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 History to their proper authors, at the request of sir Robert Chambers, or myself, gave the account which I now transmit to you, in his own hand, being willing that of so great a work the history should be known, and that each writer should receive his due proportion of praise from posterity.

"I recommend to you to preserve this scrap of literary intelligence, in Mr. Swinton's own hand, or to deposit it in the Museum, that the veracity of this account may never be doubted.

I am, sir,

Your most humble servant, Dec. 6, 1784."

Mr. Swinton.

The History of the Carthaginians.

———————— Numidians.

———————— Mauritanians.

———————— Gaetulians.

———————— Garamantes.

———————— Melano-Gaetulians.

———————— Nigritæ.

———————— Cyrenaica.

———————— Marmarica. The