Historical Sketch of Johnson County

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Every reader of this historical sketch, will, doubtless, think that it ought to have been better than it is. Well, I think so, too but, if any one imagines he can write a better, let him try it. Then he will begin to learn in what a chaos everything is that rests in memory, and how eluding important facts are. I might have dwelt somewhat upon the more recent times, but, for obvious reasons, I preferred to occupy the space allotted me in rescuing, as far as possible, the beginning from oblivion. In this, I have gone beyond the limit set by the publishers, and yet have omitted much that ought to be preserved. I intend in the future, as in the past, to keep memoranda of events appertain ing to the county's early history, as well as to its later, and, if this sketch will serve to revive recollections and bring their sub stance to my memorandum book, I will not think my work done in vain.