HISTORY OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
THE embellishment of this book has been very expensive. Works of a gene-
alogical and biographical character are seldom illustrated, except by portraits
and autographs, but I have deemed it advisable to insert views of the ancient
residences of the principal families in England and Scotland, as well as some of
the homestead houses in the United States. Original copies have been hard to
obtain, especially in Great Britain, and those now having a place in this book
were procured after the author had nearly exhausted his patience in unsuccessful
efforts to secure them. Many of these ancient houses had never been photo-
graphed, and being far from an artist, original views could only be had by paying
considerable sums of money to induce photographers to go from their rooms to
make negatives. In some instances proprietors kindly forwarded views made es-
pecially for my use, at their own expense. Several of them furnished views taken
from different standpoints, that I might make a choice. The views of residences,
mills, and monuments were all lithographed from original photographs, with the
exception of three, viz., "Friar's Carse," which was copied from a plate in a book,
"Glen-Riddle Mills," made from a wood-engraving used for bill-heads by the
owner, and "Hillside Farm," which was from a crayon-drawing by the author,
consequently known to be correct representations of the places. A few individ-
uals having an interest in my undertaking have paid for the views of their resi-
dences, the others were printed for me at an expense of five hundred dollars,
and paid for from my own pocket. These are all full-page plates in lithography
and pen-drawing, printed in three tints, and in the judgment of many who
possess artistic taste and culture are pronounced the most beautiful illustrations
for a book of this class they have ever seen. I have photographic views of
many more old residences of families whose records are in this book, but could
not have them printed.
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The coats-of-arms, of which there are eight pages, representing twenty different
shields, were engraved on box-wood from photographic copies, pen-drawings
forwarded from England and Scotland, or from heraldic descriptions found in
books, and are printed from color-blocks in gold and tints, at an expense of
two hundred and eighty dollars, paid by the author. That with the motto,
"Jamais Arriere," is copied from a photograph taken from a very fine framed
drawing made many years ago for Thomas Ridlon of Boston, but I do not know
whence he procured it. That with the two greyhounds for supporters was made
from a drawing furnished me by Sir Walter-Buchanan Riddell, Bart., of Hep-
ple, England, but the colors were assigned by the engraver. The arms of
