[57]. For an interesting note concerning the O’Brien, see Chronology of the Society, in this volume, date of June 30, 1898.

[58]. Cooper refers to it as the “Lexington of the Seas.”

[59]. The Irish Race in America.

[60]. This membership roll is brought down to March, 1901.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

  1. Table of [Contents] added by transcriber.
  2. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling.
  3. Retained anachronistic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.
  4. Footnotes were re-indexed using numbers and collected together at the end of the last chapter.