History of Butler County, Alabama, From 1815 to 1885

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. The people Of Butler County have long expressed a desire to have a book published, containing the interesting history and a review of the natural resources of the County. The author was requested, by some of the prominent residents of the County, to undertake the preparation of such a book. While in the County, during the summer of 1884, he began the collection Of the data for a complete map of the County, and the materials for writing her history. These facts have been arranged by the author, at Odd hours, during the last Six months. The author has endeavored to present facts in a plain and simple way, without aiming at the graces of elaborate his tory or the vivid coloring Of exciting romance.