“The documents in these volumes have been well edited, but Miss Kimball’s preface hardly meets the demands of the occasion.”
| + + − | Nation. 84: 244. Mr. 14, ’07. 1780w. | |
| + | Outlook. 86: 970. Ag. 31, ’07. 550w. |
“Carefully edited.” Herbert L. Osgood.
| + + | Pol. Sci. Q. 22: 326. Je. ’07. 990w. |
“It seems ungracious to find fault when so much that is valuable is presented in these volumes, yet the collection would have been far completer, though much bulkier, if the enclosures in the dispatches had also been printed. The availability of such material cannot, however, compensate for an adequate biography.” George Louis Beer.
| + − | Putnam’s. 1: 757. Mr. ’07. 460w. |
“It is a great boon to the student of history to have valuable documentary material of this character printed in this convenient and accessible form.”
| + + | R. of Rs. 34: 756. D. ’06. 170w. |
“The Society of the colonial dames of America has performed a pious task in collecting a correspondence which covers the origins of their nation, and in Miss Kimball they have found a competent editor. The book is interesting mainly as the raw material of history.”
| + + | Spec. 98: 143. Ja. 26. ’07. 1330w. |