Transcriber's note:
Minor typographical and punctuation errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed.
Mismatched quotes are not fixed if it's not sufficiently clear where the missing quote should be placed.
The cover for the eBook version of this book was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.
Page 243: "(why does not his fathers temperament excuse something? Vibratiunculæ will explain every thing or nothing.)"—The closing bracket was supplied by the transcriber.
Page 250: "On the ** of February 1780, the infants (three years old) were taken away in the night"—Asterisks were inserted by the transcriber where the date was missing.
Page 308: "with immediate effect in carrying on their great and darling work?"—The transcriber has changed "darling" to "daring".
This note is printed after "The End", explaining repeated page numbers 197 to 204:
To the Binder
* 2 B, and * 2 C, are to be placed before 2 B,
These pages being repeated.