Michael Fredsons Short History Of Mason County

Author : T. G. Onstot
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332073917
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book Pioneers of Menard and Mason Counties (Classic Reprint) written by T. G. Onstot and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pioneers of Menard and Mason Counties We make no apology in appearing before the public as a literary crank. When we first began to publish these let ters in the papers a few years ago we little thought to have them in book form. Like Harriett Beecher Stowe, When writing the letters that finally crystallized into Uncle Tom's Cabin, we wrote as the spirit moved. Our Menard county friends insisted that these old-time reminiscences be put in shape by one who had lived through the formation period should connect the past. One who had lived under the old dispensation should hand down to those who live under the new dispensation the pioneer life of their ancestors; and they insist more strongly because the old pioneers are passing away and a few more fleeting years and they will all be gone. We were born in Sugar Grove, in 1829, 'and being blessed with a retentive memory know as much of the early settlers of Menard and Mason as any man now living. In our early boyhood the Indian yell was still heard along the bluffs of Salt Creek. We have lived to see this country grow to be intelligent, educated and refined. All of the useful inventions of today have been perfected in our time. The present generation knows but little of what its fathers had to contend with. We acknowledge obligations to Harvey L. Ross of Oakland, California, for many events in the Salem life of Abraham Lincoln. He carried the mail on horseback from Lewis town to Springfield when Salem was the only town between Havana and Springfield, and was probably better acquainted with him than any man living. We are also indebted to General Ruggles for dates to many of the Mason county incidents, and to R. D. Miller for dates to many Menard county occurrences. We obtained their permission to do this. There was a Menard and Mason County write-up about twenty years ago, but it was expensive and but few bought it and not One in fifty ever read it. This book sold for $8. Later a history of Mason and Tazewell counties was gotten up that sold for $15, which put it out of the reach of com mon people. Our book, at the price of condenses the facts and incidents of the pioneers and supplies the place of both for a small sum of money. 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.