Excerpt from Columbus, Geo., From Its Selection as a "Trading Town" In 1827, to Its Partial Destruction by Wilson's Raid, in 1865, Vol. 1: History, Incident, Personality; 1827 to 1846Prior to the year 1389 we had to rely entirely on the newspapers for records of marriages and deaths, and they are deficient. There are records of marriages in the Ordin'ary's odies, commencing with that year, and we have been kindly permitted to use them. But the death roll is still incomplete.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.

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