PREFACE
From "Selma; Her Institutions, and Her Men" by John Hardy, pub. 1879:
In the compilation of this work the author had endeavored to put together all the important incidents in the rise and growth of our city worthy of preservation, so as to make it truly a full and complete History of “Selma--her Institutions and Her Men.”
From; one or two log houses in 1850 to that of a populous and wealthy city in 1879--a period of only fifty years--seemed to require a work of the kind, and under this impression, the author undertook the task, believing the people and the friends of the city would sustain the effort.
We have been materially aided by a number oF citizens, in our effort to collect facts; among whom we will specially mention Col. John W. Lapsley, Wm. J. Norris, Mrs. Caroline Ferguson, Gen. John F. Conoley, Dr. C. J. Clark, Col. B. M. Woolsey, Dr. John A. McKinnon, Major A. J. Goodwin, Dr. B. H. Riggs, S. C. Pierce and E. C. Silsby.
We Place the work before the public, feeling confident it will be properly appreciated, and the future generations may find it useful in referring to the great work of their ancestors, in building up a beautiful and great city.
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