To General John C. Fremont

Albert G. Mackey, M.D.,

"Ea enim quae scribuntur tria habere decent, utilitatem praesentem, certum finem, inexpugnabile fundamentum."

Cardanus.

1882.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by Albert G. Mackey, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of South Carolina.

My Dear Sir:

While any American might be proud of associating his name with that of one who has done so much to increase the renown of his country, and to enlarge the sum of human knowledge, this book is dedicated to you as a slight testimonial of regard for your personal character, and in grateful recollection of acts of friendship.

Yours very truly,

A. G. Mackey.