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Transcriber's note:
The digraphs "ae" and "oe" are spelled out for clarity.
The chapter summaries in the Table of Contents are repeated in the book at the start of each chapter. At the end of each chapter is a facsimile autograph and a brief biography of the signer. The running page titles are omitted.
Vol. I, Chap. XLIII: "President's Message or" changed to "President's
Message on"
Vol. II, Chap. IX: "Lamar" changed to "Lamon"
A tabulation of the 1884 Presidential vote totals has been added.
The typographical fist is represented by the right guillamet (»).
LoC catalog number: E179.P8
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Engr. by H. B. Hall's Sons, New York