"Those most dear to me who have passed away rest there, and, when my earthly pilgrimage is over, and I too am laid to rest, I wish that it may be there, among those who too are at rest.

This letter has already taken more space than intended at the beginning, and yet "half has not been told.'  I remember the Allamakee County that was, not as it is, and the strenuous times of those twenty years of my citizenship were full of events which the historian may well regard with favor, and recount for the edification and information of those who, succeeding the active participants of that time, may well emulate the virtues of their ancestors, and follow with due care their precepts.  It is an honor, at any time, to be a citizen of the noble State of Iowa, and it is an equal honor to have been a citizen of Allamakee County, and a friend of those who long ago shaped its affairs and guided the generation who today are taking the places of the honored pioneers who are at rest in its churchyards.

                                                        Very truly yours,

                                                                                        James T. Metcalf "

(Taken from "Past and Present of Allamakee County Iowa" 1913 by Ellery M. Hancock)

   Past and Present of Allamakee County Iowa

   Past and Present of Allamakee County Iowa

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