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Transcriber's Note.

Corrections to the original text have been made as follows:

Pg [ix]It is the variety of subjects that will strike most readers.Punctuation after 'readers' changed from comma to period.
Pg [2]seemed delighted with him."Closing quote added.
Pg [130]late mercies vouchsafed to him.""Closing quote added in most likely place.
Pg [132]alluded to, it is not for man to judge;Original: 'to, it it not.'
Pg [136]Sir Edmund Lacon, Chairman of the TrusteesOriginal unclear, appears to read 'Edmond Laeon,' however it is most probable that the passage refers to Sir Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon, 3rd Baronet, MP for Great Yarmouth 1852-1857, 1859-1868 and Norfolk North 1868-1885.
Pg [172]"The health of the Most Worshipful the Grand Master."Superfluous single quote removed after 'Master.'
Pg [181]In footnote A: With illustrations by Sydney P. Hall.Original: 'Sydney E. Hall.'
Pg [191]The site chosen was in the Fitzwilliam MuseumOriginal: 'FitzWilliam.'
Pg [191]read by the Chancellor, setting forth the servicesOriginal: 'seting.'
Pg [212]I think, to be found here this evening. I regret thatPunctuation after 'evening' changed from comma to period.
Pg [227]who are Mohammedans by religionOriginal: 'Mahomedans'; 'Mohammedans' appears 5 other times in the book.
Pg [240]for being given this opportunity of expressingOriginal: 'opportuntity.'
Pg [243]Maude of Wales, visited Chelsea BarracksOriginal: 'Baracks.'
Pg [331]"Your regiment was raisedOpening quotation mark added.
Pg [350]gratification it has given us to be present."Closing quotation mark added.
Pg [377]July 2nd, 1866.Section heading; ending period added.
Pg [387]auspices of President Grant."Closing quotation mark added.
Pg [419]Hartland Point, New Lighthouse, 384Index entry; page number added.

Missing punctuation in the Index has been corrected without note.

Inconsistent use of :— ,— and — at the start of quotations has been retained.

Variant spellings: sanatorium, sanatarium, sanitorium, sanitarium, appear once each in the text and have been retained.

Hypenation of some words is inconsistent and has been retained: life-boat, key-note, good-will, re-formed (in both cases used of parades that broke up and formed again) and under-graduate all appear with and without hyphens. Other words that were originally hyphenated at line ends have been made consistent with the rest of the text.