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Rh American Colonies in America." In 1882 he resigned the editorship of the "International Review." He published in the "American Statesmen Series" a "Life of Alexander Hamilton" (1882); and on January 23, 1883, he delivered an address on "The Colonial Spirit of the History of the United States " before the Long Island Historical Society, Brooklyn, New York. His "Life of Daniel Webster" appeared in the "American Statesmen Series" in 1883, and in 1885 he began to edit the "Works of Alexander Hamilton," published in nine volumes (1885 et seq.). In 1886 he published "Studies in History." He served as president of the board of directors of the " Boston Advertiser," 1886, resigning from the board in 1887. His "Life of Washington" in two volumes appeared in the "American Statesmen Series" in 1889, and his "History of Boston" in the "Series of Historic Towns" (1891). His "Historical and Political Essays" and a volume of selections from his speeches appeared in 1892. He prepared and published in conjunction with Theodore Roosevelt "Hero Tales from American History" (1895). His next books were: "Certain Accepted Heroes and other Essays in Literature and Politics" (1897); "Story of the Revolution" (2 vols., 1898); "The War with Spain" (1900); and "A Fighting Frigate and other Essays and Addresses," which work includes: " A Fighting Frigate" ; "John Marshall"; "Oliver Ellsworth"; "Daniel Webster: His Oratory and His Influence"; "The Treaty-Making Power of the Senate"; "Three Governors of Massachusetts, (1) Frederic T. Greenhalge, (2) George D. Robinson, (3) Roger Wolcott"; "Some Impressions of Russia"; and "Rochambeau," and was published in 1902. He was elected a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, December, 1876; of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, November, 1878; of the board of trustees of the Boston Atheneum, January, 1879; of the American Antiquarian Society, September, 1881; and overseer of Harvard university, June, 1884; regent of the Smithsonian Institution, December, 1889. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Williams college on the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of that institution. His eulogy on Roger Wolcott, delivered in Symphony Hall, Boston, ranks with the few great eulogistic orations delivered in our national history; with Blaine's eulogy on Garfield, and Hay's eulogy on McKinley, although Senator Lodge had not the background of tragedy which drew attention to the eulogies pronounced by Mr. Blaine and Mr. Hay.