This is from the introduction of "The Character of the Country, The Iowa Diary of James L. Broderick, 1876 - 77", edited by Loren N. Horton, a 1976 reprint by the Iow State Historical Society. " During the Dubuque visit, Broderick had consistent contact with several families of emigrant Swaledalers. The diary entries frequently mention William Woodward, Nanny Watters, Richard Bonson, William Coates, Joseph Reynoldson, Thomas Metcalfe, and Dickey Waller. He was best aquainted with these people, and they knew Broderick and his family well from their days in Swaledale. Other Swaledalers he visited were not such close acquaintances, but apparently there were few families in the closely-knit rural community of the Yorkshire dale who did not at least know of each other's existence. Broderick carried many messages back with him when he returned to Swaledale." page 15 jiminal