Transcriber's Note:Click on illustration to view the full-size version.Footnote moved to end of article onPg 114.Moved frontispiece illustrations toPg 1.Otherwise, archaic and inconsistent spelling and hyphenation retained.Pg 16Corrected spelling of word "processsion" to "procession" located in the phrase "and marched in a long procession".Pg 43"whereever" andPg 107"wherever" retained as printed.Pg 90Replaced semi-colon with a colon after "1783" located in "February 3, 1783".Pg 92Removed extraneous comma after "1787" located in "September 30, 1787,—August 10, 1790"Pg 119Replaced comma with a semi-colon after "30" located in the phrase "Liberty Tree of, 30".Pg 119Replaced comma with a semi-colon after "19" located in the phrase "Congress, 19".Pg 120Added period after "39" located in "designer not known, 34; 39".Pg 121Replaced period with a comma after "Jones" located in phrase "Pearson, Captain, yields to John Paul Jones".Pg 122Replaced period with a comma after "51" located in phrase ""Thirteen," 51".