The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-21

also the General Epistles. The series
group themselves naturally and effectively,
and the order of the text, which is that of
the revised version, is in proper literary
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AMERICAN HISTORY TOLD BY CON-
TEMPORARIES. Volume H., Building
OF the Republic 16S9-17S3. The Macmil-
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The plan of this work contemplates four
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the others being in course of preparation.
The first one covered the period of Amert-
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the revolution. One of the most striking
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of Lord CORVALLIS detailing his situation
at Yorktown and its necessary surrender.
The closing documents in the volume relate
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The very last paper is the prediction of DR..
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A striking document of ITS is paper by
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the war beginning with the siege of Boston.
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In this work Prof. Baldwin outlines the
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