telligent gentlemen in the several counties, throughout the state, too numerous here to particularise, as they have been duly noticed in the preface to the early editions of this work.

The following gentlemen are however here especially,named, as having generally, furnished very ample written communications, during the past year, from their respective counties: namely-Gen. Joseph Darlington, and Wm. M'Colm, esq. of Adams County Harvey R. Gaylord, esq. of Ashtabula-B. L. Wilson, esq. of BrownGeorge Bruce, esq. of Clinton-Dr. George H. Morton of Coshocton-Jesse Milliken, esq. of Fayette-Francis Le Clercq, esq. of Gallia-Col. John S. Wallace of Hamilton County-J. C. Wickham, esq. of HancockWm. Wallace, esq. of Hocking-S. Buckley, esq. of Lawrence-Peter Schmucker, esq. of Licking-Joshua Robb, esq. of Logan-Col. H. Gorton of Marion-Curtis Bates, esq. of Norton in Medina county-Levi Hart, esq. of Miami county-Peter Dittoe, esq. of Perry-J. B. Stephens, esq. of Preble-Mrs. C. A. Canfield P. M. New Philadelphia in Tuscarawas county-Levi Phelps, esq. auditor of Union county-E. Dean, esq. of Wayneand Thomas W. Powell, esq. of Wood county.

Very few extracts are made from original letters received: but the ideas and statemets of facts are embodied in my own language, except in a few instances; and then

those parts selected are generally include in quotations.

The longitudes of places are given fro the meridian of Washington city, which 77 degrees west from London; so that on by adding 77 degrees to the given longitud we have the distance from London.

The population of the several countie and towns is taken from the official return of the United States' officers appointed t take the national census in August, 1820 éxcepting in the latter part of the volum But a complete return of the new Census of 1830, by counties and townships, will b found in the Appendix

It has also been an object of solicitude, t give either concise or more extended des scriptions of places, according to their rela tive population, magnitude and general im portance. For the purpose of shortening descriptions of the several towns, and ye conveying a tolerably correct idea of the a mount of business transacted, therein; some one item of human pursuit has been sought after, the mere statement of which should convey the wished for information: withou going to scrupulous exactness, a mention o the number of stores has been deemed a suf ficiently correct criterion.

Considerabe perplexity has arisen in settling the proper manner of spelling the names

ate vicinities, write them differently from each other and doubts are still entertained, whether the most correct manner of writing them all is yet ascertained. An exemplification of this uncertainty may be noticed in the article Mohiecan, which is sometimes written Mohecan, &c.

Many changes and improvements have likewise taken place in the political divisions and relative importance of many parts of the state, since the former edition was printed. Corresponding additions and alterations, in various parts of this work, had therefore become necessary in the descrip tions, and which have been made with much Jabour and research. As a work of reference, concerning the political and financial statistics, and local topography of the state, no hesitation is felt in recommending it to the attention of those wishing information upon these subjects.

A rapid and extensive sale of nine former editions of the present work, consisting of about 14,000 copies, within a few years, while it has evinced a solictude among the the people generally, to acquire a useful species of information, has likewise induced the publication of this tenth edition, enlarged, considerably improved, and more worthy of that extensive circulation which the work. has already obtained.

Columbus, Jan. 1831.