OF

CLAY AND PLATTE COUNTIES,

MISSOURI,

WRITTEN AND COMPILED

FROM THE MOST AUTHENTIC OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE SOURCES,

INCLUDING A HISTORY OF THEIR

TOWNSHIPS, TOWNS AND VILLAGES,

TOGETHER WITH

A CONDENSED HISTORY OF MISSOURI; A RELIABLE AND DETAILED HISTORY OF CLAY
AND PLATTE COUNTIES-THEIR PIONEER RECORD, RESOURCES, BIOGRAPH-

ICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT CITIZENS; GENERAL AND LOCAL
STATISTICS OF GREAT VALUE; INCIDENTS AND REMINISCENCES.