T. M. Haddock
Published: 2015-08-05
Total Pages: 272
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Excerpt from Haddock's Wilmington, N. C., Directory, and General Advertiser: Containing a General and Business Directory of the City, Historical Sketch, State, County, City Government, &C., &C In presenting the first edition of our work to the public, we do so with the hope that our friends and patrons will overlook any slight errors we may have committed. Those who are conversant with the toils, trials and labors incident to a work of this character, arc well aware that perfection is impossible - the very nature of the work precludes the idea. The many classes to be dealt with in obtaining the desired information, embraces the well informed and ignorant - with the latter class we are thrown upon our own resources for the best information possible; at times we have been compelled to resort to the force pump until quite exhausted. We have endeavored to meet the want so long felt in our city, and have devoted our whole time, care and attention with that end in view, and trust that our patrons, who have been so liberal towards us, (for which they have our sincere thanks, ) will approve our humble efforts. Our familiarity and experience with our first effort in this city, we trust will enable us to render the future editions of our work more acceptable. We cannot close without expressing our gratitude and renewed thanks for the many favors and kindnesses received from the merchants, manufacturers and citizens of Wilmington, so essential to the completion of our work; also to our patrons abroad are we indebted for their encouragement. 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.