An Episode of Worcester History. Read before the Worcester Society of Antiquity, April 1, 1884. By Nathaniel Paine. Privately printed. Worcester, 1884. 8vo. pp. 9.

Why I am a Republican. A history of the Republican Party, a defence of its policy, and the reasons which justify its continuance in power, with biographical sketches of the republican candidates. By George S. Boutwell. Hartford, Conn.: William J. Betts & Co. 1884. 12 mo. pp. 195-+-lii.

Grog: A Mixture of Prose and Verse. Brewed by Geo. Henry Preble. Reprinted from "The United Service" for September, 1884. For private distribution. Philadelphia. L. R. Hamersley & Co. 1884. 8vo. pp. 23.

Milwaukee under the Charter. From 1847 to 1853 inclusive. Vol. III. By James S. Buck. Milwaukee: Symes, Swain and Co., Printers. 1884. 8vo. pp. 506.

The_Centennial Celebration in Frederick County, Md., on June 28, 1876. Frederick, Md. Baughman Brothers. 1879. 8vo. pp. 64.

Eighty-Fifth Annual Record of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, June 3, 1723. Sermon by Thomas Foxcroft, A.M., Pastor of the First Church, Boston. Alfred Mudge and Son, Printers, No. 24 Franklin Street. 1884. 8vo. pp. 46. Edited by Rev. Anson Titus.

Sixth and Seventh Annual Addresses-1883 and 1884-before the Cayuga Historical Society. By Charles Hawley, D.D., President of the Society. Reprinted from Collections of C. H. S. No. 3. Auburn, N. Y. 1884. 8vo. pp. 47.

Fourth Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston. 1880. Dorchester Town Records. Second edition, 1883. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, No. 39 Arch Street. 1883. The Dorchester town records have been thoroughly compared by the original and corrected by William B. Trask. A facsimile of the map omitted in the first edition is given here.

II. Other Publications.

Unveiling the Statue of Chief Justice Marshall at Washington, May 10, 1884. Oration by William Henry Rawle, LL.D. Philadelphia: Allen, Lane and Scott's Printing House, 229-231 South Fifth Street. 1884. 8vo. pp. 31.

1883. February 13. 1883. Order of Services at the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the ordination of Rev. Charles Babbidge as pastor of the First Church and Society in Pepperell. 8vo. pp. 51.

The Semi-Centennial Souvenir. An account of the great celebration, June 9th and 10th, 1884, together with a chronological history of Rochester, N. Y., by William Mill Butler and George S. Crittenden. Rochester, N. Y.: Post Express Printing Company. 1884. 8vo. pp. 75.

Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, special communications February 22, 28, March 27, 1884. Quarterly Communications March 12, 1884. M. W. Abraham H. Howland, Jr., Grand Master. R. W. Sereno D. Nickerson, Recording Secretary. Boston: Press of Rockwell and Churchill, No. 39 Arch Street. 1884. 8vo. pp. 56.

Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society, Vol. II. Buffalo: Published by Bigelow Brothers, 60, 62, 64 Pearl Street. 1880. 8vo. pp. 429.

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. New Series. Volume II. Part I. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1884. 8vo. pp. 434.

Acadia. A lost chapter in American history. By Philip H. Smith. Illustrated. Rawling, N. Y. Published by the author. 1884. 8vo. pp. 381.

Historical Sketch of the Hillsborough County Congresses, held at Amherst, N. H., 1774 and 1775, with other Revolutionary Records. Compiled by Edward D. Boylston. Amherst, N. H.: Farmer's Cabinet Press. 1884. 8vo. pp. 53.

Proceedings of the Nineteenth Session of the American Pomological Society, held in Philadelphia, Penn., September 12th, 13th and 14th, 1883. Edited by the secretary, W. J. Beal, and the chairman of the General Fruit Committee, W. C. Barry. Published by the Society. 1884. Large 8vo. pp. 155+.

Twenty years of the history of Plymouth Church, Lansing, Michigan. A sermon by the pastor, Rev. Theodore P. Prudden, April 27, 1884. W. S. George and Co., Printers, Lansing. Sq. 8vo. pp. 27.

Suggestions for a Commercial Treaty with Spain, with especial reference to the Island of Cuba, by Adam Badeau. 8vo. pp. 56.

Constitution, By-Laws, Officers and Members of the Saint Nicholas Club of the City of New York. 1884-5. Club House, 12 East 29th Street. Printed by order of the Club. Quarto, pp. 40.

Reminiscences of Schools and Teachers in Dorchester and Boston. By Thomas Cushing, late Principal of Chauncy-Hall School. Republished from Barnard's American Journal of Education. 8vo. pp. 177-191.

Memorials of the Class of 1834 of Harvard College. Prepared for the Fiftieth Anniversary of their Graduation. By Thomas Cushing, at the request of his class-mates. Boston: David Clapp & Son. 1884. 8vo. pp. 110.

Celebration of the Bi-Centennial Anniversary of the New Jersey Legislature. 1683-1883. Trenton, N. J.: Naar, Day and Naar, Printers to the House of Assembly. 1883. 8vo. pp. 55. Charleston, S. C. The Centennial of Incorporation, 1883. 1670, Founded. 1783, Incorporated. The News and Courier Book Presses, 19 Broad Street, Charleston, S. C. 8vo. pp. 259.

Nos. 1, 2, 3.

Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Vol. 15. Salem: Jan., Feb. March, 1883. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Vol. 15. Salem: April, May, June, 1883. Nos. 4, 5, 6. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Vol. 16. Salem: Jan., Feb. March, 1884. Nos. 1, 2, 3. Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., June, 1884. 12mo. pp. 39.

The California Pilgrimage of Boston Commandery Knights Templars, August 4-Sept. 4, 1883. By Sir the Rev. Oliver Ayer Roberts, Prelate of the Pilgrimage. Published by the committee in charge of the pilgrimage. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers. 1884. Sm. 4to. pp. 400.

Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Special Communications, May 31, 1884. Quarterly Communications, June 11, 1884. M. W. Abraham H. Howland, Jr., Grand Master. R. W. Sereno D. Nickerson, recording Grand Secretary. Boston: Press of Rockwell and Churchill, No. 39 Arch Street. 1884. 8vo. pp. 97.

The Church Book of the First Congregational Church in West Springfield, Mass., and catalogue of members. Springfield: Weaver, Shipman and Company, Printers. 1884. 16mo. pp. 54.

Engineer Department United States Army. Report on the International Exhibition of Electricity, held at Paris, August to November, 1881. David Porter Keep, Major, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1884. 8vo. pp. 287. Engineer Department United States Army. Professional Notes by Captain Edward Maguire, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1884. 8vo. pp. 28+.

Engineer Department United States Army. Studies on Coast Defence applied to the Gulf of Spezia, by Cæsar Guarasci, Colonel of Engineers. Translated by First Lieut. G. McC. Derby, Corps of Engineers U. S. Army. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1884. 8vo. pp. 20+.

Twentieth Report of the Trustees of the City Hospital, Boston, with reports of the superintendent and professional staff, rules for admissions and discharges, prospectus of training-school for nurses, &c. 1883-84. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, No. 39 Arch Street. 1884. 8vo. pp. 95.

Diocese of Massachusetts. Journal of the ninety-fourth annual meeting of the Convention, 1884. Boston: Cupples, Upham and Co. 1884. 8vo. pp. 242.

Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures and condition of the Institution for the year 1882. Washington : Government Printing Office. 1884. 8vo. pp. 855.

Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for the year 1883. Part. II. Boston: Printed for the Society. 1884. 8vo. pp. 187.

The Martyrdom of Lovejoy. An account of the life, trials and perils of Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy, who was killed by a pro-slavery mob at Alton, Ill., on the night of Nov. 7, 1837. By an eye witness. Chicago: Fergus Printing Company. 1881. 8vo. pp. 233.

The new Century and the new Building of the Harvard Medical School. 1783-1883. Addresses and Exercises at the One Hundredth Anniversary of the foundation of the Medical School of Harvard University, Oct. 17, 1883. Cambridge: John Wilson & Son, University Press. 1884. 8vo. pp. 55.

Exercises at the Centennial Celebration of the founding of Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, June 20 and 21, 1883. Exeter, N. H.: William B. Morrill, Printer, NewsLetter Press. 1884. 8vo. pp. 83.

Masters of the Bench of the Hon. Society of the Inner Temple, 1450-1883; and Masters of the Temple, 1540-1883. 1883 [not published]. 8vo. pp. 145.

Memoir of George Barrell Emerson, LL.D. By Robert C. Waterston. Presented at the meeting of the Massachusetts Historical Society, May 10, 1883, with a supplement. Cambridge: John Wilson & Son, University Press. 1884. 8vo. pp. 126.

Decennial Record of the Class of 1873, Yale College. Printed for the use of the class. Buffalo Bigelow Bro's, Steam Printers, 60, 62 and 64 Pearl Street. 1884. 8vo. pp. 58.

James Chalmers, the inventor of the "Adhesive Stamp," not Sir Rowland Hill, with letter to H. M. Postmaster-General, and declaration of the treasury. By Patrick Chalmers, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. London: Effingham Wilson, Koyal Exchange. 1884. Price, six pence. 8vo. pp. 39.

Historical Sketch of the Baptist Church in Exeter, R. I. Prepared by Willet H. Arnold. Central Falls, R. I.: Ed. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1883. 8vo. pp. 23.

Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for the year 1883. Part I. Boston: Printed for the Society. 1883.

Lincolnshire and the Danes. By the Rev. G. S. Streatfeild, M.A. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., No. 1 Paternoster Square. 1881. 8vo. pp. 385.

Collections of Cayuga County Historical Society, Auburn, N. Y. Number two. Fourth and Fifth Annual Addresses. Historical Sketch of Friends in Cayuga County, N. Y. Inventors and Inventions of Cayuga County, N. Y., with illustrations and supplement. Auburn, N. Y. 1882. 8vo pp. 186.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Nineteenth Annual Catalogue of the Officers and Students, with a statement of the courses of instruction and a list of the Alumni and of the members of the Society of Arts. 1883-1884. Boston: Press of George H. Ellis,

141 Franklin Street. 1884. 8vo pp. 144.

Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire. June Session, 1883. Concord: Parsons B. Cogswell, Public Printer. 1883. 8vo. pp. 1258.

Laws of the State of New Hampshire. Passed June Session. 1883. Concord: Parsons B. Cogswell, Public Printer. 1883. 8vo. pp 222. State of New Hampshire. Annual Reports. 1883. Public Printer. 1883. 8vo. pp.

Concord: Parsons B. Cogswell,

Chicago Historical Society's Collection. Volume II. Biographical Sketch of Enoch Long, an Illinois pioneer. By Harvey Reid. Chicago: Fergus Printing Company. 1884. 8vo. pp. 134.

Chicago Historical Society's Collection. Volume III. The Edwards Papers, being a portion of the Collection of the letters, papers and manuscripts of Ninian Edwards, chief justice of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Presented to the Chicago Historical Society, Oct. 16, 1883, by his son, Ninian Wirt Edwards. Edited by E. B. Washburne. Chicago: Fergus Printing Company. 1884. 8vo. pp. 633.

The Diary and Letters of His Excellency, Thomas Hutchinson, Esq., B.A. (Harvard); LL.D. (Oxon), Captain General and Governor-in-Chief of His late Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in North America, with an account of his administration when he was member and speaker of the House of Representatives, and his government of the Colony during the difficult period that preceded, the war of independence, compiled from the original documents still remaining in the possession of his descendants. By Peter Orlando Hutchinson, one of his great-grandsons. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 4 Park Street. 1881. 8vo. pp. 594.

Bulletin of the Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences, Minneapolis, Minn. Winona, Minn.: Jones & Kroeger, Printers. 1883. 8vo pp. 37.

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Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Annual Communication, Dec. 12, 1883. Stated Communication, Dec. 27, 1883. Boston: Press of Rockwell & Churchill, No. 39 Arch Street.. 1884. 8vo. pp. 434.

Memoir of Edmund Quincy (1681-1738), of Braintree, Massachusetts Bay. By Eliza Susan Quincy, of Quincy, Mass. 8vo. pp. 14. [Reprinted from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register for April, 1884.]

Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln, and notes of a visit to California. Two lectures by Joshua F. Speed, with a sketch of his life. Louisville, Ky.: Printed by John P. Morton & Co. 1881. 8vo. pp. 67.

The Teachers and Graduates of the Fitchburg High School. 1849-1883. Preceded by some mention of teachers in the Fitchburg Academy. 1830-1818. By Ray Greene Huling, A.M, Principal. (Published by vote of the School Committee.) Fitchburg: Sentinel Printing Company, Printers. 1884. 8vo. pp. 66.

Town Papers and Documents relating to Towns in New Hampshire, Gilmanton to New Ipswich, with an appendix, embracing some documents relative to towns which have been returned to the State archives since the publication of Volume XI. Published by authority of the Legislature. Volume XII. Compiled and edited by Isaac W. Hammond. Concord, N. H.: Parsons B. Cogswell, State Printer. 1883. 8vo. pp. 854.

Annual Report of the German Society of the City of New York for the year 1883. One hundredth year. The aim of the German Society is to assist German emigrants and their descendants. New York: Burr Printing House. 1884. 8vo. pp. 79.

Illinois, and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. A paper read before the Chicago Historical Society, Tuesday Evening, Jan. 15, 1884. By William Bross, A.M. Chicago: Jansen McClurg & Co. 1884. 8vo. pp. 8.

The Dearborns. A discourse commemorative of the eightieth anniversary of the occupation of Fort Dearborn, and the first settlement of Chicago. Read before the Chicago Historical Society, Tuesday, Dec 18, 1883 By Daniel Goodwin, Jr., with remarks of Hons. John Wentworth J. Young Scammon, E. B. Washburne and I. N. Arnold. Chicago: Fergus Printing Company. 1884. 8vo. pp. 56.

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. New Series. Volume I. Part IV. London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1884. 8vo. pp. 408 + 12.

Union League Club. Restoration of American Shipping and defence of our Harbors, Ocean and Lakes. New York: Burr Printing House. 1883. 8vo. pp. 44.

Memorial of John Denison Baldwin, Minister, Legislator and Journalist. By Samuel E. Staples. Worcester: Printed by Daniel Seagrave. 1884. 8vo. pp. 14.

A Memorial Sketch of Lieut. Edgar M. Newcomb, of the Nineteenth Massachusetts Volunteers. Edited by Dr A. B. Weymouth. Printed for private distribution. Malden: Alvin G. Brown, Steam, Book and Job Printer. 1883. 8vo. pp. 134.

Proceedings of the Rhode Island Historical Society. 1883, 1884. Providence: Printed for the Society. 1884. 8vo. pp. 91.

Catalogue of books obtained by the Rhode Island Historical Society from the sale of the library of the late Joseph J. Cooke. March-December, 1883. Providence: Kellogg Printing Co., 5 Washington Row. 1884. 8vo. pp. 36.

Catalogue of Wesleyan University. 1883, '84. Middletown, Conn.: 1883. 8vo. pp. 51. Deterioration of the Puritan Stock, and its causes. By John Ellis, M.D. New York: Published by the author. 1884. 12mo. pp. 52.

Reprint from No. 30 of the proceedings U. S. Naval Institute. The Cruise of Columbus in the Bahamas, 1492. By Lieut. J. B. Murdock, U.S.N. 8vo. pp. 449–486.

Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada for the years 1882 and 1883. Volume I. Montreal: Dawson Brothers, Publishers. 1883. Folio. pp. 286. Plates X 11.

Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States, including Officers of the Marine Corps to Jan. 15, 1884. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1884. 8vo. pp. 214.

Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York, by Edgar A. Werner. Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co., Publishers. 1883. 8vo. pp. 608.

With Gregg in the Gettysburg Campaign. Reprinted from chapters of unwritten history in the Annals of the War. Philadelphia Weekly Times, February 2, 1884. William Brooke Rawle, Secretary of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, formerly Captain Third Pennsylvania Cavalry and Brevet Lieut. Col. U. S. Volunteers. Philadelphia: MeLaughlin Bros. Co.'s Job Printing Establishment, 113 and 114 South Third Street. 1884. 8vo. pp. 30.

The Charter and Revised Statutes relating to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, also the Constitution and By-Laws of the Society. Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Co. State Printers. 1884. 8vo. pp. 18.

NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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SUMNER'S HISTORY OF EAST BOSTON.-The authorship of this work has been more than once claimed for the late Samuel Burnham. The Burnham Genealogy has this statement concerning him: "He has written several books, the most important of which is the History of East Boston, an octavo of 700 pages, which he wrote for General W. H. Sumner whose name appears on the title page as author!" Rev. Increase N. Tarbox, D.D. in his obituary in the REGISTER, XXVIII. 93, also says: "He was early employed by Gen. Sumner to write the history of East Boston, a work which grew to the bulk of six or seven hundred pages, and which displays a wonderful amount of historical research, especially when regarded as the work of a These statements claim for Mr. Burnham very young man, new to the task." credit which does not belong to him and which we have no reason to think he ever claimed for himself.

The facts in relation to the composition of the " History of East Boston" are these. In January, 1854, Gen. William H. Sumner began preparing for the REGISTER, a memoir of his father, Gov. Increase Sumner, and employed Mr. William B. Trask as an amanuensis and an assistant in collecting and digesting materials. The memoir was printed in the REGISTER for July, 1854. A genealogy of the Sumner family by Mr. Trask was appended. About this time Gen. Sumner commenced preparing his "History of East Boston," and retained Mr. Trask in his employ to assist him in the same manner as he had done on the previous work. Mr. Trask was well acquainted with New England history and familiar with the original records and documents which illustrate it. He had edited the REGISTER and made valuable contributions to its pages. Mr. H. P. Farnham, who had charge of Gen. Sumner's business, also assisted as an amanuensis.

Gen. Sumner, when he began the History of East Boston, had some advantages not possessed by others. He had a vast fund of information concerning the persons con

nected with the history of Noddle's Island or East Boston, to many of whom he was allied by blood. He had also a large collection of family papers illustrating the subject. He had also considerable experience as a writer, and was critical in the use of language. Mr. Trask by his direction examined and consulted public records and printed books, from which he made copious extracts and abstracts. These and the family papers bearing on the subject were digested by him and submitted to Gen. Sumner for his approval and correction. When sufficient material had been collected the book was written from Gen. Sumner's dictation. By his direction the matter prepared by Mr. Trask was incorporated with the work. The manuscript was read and repeatedly reread to the author, he making at every reading changes and additions to it. Mr. Trask was employed in this work more or less of his time for two years or longer, when his health, which had failed him several times, became so bad that he was obliged to relinquish the employment. Before Mr. Trask left, Mr. Burnham was employed as an assistant, as was for a time Samuel Kneeland, M.D. The Rev. Allen Gannett was engaged to compile the history of the Baptist Church there- the substance of which appeared in the history. The research concerning the early history of Noddle's Island was substantially completed and the results written out before Mr. Trask left; and much progress had been made on later portions of the work. The Rev. Dr. Quint, who, as will be seen, carried the work through the press, has told me that he found a considerable portion of the work in Mr. Trask's handwriting.

We have no means of knowing definitely what Mr. Burnham did for the history; but his work on it was probably similar to that performed by Mr. Trask. That he rendered important aid is evident. He had an acute mind with a fine literary taste, was possessed of much and varied information, and had great facility in expressing himself. His work being the last done under Gen. Sumner's personal supervision, he must have assisted much in revising and retouching the history. His researches, he once told me, added important matter even to the early portion of the history.

Before the work was put to press, Gen. Sumner's health, which had long been feeble, became utterly broken; he was obliged to give up work, and the book was carried through the press by the author's friend, the Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, D.D., who was familiar with the General's plan, and was given, by written contract, full control with power to make any changes that he pleased. He confined his editorial work, however, to revision, omission, change in the position of matter, etc. He disclaims all authorship, which he agrees with me in assigning to Gen Sumner. No one who knows the imperious will and decided opinions of the General will believe that he allowed any one to write his book. It was with great reluctance, notwithstanding his inability to do the work himself, that he consented to place his MS. unconditionally in the hands of Dr. Quint. Fortunately the work done by Dr. Quint was found to meet his hearty approval.

The Rev. Dr. Tarbox writes to ine thus: "When I wrote the obituary notice of the late Mr. Samuel Burnham, I was under a wrong impression as to the large part performed by others in the preparation of Sumner's History of East Boston.' I am unable now to say precisely how I received the impression that Mr. Burnham was the author of the book, but I am now satisfied that it is erroneous, and that it is more in accordance with the facts in the case to say that Gen. Sumner himself was the author of the book." J. W. DEAN.

ANCESTRY OF FIRST FAMILIES OF ST. JOHN, N. B.-In a series of articles with the above title published in the Daily Sun of St. John, in the early part of the present year, by Edwin Salter, of Washington, D. C., the following were among the families noticed. It will be seen that offshoots of many well known New England families were among the pioneers of New Brunswick, some of whom settled there about 1762-3, and others at the close of the Revolution. Adams, Allen, Arnold, Arrowsmith. Borden, Barker, Beardslee, Burpee, Barbarie. Cole, Conklin, Cook, Crawford, Carr, Cox, Christy, Coy, Combs. Dyer, Dillon, Davis. Ellis, Esty, Estabrook, Edwards, Eccles, Elsworth. Fisher. Hulett, Hartshorne, Hendricks, Hampton. Jennings, Jobs. Kerr. Leonard, Leavitt. Nevers. Potter, Perley, Peabody, Pickard. Quinton. Randolph. Seaman, Simonds. Tilton, Taylor. Vroom. Woolley.

In the Daily Sun of Feb. 23d Mr. Salter gives the names of about two hundred and fifty leading Loyalists of New Jersey, whose property was confiscated during the Revolution, which will prove of much interest to many in the Province desirous of tracing their ancestry.