Samuel W. . . 551 Smead, Isaac D. 790 Smith, David, 605 Smith, Denison B. . 472b Smith, Eleazer N. . . . 908 Smith, Robert W. . . . . 786 Steedman, James B. . 254 Steele, Dennison, . 813 Stevens, Oliver, . . 696 Strayer, John, . 848 Thayer, Lyman T. . 821 Trowbridge, Demetrius N. 606 Waggoner, Clark, . 651 Waite, Morrison R 525 Walbridge, Horace S. . 472c Walker, William T 472c Washburn, Isaac 868 Weible, John, 850 Williams, A. Davenport, 931 Williams, Joseph R 653 Wilcox, Henry, 697 Wilcox, Minot I 776 Witker, Frederick E 785 Worts, George, 782 Wright, James, 856 Young, Charles L 774 Young, Samuel M 499

PREFACE.

IT was with no small degree of embarrassment that the writer undertook the work of historian. While not without experience in another field of literature, be was too well aware of the special requisites for the new department, to feel assured of success. But the work was congenial and has been pursued with unflagging interest, and with results yet to be determined.

So far as the writer had definite plan at the outset, it was, primarily, to furnish facts, rather than narrative or discussion. Hence, the history here presented is little more than a record of what has been done and said by individuals resident in Toledo and Lucas County. In fact, such must substantially constitute real human history. With this understanding, the writer has sought, in connection with the record of each event, to show by whom such was brought about. Hence, the unusual proportion of names of individuals given in this work. In dispensable with such plan is an index by which may readily be found the names of the vast . number of actors in the progress of events recorded. Such has been provided, with great care and labor; and containing, as it does, not less than 12,000 references, it will greatly aid in tracing personal record throughout the period covered by the history.

A leading purpose with the writer has been to supply such record as promised most of practical value for future use. Of this class may be specially cited: 1. The chapters giving the County's part in the War of the Rebellion, which is believed to be more full in record, both in Home Work and Field Work, than will be found in any like volume. 2. The political record of the County, embracing the vote for the several candidates at every general election for 50 years. 3. Full list of Toledo officers from the organization of the City in 1837. 4. The names of most County and Township officers. 5. Lists of officers, teachers and graduates of Toledo Public Schools; of members of Toledo Board of Trade and Produce Exchange, of Secret Societies, Pioneer Associations, Churches, and other organizations of permanent interest.

The work of the historian in the present case, was made specially embarrassing and arduous by the fact, that he was virtually a pioneer in the field, and as such was compelled to seek chiefly in original sources material requisite for his purpose. In this, however, he was favored, (1) by comparatively long and intimate personal knowledge of the locality concerned; and (2) by access to files of local newspapers, dating even anterior to the establishment of Lucas County. These included complete files of the Toledo Blade from May, 1837, to 1850, generously donated to the Toledo Public Library by Abel W, Fairbanks, now of Cleveland, who was a Publisher of that paper during the, period named. Beside those of the Blade, the files of other Toledo papers the Commercial, the Register and the Times -and of the Maumee City Express, have been found highly useful. In this connection, it may properly be remarked, that there is no other source as prolific of desirable material for local history, as is the local Press; hence, the special importance of careful preservation of such record, a consideration quite too generally overlooked.

It is a privilege here to state, that the protracted labor attending the preparation of this volume, was materially lessened by timely assistance. In such connection, the writer is indebted to the Toledo Public Library, for use of newspaper files and books; to the State Library and the County Auditor, for newspaper files ; to the County Recorder and County Clerk, for access to records; to Ex-President R. B. Hayes, for use of rare newspaper files and books; to Mr. John M. Osborn, for use of valuable books; to Fire Lands Pioneer Association, for use of files and map ; to Clerks of different Townships, for use of records; to the Adjutant General of Ohio, for use of records; to Mr. Calvin Crane, for access to records of Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad Company; and to Mr. J. P. Averill, for use of illustrations of Fort Meigs and vicinity. Thanks are also due for valuable contributions, both of pen and pencil, by Hon. Richard Mott, specially mentioned elsewhere ; to Hon. John R. Osborn, for use of personal diary ; to Judge John H. Doyle, for chapter Bench and Bar; to William C. Chapman, M. D., and William T. Rowsey, M. D., for chapter Medical Profession; to Hon. Guido Marx, for chapter German Element; and to Judge C. C. Baldwin, of Cleveland, for chapters Pre-Historic Period and Aborigines of Maumee Valley.

To claim exemption from errors in such work, would be unwarranted ; for such, in the nature of the case, are inevitable. While the writer has been measurably free from the experience common to historians who rely largely for material on the memory of individuals, he has, nevertheless, been subject to errors in record, errors in transcribing and errors in printing, the whole constituting liability of no small extent. This applies especially in connection with names of persons. And yet, it is believed that extreme care has largely avoided such errors.

Of the prominent feature of this work which consists of portraits and accompanying biographies, it is proper to state, that while such accessory is found to be indispensable to the publication of local history, exceptional care has been taken in the present case, that they be justly representative of the class or interest with which the parties, respectively, are or were connected. Publishers and patrons alike may properly be congratulated on the success which attends this important department; while all concerned will appreciate so valuable a feature of the work.

In behalf of the Publishers, no less than as the judgment of the Editor, it is a pleasure here to make special recognition, not only of the evident artistic taste and skill which mark alike the typography and binding of this volume, but also the pains-taking care and patient attention given to the same by managers and workmen of the Blade Printing and Paper Company's establishment.

CLARK WAGGONER.

TOLEDO, AUGUST 1, 1888.