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Excerpt from The Goodrich Family Memorial, Vol. 1: Containing the English History of the Family In the month of October, 1862, this man, Henry B.8 Good rich, was murdered, while on his way to St. Louis. Rev. Hiram P.6 Goodrich of St. Louis also died the same year; and as his only son was said to have enlisted in the Confeder ate army, there seemed to be no one-to whom the mss. Could properly be returned. They were carefully packed, and the package marked Papers belonging the Estate of the late Hiram P. Goodrich of St. Louis, Mo. In care of the Chicago Historical Society, until called for. They were undoubtedly destroyed by the great-fire of October 8 - 9, 1871. What became of the manuscript book, compiled for Henry Goodrich, is unknown; but as it is understood that his family returned to Brownhelm, Ohio, shortly after his death, it is supposed it was taken there. Fortunately, a very full abstract or digest of the St. Louis mss. Was made. On the books of the compiler, which, being at his residence at Oak Park at. The time of the fire, escaped destruction. 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.