The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-28
A Proposed History OF Our County.
From ITS EArlteAt Times 10
she Present.

We received q call last Friday from Mr.. A. A.
Graham the publisher and compiler OF the His
tory Of Richland County, and Who is nov pIepsr-
timonials given Mr.. Graham, We can assure our
readers bis work is thorough, and gives the best
Mr. Graham called on several Of our best citizens,
to ascertain their opinions Of such publication In
soa sSs ~ BE- {.
msnce a once gathering facts and compiling the
Competent, experienced historian, Who win collate
the facts gathered and prepare them for puhtca-
o The Ss S
tory Of the county win be given In chapters, each
township occupying one chapter. ~ such means
ed and its history gathered. 1t is the expectation
of the publishers to combine Fairfield and Perry /
counties in the work This " win Ing not dstIaet in the
The territory of either county il hardly large |
enough to justify separate book for each county,
without charging more for each couAty, owing TO |
the limited sale, than for both properly condens-
ed, in one vOlumne.
the sgents and we certainly hope to the county
get work justifying its history. This the pub
Usher will surely do, and our people should see
him ably sustained both by furnishing Information
and by a liberal patronage. We append ssyersi
county, work just issued. The first is from Hon
8. S. Bloom, member of the State Senate from
that county:
COLUMBUS, OHIO.
A. A. GRAHAM, ESQ.,, Newark, Ohio,
successful publication in other counties as you
have In Richland, the people will have reason to
SuaIied to do the subject Justice. That is still
| more interesting county to write up. LIS history
win be iuil Of interestiHg sketches which should
be gathered together. Y on are at liberty TO refer
to me for any purpose Respectfully yours, %
The second is from Hon. Manual May and Bar
nabus Burns both well known in this part OF ONO.
| To those lchonp IL may
take great pleasure in commencing to favora-
/ BILE consideration MIR. A. A. Graham, who is the
County. This history givea great satisfaction and
10 very popular n this county, and II Mr Graham
the Of hsy as be
ample reward and ediacstion. hereby commend
him ss gentleman in every ssn:emhOnsst S.s and
concur in the above.-B. BURNS.
The third 10 from Mr.. d. Harter, Superintendent
Of the AuItman and Taylor Machine Works, Man
field.
sIRi am glsa to say to yGu and to al
are the most competent man in Ohio to get up snt
successfully push through the sale Of County His
tory. Yours truly, M. d. hARTER.
The following is what Mr.. John Y. Glessner. ed
itor Of the Shield and Banner, Mansfield, says Of Mr.
A. A. Graham:
Itake pleasure in recommending as q geDtlema
Of sterling WORTH Of strict integ rity and unexceT
tionsbie morals, Mr.. A. A. Graham, who has, fo
the past year. been getting up the History OF Rich
land County, and in a style that does much credi
to him ss correct historian and taste in his worl
Any cou-tesies shown him by the people will
1''' App'''''''D' JOHN Y GLEssNER.
Gen. r. Brinkerhofi, Cashier Mansfield Saving
Bank, Member state Board Of Charities, thus writ,
Of Mr. Grahams work in Richland County:
MANSFIELD, ONO.
DEAR sir:-It affords me great pie asure TO recol
mend A. A. Graham, Esq, - . competent a.
trustworthy an to com pile and publish thehisto
! of your county. His large sxpsrisnee In that b'
iness, his capacity writ er, and his enth usia
in historic nj invest ations warrant me In comm
: ing him beyond any other man Of my scQusil
apee for this particular work. .
Very Respectfully, r. BRlNKERHOFF,