Transcriber’s Note:
Reading edition
Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling have been retained as they appear in the original book. Only the following possible misprints have been changed for this etext:
Page ivPRINTED IN THE U.S.A. U.S.A changed to U.S.A.
Page xiLIST OF PRINTED DOCUMENTS CITED IN THIS BOOK 424 added to Table of Contents
Page 28being a needy dependent dependant changed to dependent
Page 40Perry, _Hist. Coll._ i. 508, 509. comma added between 508 and 509
Page 145What would they have? what changed to What
Page 268opportunity of deliberating upon opportuity changed to opportunity
Page 278General Greene at Guilford, in North Carolina Guildford changed to Guilford
Page 284Furthermore, as soon as possible after breakfast Futhermore changed to Furthermore
Page 351expedients common on such occasions occassions changed to occasions
Page 383embarrassments was not due alone embarassments changed to embarrassments
Page 420mass of unwhipped hyperboles hyberbole changed to hyperbole
Page 432Breckenridge, ----, Breckinridge changed to Breckenridge
Page 442Absence of self-consciousness conciousness changed to consciousness
Page 442Holt, James, on committee of Virginia convention Virgia changed to Virginia
Page 449Randolph, John, of Roanoke Roanoake change to Roanoke