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Excerpt from American Biography, Vol. 1 of 3
The second part of the editor's labour has been to add occasional illustrations and notes. These it was thought proper to make chiey biographical. They have gradually swelled much beyond his ori ginel design; but it would have been more easy to make them larger than smaller. They have been prepared with much care, and it is hoped that they may not prove entirely unworthy of the excellent Work to which they are added. In most cases he has given a reference to the sources on which he has relied, not for ostentation, but because some of his readers may choose to investigate and compare for themselves, and because his own statement might not have the weight of an authority.
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