Part 7

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Transcriber’s Notes:

Obvious printer’s punctuation errors corrected.

Ditto marks replaced by the text they represent in order to facilitate alignment for eBooks.

Inconsistent accents retained as there are various authors, and the accents are consistent within each article.

“Presideent” changed to “President” on the inside cover.

“Talledega” changed to “Talladega” in the Calais entry on page 58.

“Springfied” changed to “Springfield” on page 60.