The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-07-07
A Proposed History of Our County
s.slrsi ItS Earliest Times 10
lhe Present,

We received a call Last Friday from Mr.. A. y.
Graham the publisher and compiler OF The Ills
tory of Richland County, and who is now prepar-
ing similar work in other counties. From the tes-
timouials given Mr.. Graham, We can assure our
readers his work is thorough, and gives the besi
satisfaction. Mr.. o. PershlnS who accompanies
Mr. Graham, called on several OF our best citizens,
10 ascertain their opinions OF such publcatlon Ill
our comfy. Almost all spoke favorab4y OF the
,rIau and hoped the work would be published MI
Ptsrshing will remain i'll the cliy, and Wiil COM
meuce al once gathering fa0ts and compiling the
book, lie will be assisted by others, ana by
competent, experienced historian, who Will collate
he, 1;lcts gathered and prepare them Tor pubIca-
ticn. The work will be octave III form, and eIh-
braces a good history OF Ohio then complete his
tory of the county will be given in chapters, each
township occupying one chapter. BY such means
every church. school, industry and family is reach
al ,,d IFS history gathered. 1t is the pectation
OF the publishers to combine Fairfield and Perry
counties IN the work This will not detract IN the
least from the thoroughnesS Of each county history
The territory of either county is hardly large
enough to Justify separate book 1of each county
without charging more Tor each county, owing TO
the limited sale, than lpr DOM, property cohuehs-
ibe fm;i plan OF the book Wil be explained by
the ggents and we certainly hope TO see the county
gel "A work justifymg its history. ms the pup
fisher will sure. do, and our people should see
him ably sustained both by furnishing information
and by liberal patTonage We APPEND naiIend sgIeTai
county a work just issued The lrst is from hon.
S S Bloom, 4 member of the State senate from
that county:
COLUMBUS. ONO.
A. A. GRAHAM, ESQ.,, Newark, Ohio,
MY DEAR SfR:-If you make as satisfactory and
successful publication in other counties as you
have Richland, the people Wlll have reason to
congratulate themselves upon having one so well
qualified do the subject justice 1hat is sun
more interesting county to write up. It's history
will be fun Of pteresling sketches which should
he gathered together. You are at liberty to refer
10 me for any purpose Respectfully yours,
S. 5. BLOOM
The second is from Hon. Manual May and Bar
nabus Burns, both well-knoWn in this Part OF ONO
To those arhoza ii mag conceon.
take great pleasure in commencing to fayora-
bic consideration Mr.. A. A. Graham, who is the
author and compiler OF the History of RicAlanC
County. This history gives great satisfaction and
is very popular N this county, and II Mr. Grahaih
undertakes the History OF Perry tounty, as he
proposes, the subscribers to this work will realize
ample reward and edi hcation hereby commend
him gentleman in every sense-honest and
capable Respectfully. MANUEL MAY
j concur in the above.-B. BURNS,
The third is from Mir. D. Harter, Superintendent
e of the utman and Taylor Machine Works, Man
field.
DEAR SIR 1 am gsd TO say to you and to all
Others who may see this letter, that believe you
are the most competent mdn in Ohio to get up and
successfully push through the sale OF County his
, Tory. Yours truly, M. d. HARTER.
The following is VIII Mr.. John Y. Glessner, ed
itor Of the Shield and Banns, Mansfield, says of Mr.
MANSFIELD, ONO.
take pleasure il recommending as gentleman
of sterling worth, of strict integrity and unexcep-
tionable morals, MIR. a. a. Graham, who has, for
the past year been getting the History OF Rich
land County, and il style that does much credit
TO him as correct historian and taste in his work.
ANY courte sizes shown him by the people will be
u''y "ppi''''''' JOHN Y. GLEssNER.
Gen T. Ernkerhof Cashier Mansfield Sayin IS
Bank Member state Board of Charities, thus writes
of Mr. Grahams work in Iichland County:
MANSFIELD, OHIO.
DEAR sir:-It affords me great pleasure to recon-,
mend A. \. Gra ham, Esq, as competent and
trustworthy man to compile and publish thehistory
of your county. His large experience in that bus
iness his capacity as writer, and his enth usiasm
in historical investigat ions warrant in commed-
ing him beyond any other man of my acquaint-
ance for this particular work.
Very Respectfully, IL. BRINkERHOFF,