Transcriber’s Note:

Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling have been retained as they appear in the original book. Only the following possible misprints have been changed for this etext:

PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
U.S.A changed to U.S.A.

LIST OF PRINTED DOCUMENTS CITED IN THIS BOOK 424
added to Table of Contents

being a needy dependent
dependant changed to dependent

Perry, _Hist. Coll._ i. 508, 509.
comma added between 508 and 509

What would they have?
what changed to What

opportunity of deliberating upon
opportuity changed to opportunity

General Greene at Guilford, in North Carolina
Guildford changed to Guilford

Furthermore, as soon as possible after breakfast
Futhermore changed to Furthermore

expedients common on such occasions
occassions changed to occasions

embarrassments was not due alone
embarassments changed to embarrassments

mass of unwhipped hyperboles
hyberbole changed to hyperbole

Breckenridge, ----,
Breckinridge changed to Breckenridge

Absence of self-consciousness
conciousness changed to consciousness

Holt, James, on committee of Virginia convention
Virgia changed to Virginia

Randolph, John, of Roanoke
Roanoake change to Roanoke