I certify that the foregoing is a true and authentic copy:--
R. DOUGLAS TRIMMER Assistant Keeper of the Public Records 1 February 1894
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Minor punctuation errors (e.g. missing periods) have been corrected without note. Archaic and variant spellings, capitalization, and punctuation in quoted passages have been retained. A repeated phrase on p. 31 (hereby granted or mentioned to be granted or mentioned to be granted) has also been retained.
In plain-text versions of this book, the abbreviations s. and d. do not have _italics markup_ although they were italicized in the original. In the Latin-1 and ASCII versions, macrons are missing from the following words: Ar (above the r), mocon, condicons, Plantacons, Deputacon(s), menconed, expiracon, (all above the c), direccons (above both c's), sumes, comand, Comissioners, Imediate, comonly, and Westm (all above the m).
The following changes were made to the text:
p. 5, Footnote 7: _Brodhead, History of the State of New York_ to Brodhead, _History of the State of New York_
p. 6: Nothwithstanding to Notwithstanding (Notwithstanding this auspicious beginning)
p. 6, Footnote 9: _Brodhead, History of N. Y._ to Brodhead, _History of N. Y._
p. 7, Footnote 14: _Brodhead_, Vol. I. to Brodhead, Vol. I.
p. 8, Footnote 24: _Palfrey's History of New England_ to Palfrey's _History of New England_
p. 11: Secreretary to Secretary (Secretary Popple in London)
p. 11, Footnote 39: Legislaitve to Legislative (Journal of the Legislative Council)
p. 19: missing close quote added (to Maryland 6d.")
p. 21, Footnote 69: _Martin's Bench and Bar of Philadelphia_ to Martin's _Bench and Bar of Philadelphia_
p. 24: sucessors to successors (would apply equally to his successors,)
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