foreword

The material for this booklet has been gathered from the formal biographies by Thwaites, Hartley, Filson and Flint; from the sketches in cyclopedic works, like "The South in the Building of the Nation;" from compilations like the "Documentary History of the Dun-more War;" from casual mention in works like Wayland's "History of Rockingham County (Va.); from fugitive articles, and from the original data collected by J. T. McAllister, of this place.

Hot Springs, Virginia.