Chapter 15

[Footnote 103: The first railroad was the Baltimore & Ohio, chartered March, 1827, but not completed to the Ohio until 1853--twenty-six years.]

[Footnote 104: _Pioneer Surgery in Kentucky._]

[Footnote 105: "In 1856, the Trustees of Morrison College came to the legislature of Kentucky and offered all the buildings, the library, the apparatus, and grounds, which were valued at over two hundred thousand dollars, if the State would take it and establish a Normal School." ... Speech of Honorable C. J. Bronston on the Agricultural and Mechanical College tax. The idea of a Normal School originated with Doctor Robert J. Breckinridge several years before.]

[Footnote 106: May 22, 1863. _Collins' History of Kentucky._]

[Footnote 107: From the report of the Treasurer of the University, 1871, it is gathered that after long and persistent effort on his part while in Washington there was secured from the Government the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars "for the rents and damages to the medical college and other Transylvania property during the war," nearly one half of which was claimed and recovered from the University by the city of Lexington on the plea that the Medical Hall had been abandoned.]

[Transcriber's Note:

* The footnotes have been moved to the end of the book with the exception of the footnotes for tables.

* Footnote 19: Added period after "_tem_" in "elected President, _pro tem_".

* Footnote 88: Added period after "prosperity" in "influence upon its prosperity".

* Pg 148 "His success was progressive this article exemplifying" retained as printed.

* Pg 173 Added comma after "117" in "Writings of 117".

* Pg 173 Removed comma after "Charles," in "Caldwell, Doctor Charles,".

* Pg 174 Added comma after "51" in "autobiography of 49, 50, 51".

* Pg 174 Added comma after "69" in "experience of Doctor Peter 69 70".

* Pg 177 Removed comma after "W," in "Dudley, Doctor Benjamin W,".

* Pg 180 Removed comma after "1842," in "University under the Methodists, 1842,".

* Pg 184 Removed comma after "instituted," in "Transylvania University first instituted,".

* Pg 186 Added comma after "94" in "Owen, Doctor David Dale 94".

* Pg 193 Added comma after "Winter" in "Winter Elisha I".

* Pg 193 Removed comma after "P.," in "Yandell, Doctor Lunsford P.,".

* Otherwise, archaic and inconsistent spelling and hyphenation retained.]