TRANSCRIBER NOTES:Missing punctuation has been added and obvious punctuation errors have been corrected.Archaic spellings and typographical errors have been retained with the exception of those listed below.Page 9: "bee" changed to "be" (to be approved by an able surveyor).Page 21: "thiry-one" changed to "thirty-one" (one thousand seven hundred and thirty-one).Page 39: "an" changed to "a" (he made a large purchase of silver).Page 55: deleted duplicate "as" (as I have the satisfaction to).Footnote 123: incorrectly references Footnote 115. This has been corrected to reference Footnote 66.Footnote 140: "Geneaological" changed to "Genealogical" (Tyler’s Quarterly Historical Genealogical Magazine).Page 88: "18-century" changed to "18th-century" (we can find no exact parallel in the 18th-century America).Page 96: "expance" changed to "expanse" (a small gilded cupola to break the long expanse of the roof).Page 124, Illustration caption: "plan" changed to "pan" (a, milk pan).Page 135: "homogenous" changed to "homogeneous" (thus making possible a homogeneous white body).Page 144: "18-century" changed to "18th-century" (that 18th-century China-trade porcelain sherds).Page 154: "chows" changed to "shows" (from a long-stemmed cordial glass shows the termini).Page 154: "somprised" changed to "comprised" (threads that were comprised in a double enamel-twist).Page 169, illustration caption: "probaby" changed to "probably" (b, chain, probably from whiffletree).Page 173: "expecially" changed to "especially" (especially as the few 17th-century artifacts).Page 178: "acitvity" changed to "activity" (the rigid boundar to domestic activity).Page 178: "apparrently" changed to "apparently" (perhaps the bar apparently were located to the north.)Page 188: "romall" changed to "Romal" for consistency (To 1 Romall handkerchief).Page 188: "handkercheif" changed to "handkerchief" (To 1 silk Romall handkerchief).Page 190: "handkercheifs" changed to "handkerchiefs" (To 4 Soosey handkerchiefs).Page 209: "curran" changed to "currant" (Wild currant).Page 214: "bookplate, John Mercer's, iv (illustr.)" changed to "bookplate, John Mercer's, 2 (illustr.)" to be consistent with its actual location in the original.Page 217: "Fallmouth" changed to "Falmouth" (Falmouth (Virginia)).Page 217: "Grorge" changed to "George" (George Mercer Papers Relating to).
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Missing punctuation has been added and obvious punctuation errors have been corrected.Archaic spellings and typographical errors have been retained with the exception of those listed below.Page 9: "bee" changed to "be" (to be approved by an able surveyor).Page 21: "thiry-one" changed to "thirty-one" (one thousand seven hundred and thirty-one).Page 39: "an" changed to "a" (he made a large purchase of silver).Page 55: deleted duplicate "as" (as I have the satisfaction to).Footnote 123: incorrectly references Footnote 115. This has been corrected to reference Footnote 66.Footnote 140: "Geneaological" changed to "Genealogical" (Tyler’s Quarterly Historical Genealogical Magazine).Page 88: "18-century" changed to "18th-century" (we can find no exact parallel in the 18th-century America).Page 96: "expance" changed to "expanse" (a small gilded cupola to break the long expanse of the roof).Page 124, Illustration caption: "plan" changed to "pan" (a, milk pan).Page 135: "homogenous" changed to "homogeneous" (thus making possible a homogeneous white body).Page 144: "18-century" changed to "18th-century" (that 18th-century China-trade porcelain sherds).Page 154: "chows" changed to "shows" (from a long-stemmed cordial glass shows the termini).Page 154: "somprised" changed to "comprised" (threads that were comprised in a double enamel-twist).Page 169, illustration caption: "probaby" changed to "probably" (b, chain, probably from whiffletree).Page 173: "expecially" changed to "especially" (especially as the few 17th-century artifacts).Page 178: "acitvity" changed to "activity" (the rigid boundar to domestic activity).Page 178: "apparrently" changed to "apparently" (perhaps the bar apparently were located to the north.)Page 188: "romall" changed to "Romal" for consistency (To 1 Romall handkerchief).Page 188: "handkercheif" changed to "handkerchief" (To 1 silk Romall handkerchief).Page 190: "handkercheifs" changed to "handkerchiefs" (To 4 Soosey handkerchiefs).Page 209: "curran" changed to "currant" (Wild currant).Page 214: "bookplate, John Mercer's, iv (illustr.)" changed to "bookplate, John Mercer's, 2 (illustr.)" to be consistent with its actual location in the original.Page 217: "Fallmouth" changed to "Falmouth" (Falmouth (Virginia)).Page 217: "Grorge" changed to "George" (George Mercer Papers Relating to).
Missing punctuation has been added and obvious punctuation errors have been corrected.
Archaic spellings and typographical errors have been retained with the exception of those listed below.
Page 9: "bee" changed to "be" (to be approved by an able surveyor).
Page 21: "thiry-one" changed to "thirty-one" (one thousand seven hundred and thirty-one).
Page 39: "an" changed to "a" (he made a large purchase of silver).
Page 55: deleted duplicate "as" (as I have the satisfaction to).
Footnote 123: incorrectly references Footnote 115. This has been corrected to reference Footnote 66.
Footnote 140: "Geneaological" changed to "Genealogical" (Tyler’s Quarterly Historical Genealogical Magazine).
Page 88: "18-century" changed to "18th-century" (we can find no exact parallel in the 18th-century America).
Page 96: "expance" changed to "expanse" (a small gilded cupola to break the long expanse of the roof).
Page 124, Illustration caption: "plan" changed to "pan" (a, milk pan).
Page 135: "homogenous" changed to "homogeneous" (thus making possible a homogeneous white body).
Page 144: "18-century" changed to "18th-century" (that 18th-century China-trade porcelain sherds).
Page 154: "chows" changed to "shows" (from a long-stemmed cordial glass shows the termini).
Page 154: "somprised" changed to "comprised" (threads that were comprised in a double enamel-twist).
Page 169, illustration caption: "probaby" changed to "probably" (b, chain, probably from whiffletree).
Page 173: "expecially" changed to "especially" (especially as the few 17th-century artifacts).
Page 178: "acitvity" changed to "activity" (the rigid boundar to domestic activity).
Page 178: "apparrently" changed to "apparently" (perhaps the bar apparently were located to the north.)
Page 188: "romall" changed to "Romal" for consistency (To 1 Romall handkerchief).
Page 188: "handkercheif" changed to "handkerchief" (To 1 silk Romall handkerchief).
Page 190: "handkercheifs" changed to "handkerchiefs" (To 4 Soosey handkerchiefs).
Page 209: "curran" changed to "currant" (Wild currant).
Page 214: "bookplate, John Mercer's, iv (illustr.)" changed to "bookplate, John Mercer's, 2 (illustr.)" to be consistent with its actual location in the original.
Page 217: "Fallmouth" changed to "Falmouth" (Falmouth (Virginia)).
Page 217: "Grorge" changed to "George" (George Mercer Papers Relating to).