History of Merced County California: With a Biographical Review of the Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth and Development From the Early Days to the Present (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of Merced County California: With a Biographical Review of the Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth and Development From the Early Days to the Present<br><br>The chapter on the Founders of the County seems to me to be perhaps the one which is most valuable and at the same time it is perhaps the one which is most incomplete. The list of pioneers there gathered needs to be filled out as completely as the knowledge now held by people still living will permit. I have indulged a hope as the book has grown that some sort of county historical society or association may result from it; and if it Should result from attempts to supply my omissions and correct my mistakes it will not on that account be any the less useful.<br><br>I can scarcely hope to thank all who have helped me with the work. Henry Nelson Mrs. John Ruddle Judge and Mrs. I. J. Buckley and Mrs. Louisa Stevinson have given valuable information on the early Merced River section; S. L. Givens Mrs. Penelope Rogers Jefferson Price and John Barker on early days on Bear and Mariposa Creeks; and W. J. Stockton and C. W. Smith on early West Side history. I am indebted to Charles Rogers to L. R. Fan~ Cher and to O. H. Terrell for information on the early grain days on the East Side; to D. K. Stoddard for matter on early transportation and also on the location of the first county seat; to Miss Neta Porter of the county clerk''s office who has searched the records for the material in the chapter on county officers; to Miss Essae M. Culver.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.