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Excerpt from A Historical Sketch of Johnson County: Indiana 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 appertaining to the county's early history, as well as to its later, and, if this sketch will serve to revive recollections and bring their substance to my memorandum book, I will not think my work done in vain. To all the old men and women who have now and then, during the past few years, given me the benefit of their reminiscences, I make my acknowledgments, and to Judge Hardin, who has rendered such signal service, I am under peculiarly strong obligations. The time of the arrival of many of the pioneer settlers of the county, often rests in uncertainty. The dates given, if wrong, may be corrected at some future time, if those charged with the knowledge will give it. And, more serious than that, was the inability to learn the names of all who came in during the first few years. That information can be given, and it is invited. 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.

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