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READERS' DIRECTORY.
appear as Thomas (1), with the reference, "See Riddells of Granton," or
"See Riddells of Glen-Riddell," as the case may require; so that each may
be traced readily, although their names may not be attended with the same fig-
ures. In tracing the early families, where the pedigree will embrace from
twelve to twenty-eight generations, the reader must observe this distinction.
There will be an Index of Surnames of those intermarried with the Riddell,
Ridlon, and Ridley families. In tracing any particular person, if the reader
remembers the name of the wife or husband, he may facilitate his search by
running down the alphabetical Index of Surnames till he comes to the one
desired; then by reference to the page in the Index, that person's birth, mar-
riage, and biographical sketch may be found in the genealogical depart-
ment of the book.
In nearly all genealogical books there are many repetitions, and the reader
must turn from page to page to find all that is published respecting an indi-
vidual; the trouble occasioned by these complicated arrangements is obviated
by the simple plan carried out herein, and what is said of one person will
be found in one place, unless alluded to incidentally in some preliminary or
descriptive chapter.
There are a short "Appendix and a supplementary article entitled "Glean-
ings and Notes," in the last part of this book, wherein may be found many
interesting incidents and items respecting families and individuals that could
not be properly classified in the body of the work, or were received too
late for insertion in their proper place.
NOTE. -This work has been edited in the midst of most pressing professional duties,
and could not, therefore, receive that careful attention while going through the press
that is necessary in order to produce a book free from typographical errors. Nearly
all the materials were furnished in manuscript, and frequently so poorly written that
it was impossible to ascertain with certainty the proper spelling of names. — Author.
