First Hand

HISTORICAL EPISODES

Of Early

COFFEY COUNTY

From the Pens of

George Throckmorton

Judge B. L. Kingsbury

H. A. Fry

Aunt Jane Hunt

And Many Other Pioneers

Details of the Negro Exodus, The Ottumwa College, Early Day Indian Stories, the Grasshopper Invasion and Hundreds of Interesting Pioneer Day Incidents Gotten Together by the late John Redmond, and appearing at various times in The Daily Republican more than 25 years ago. He had planned to write a synopsis as a foreword so the paging starts at 9 and ends at 144. This volume gives you a fairly complete early day record.

Geo. Throckmorton Tells of His Experiences - Pages 9 - 17