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contained in the present volume, Nos. 2 and 10 have not heretofore been printed, and Nos. 8 and 9 now appear for the first time in connected form."

In each of these four cases Force added on the title-page his imprint "Washington: Printed by Peter Force, 1835", and the omission of this gives, in several cases, the impression that Humphrey has printed from an original manuscript, which is of course not true.

In the "Library Journal" for June, 1898, attention was called to the deception, and Mr. Humphrey offered a very lame explanation, which must be taken by the discerning student cum grano salis. He says, too, that his "sincere desire . . . to place these pamphlets at a low price within the reach of the student of American history must be his justification for their reissue." But we add, Force can be purchased at from $16 to $24, according to the condition of the set, and character of the binding. The saving of four or five dollars is no inducement to the Americanist who desires to write history accurately.

In addition to the facts given about the steamer "Royal Tar," in the August number of The Magazine, it may be mentioned the steamer's weekly trip to Portland, Me., was in consequence of an arrangement made with the Cumberland Steam Navigation Co., of the last named city, entered into early in the season of 1836. A well known St. John steamer which was contemporary with the "Royal Tar" was the Water Witch", owned by James Whitney and launched from the yard of Justus Wetmore, Hampton, in April, 1836. It was intended for the Frederidton route, but it also made trips across the Bay to Annapolis and Granville Ferry.