This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

Recognized as the best history of Harford County ever published, this work's genealogical importance is based on its numerous biographical sketches of the county's leading citizens, as well as lists of non-associators and non-enrollers, ...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature.