Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Families of the Wyoming Valley, Vol. 2: Biographical, Genealogical and Historical, Sketches of the Bench and Bar of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
In continuation of the design of the author of Families of the Wyoming Valley, as set out in the preface to the first vol ume, this second volume is presented. That design, it will be re membered, covered the biographies, and as far as possible, the genealogical records of the families from whom the members of the Luzerne bar, past and present, descended. Even though there had not been intention and promise of a second volume, the flattering reception accorded the first, and the many important and interesting facts developed in a mere cursory inquiry regarding the lives of those not contained in it, would have prompted, not to say compelled, the present one. And right here is, perhaps, the best place to announce that a third {folurne has been found necessary, and been decided upon. It will be devoted mainly to the lives of the departed members of the bench and bar, those who had ceased to be when this work was commenced; and when it is remembered that it will include such illustrious names as those of Cooper, Griffin, Mallery, Denison, Catlin. Conyngham, Woodward, Kidder, Jones, Wright, Ketcham, and other eminent men, the need of such a volume becomes clearly manifest. In this book will be found the biographies of the non-resi dent members of the Luzerne bar, as well as of those living and resident, whose admission to practice came subsequently to Jan uary 20th, 1876 (with afew exceptions.) The work herein has been as complete as the most painstaking and conscientious re search could make it. 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.
