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... Guide to American History , § 35. Two classes of written records may , however , sometimes be used by beginners , - family papers and local records . From the unpublished town records of Brookline , Massachusetts , for example , pupils ...
... Guide to American History , § 35. Two classes of written records may , however , sometimes be used by beginners , - family papers and local records . From the unpublished town records of Brookline , Massachusetts , for example , pupils ...
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... Guide to American History , §§ 23 , 29 . There are also several valuable collections of related documents , some of which are enumerated below . The colonial collections specially men- tioned contain many documents concerning all the ...
... Guide to American History , §§ 23 , 29 . There are also several valuable collections of related documents , some of which are enumerated below . The colonial collections specially men- tioned contain many documents concerning all the ...
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... Guide , §§ 23. 29 , 95-130 ) , especially those of that colony which has the closest relation with the state or the place in which the library is situated . The local records ( if printed ) should of course be included ; and a few of ...
... Guide , §§ 23. 29 , 95-130 ) , especially those of that colony which has the closest relation with the state or the place in which the library is situated . The local records ( if printed ) should of course be included ; and a few of ...
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... Guide , § 29. In many cases , parts of records are printed in the collections or proceedings of state historical societies ( see No. 5 above ) . Boston , Reports of the Record Commissioners of the City 16 [ No. How to find Sources.
... Guide , § 29. In many cases , parts of records are printed in the collections or proceedings of state historical societies ( see No. 5 above ) . Boston , Reports of the Record Commissioners of the City 16 [ No. How to find Sources.
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... Guide to the Study of American History ( New York , 1896 ) . This is a brief work , covering in 500 small pages the field of Winsor's volumes , and extend- ing on down to 1865 ; the sources mentioned are selected out of the confused ...
... Guide to the Study of American History ( New York , 1896 ) . This is a brief work , covering in 500 small pages the field of Winsor's volumes , and extend- ing on down to 1865 ; the sources mentioned are selected out of the confused ...
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