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In the first article NEW YORK PRINTING MACHINE, PRESS, AND SAW WORKS., the [footnote] was added to clarify the meaning of a sentence which may be confusing to some modern day readers.
page 592, believed to the real.” ==> believed to [be] real.”
page 600, The butcher’s looked: a ==> The [butchers] looked: a
page 609, in livery where already ==> in livery [were] already
page 656, in them, and yet its all ==> in them, and yet [it’s] all
page 659, queen, its from the ==> queen, [it’s] from the
page 665, By Caroline Chesboro’. ==> By Caroline [Chesebro’].