Page 281. See sketch of Moreau in Introduction

75. Page 283. The passage containing the long detailed description of this bridge has been omitted because it is an incomplète translation of the description in English published by O. Biddle of Philadelphia in The Literary Magazine and American Register (October, 1805), vol. II, 307-309. The form in which it was left by the author has so little historical value that its omission seemed wise.

76. Page 316. Compare the Records of Indentures of Individuals Bound Out as Apprentices, Servants, etc., in the Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Germon Society, XVI. Thèse are records of October 3, 1771, to October 5, 1773, preserved in the office of the Mayor of City of Philadelphia.

77. Page 322. Gottlieb Mittelberger's Journey to Pennsylvania in the Year iy$0 and Return to Germany in the Year 1754 (translated from the German by Cari Théo. Eben) contains a most interesting account of the life in Pennsylvania of the German immigrant.

78. Page 332. A consultation of the index of Scharf and Westcott, Hist. of Philadelphia, will show that up to this time Oeller's Hôtel had served for a long time as a popular rendezvous for banquets and reunions.

79. Page 333. It is surprising to find such an inaccurate statement by Moreau. The constitution, of course, contained no such provision. Section 9, article 1, withheld the power from Congress to prohibit the importation of slaves before

80. Page 359. "Stubben" is probably none other than von Steuben, the famous gênerai in the American Révolution. No foundation for such a statement as is made by Moreau, however, has been found either in F. Kapp, Life of Steuben, or in any of the numerous published papers and documents relating to John Adams and his family.

81. Page 363. For a concise historical résumé of the growth of religious dénominations at Philadelphia and for statistics relating thereto, see Scharf and Westcott, II, 1229-