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Excerpt from Rock County, Wisconsin, Vol. 1 of 2: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, From the Earliest Times, Up to Date J. G. Rexford, president of the First National Bank; Dr. S. B. Buckmaster, Superintendent H. C. Buell, ex-president of the State Teachers' Association; Prof, R. C. Chapin, of Beloit Col lege, our veteran county supervisor; F. F. Livermore, and the experienced clerk of the Beloit school board, were each and all very manifestly masters of the topics they treat. A knowledge of our manufacturing interests, however, might not seem to be within the line of ordinary legal experience. But the experiences of J. B. Dow, Esq., of Beloit, and of Lawyer A. E. Matheson, of Janesville, have not been merely legal, as their illuminating, respective records show. The Editor is proud of all his associates and of each and all of their contributions to this history. We are indebted also to Mr. Horace White, of New York, for the use of papers from his pen, and to ex-congressman L. B. Caswell, of Fort Atkinson; Hon. Ellery Crane, of Worcester, Mass; Dr. T. C. Chamberlin, of Chicago University; F. W. Coon, of Edgerton; Professor Shaw and Rev. Frank Jackson, of Milton; E. B. Heim street, George Sutherland, Esq., and Mayor S. B. Heddles, of Janesville; Prof. G. L. Collie, Banker Walter Brittan, C. B. Sal mon, Charles Ran, L. S. Moseley, of Beloit, and to Ira P. Nye, of Eureka, Kas, for interesting contributions or information. The several papers by women authors, the reminiscences of I. T. Smith and the History of the J anesville Press, by the late A. O. Wilson, were taken from the original manuscripts, deposited in the State Historical Society library building at Madison. The Editor is acquainted with all the previous histories of this region and both appreciates and acknowledges his indebted ness to them. By thorough research he has sought to correct their mistakes, add new material, some of it unique, and bring the whole record up to date. That excerpt from the records of Stonington (vol. I, page 80) and the Marriage Register of Rev. Dexter Clary (page 265) are especially valuable finds. 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.
