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nothing that would impart any information upon this his 

 ftivorite study. 



The materials thus collected together are presented in 

 a lucid and attractive form, with copious indices to facili- 

 tate reference and the tracing of the pedigree of any 

 member. 



We hail with pleasure every attempt like this to record 

 the names and to perpetuate the memory of the founders 

 of the county. May the time be not far distant when 

 every family will have some printed register of its ances- 

 try to strengthen the love of kindred for each other and 

 for their native land. What more beautiful tribute than 

 that of arranging the genealogy of the paternal and ma- 

 ternal line of ancestry for the gratification of those whose 

 honored names they bear, can one pay to the memory of 

 the departed. 



In preparing this work for publication the author re- 

 ceived the valuable assistance of his second daughter, 

 who, in consequence of his impaired health, has per- 

 formed the duties of amanuensis, proof-reader, and pre- 

 parer of the Index. Mr. Stickney is entitled to the 

 thanks of all students in history and genealogy and es- 

 pecially to the members of this family, for presenting the 

 results of his labors in so attractive and agreeable a form. 



Dr. A. S. Packard, Jr., has completed his Guide 

 to the Study of Insects, which was issued in ten parts at 

 irregular intervals during the past two years, in a beauti- 

 ful volume of 702 octavo pages with eleven plates and 

 651 wood-cuts, illustrating in all, 1,238 objects. It is 

 accompanied by a glossary of entomological terms, a 

 calendar of the monthly appearance of insects, and a 

 copious index. 



This is the only American Text Book of Entomology, 



