American History told by

Contemporaries

Each VOLUME SOLD SEPARATELY, PRICE $2.00

VOL. I.
I. Era of Colonization, 1492–1689

Publisbed 1897
Vol. II. Building of the Republic, 1689–1783

Publisbed 1898 Vol. III. National Expansion, 1783–1845

Published 1900 Vol. IV. Welding of the Nation, 1845-1900

Publisbed 1901

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American History told by

Contemporaries

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VOLUME II

BUILDING OF THE REPUBLIC

1689–1783

Contemporaries

VOLUME II

BUILDING OF THE REPUBLIC

1689–1783

EDITED BY

ALBERT BUSHNELL HART

PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN Harvard UNIVERSITY
MEMBER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
AUTHOR OF

«« FORMATION OF THE UNION,' “ Epoch Maps,”

“Practical Essays,” ETC.