Excerpt from Recollections and Sketches of Notable Lawyers and Public Men of Early Iowa: Belonging to the First and Second Generations, With Anecdotes and Incidents Illustrative of the Times It should be understood that I have not endeavored to include all the notable lawyers and public men who have graced the history of Iowa, but for the most part, only those with whom I had some personal acquaintance. I may be pardoned for saying that some years ago, by reason of my advanced years, I was strongly inclined to forego further proceeding in this work, but was encouraged, and I may say inspired, to go on by the receipt of a letter from that most widely celebrated lawyer of his times, the late Judge John F. Dillon, in which he said: I have read your sketch of my life in the Iowa Annals for July, 1909, and I wish now to assure you of my sincere appreciation of the taste, skill, good judgment and literary merits of your work. Alike in form and substance, it is an admirable performance. I shall be more than satisfied to be remembered by the people of our beloved State, if remembered at all, as you have portrayed me. I esteem myself fortunate to have had such a biographer. I am glad that you lived to finish the sketch and that I have lived to see it in its final form, and also to know that it will constitute part of the greater work you have in hand relating to the lawyers. Judges and public men of early Iowa, and which I earnestly hope your days may be spared to complete. 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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