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Excerpt from Warrantees of Land in the Several Counties of the State of Pennsylvania, Vol. 3: 1730-1898 Originally appointed by Gen. John F. Hartranft. Then Gov ernor of Pennsylvania, to edit the Second Series of Pennsyl vania Archives. It might be perfectly proper in laying down the work of twenty years, to briefly summarize the work to its close, but the forty-five volumes of its rich and important historical data must sualee. Had the records of the State been under the control of one department. And assistance been ren dered to arrange all the documents in chronological order, the task of the Editor would have been lightened, and much of what remains be ready for publication. No appropriation was ever made for the transcribing of papers - and this was paid for by the Editor from the amount received for editing the same. Anxious to preserve for futurity the more valuable of the State Archives - to keep them from the autograph-hunter and de spoiler - with a love for the work, have been the principal mo tlves for having this accomplished. As State Librarian. The Editor has suggested that when the new Capitol Building is completed, fire-proof rooms be set apart for the arranging and placing of all documents not required for present pur poses ln the various departments - these to be under the control of a reliable archivist - where they may be consulted at all times by the historian and genealogist. As they now are, this cannot be done - and much less, owing to the frequent changes of political administration, no one department has any knowl edge of the various documents in its care. The Editor would like to see this done. Our Archives are rich in historic lore, and. 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.