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Rh to think how much he might have done for our history, and has yet neglected.

Similar remarks might apply to, and , and to , to , and , whose works have been, either by members of this Society, or by the Society itself, reproduced to the public; and it was not until the time of , that a history at all worthy of the subject appeared before the world.

Previously, however, to the accomplishment of any portion of this labor, the Rev. Mr., had, with indefatigable zeal, and at no inconsiderable expense, collected a mass of documents in reference to the country, both in printed works and Early in life he had conceived the idea which he labored to embody in his "New England Library." Of this valuable collection, which suffered