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 726 Notes and News a. continuation of the Beginnings of Maryland (1903), by the same author. The Columbian Historical Society has in preparation a volume con- taining all the letters written by Washington with respect to the plan- ning and establishment of the District of Columbia and the capital city. Among the articles in the South Atlantic Quarterly for January are three of historical interest. " Lee in Defeat ", by Thomas Nelson Page, is perhaps more marked by the writer's appreciation of Lee's greatness of character than by sound historical judgment. A contri- bution by J. C. Hildt of " Letters relating to the Capture of Washing- ton ", is composed mainly of extracts from the papers of Brigadier- general William H. Winder, now at the Johns Hopkins University; while J. G. de R. Hamilton's article, " A Notable Achievement in His- torical Writing ", is a review of the concluding volumes of James Ford Rhodes's work. The November issue of the Publications of the Southern History Association opens with a document from the Cuban archives, edited by L. M. Perez, relating to the expedition of Lopez of 1850-185 1 : " Narrative of Events Connected with the Late Intended Invasion of Cuba. By Duncan Smith, i. c., Dr. Henry Burtnett (July, 1851) ". Following is an article by General Marcus J. Wright on " Benedict Arnold : The Good in Him ". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography for January con- tains the proceedings of the annual meeting held in December, 1906. including the President's report by Mr. Joseph Bryan. Among the acces- sions therein noted should be mentioned an index to names in the Minute Books of the General Court of Virginia from 1670 to 1676, and a collection in two volumes of all the references to Revolutionary offi- cers and soldiers appearing in the journals of the Conventions and of the House of Delegates during its first fifteen years. Among the docu- ments presented in this number are the " Journals of the Council of Virginia in Executive Sessions " from November 9, 1738, to May I, 1739; a deposition by William Crew of November 11, 1775, relating to the boundary dispute between Virginia and Pennsylvania; various intercepted letters of Norfolk and Portsmouth Tories of 1775 ; letters from county committees of November, 1775; and some papers bearing on Bacon's rebellion from the Library of Congress, together with a list of sources for the history of that uprising. The Bulletin of the New York Public Library for February con- tains the beginning of a list of works relating to Virginia possessed by that library. The William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine for January reprints a contribution to the London Magazine of July, 1746, "Observations in Several Voyages and Travels in America"; continues the " Journal of the President and Masters or Professors of William