The History of the Hundred of Wirral, with a sketch of the City and County of Chester, compiled from the earliest authentic records

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MAP OF THE HUNDRED OF WIRRAL. sfc!t«fes-.-. .l/antonrUil 4.V*£frefor. /rl&l "lll/raro*l From oo ,f//Mr/i//r Survey, /or J/o////////rr ///j/o/// o/ //}///// THE HISTORY OF THE HUNDRED OF WIRRAL. THE HISTORY OF THE HUNDRED OF WIRRAL WITH A SKETCH OF THE CITY AND COMTY OF CHESTER, COMPILED FROM THE EARLIEST AUTHENTIC RECORDS By WILLIAM WILLIAMS MORTIMER. LONDON : WHITTAKER & Co. BIRKENHEAD : LAW & PINKNEY CHESTER : GEORGE PRICHARD, AND EDWARD FARRT. MDCCCXLVII. TO WILLIAM JACKSON OF BIRKENHEAD, AND OF CLAUGHTON MANOR HOUSE IN THE COUNTY OF CHESTER, ESQUIRE, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR THE BOROUGH OF NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME Mt Dear Sir, To whom can any attempts to describe the Hundred of Wirr be more appropriately dedicated than to Mm, who has been mainly instrum in the creation of its Metropolis ? Let me, then, — not only in acknowledgement of the great public benefits which the Town of Birkenhead has received from your long and ceaseless devotio] to its interests, but as a gratifying opportunity of recording the sense which 1 entertain of your private worth, and the value which I attach to your personal friendship — INSCRIBE THIS VOLUME TO YOU; — to you, by whom the idea of its publicatioi was originally suggested.

I have the honour to be, My dear Sir, Your faithful friend and servant, W. WILLIAMS MORTIMER Birkenhead, August 20th, 1847. LAW & PIsNIKNEY, PRINTERS, AVATERL00 BUILDINGS, BIRKENHEAD.