. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. nd documents relating to thehistory of the flag, have been added. An enumeration of the sections into whichthis volume is divided will afford an idea of itscompendious and comprehensive nature, and thevariety of interests to which it is I. The standards, flags, banners andsymbols of ancient and modern nations, richlyillustrated. II. pp. S60, 1777, The first bannerplanted during the discovery of America ; theColonial flags ; the flags preceding the stars andstripes. III. The stars and stripes, 1777-1818,IV. 1818-1S61. V.
. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. nd documents relating to thehistory of the flag, have been added. An enumeration of the sections into whichthis volume is divided will afford an idea of itscompendious and comprehensive nature, and thevariety of interests to which it is I. The standards, flags, banners andsymbols of ancient and modern nations, richlyillustrated. II. pp. S60, 1777, The first bannerplanted during the discovery of America ; theColonial flags ; the flags preceding the stars andstripes. III. The stars and stripes, 1777-1818,IV. 1818-1S61. V. 1861-1865. VI. VII. A miscellaneous chapter, includes thenavy and army signals, the seal of the UnitedStates and departments ; the yacht club flagsand signals. The work is being published by earnestly commend it to our patriotic citi-zens. No public library should be without it andit will be found a pleasant companion on thehome-table, and a proper stimulant of a nationalsentiment in the hands of the rising generation. w #^. ii®:(!iiiE ^^ i MAGAZINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY Vol. IV FEBRUARY 1880 No. 2 THE LETTERS OF WASHINGTON THE publication of unpublished documents and letters of Washing-ton was begun in the February and continued in the Augustnumber of the Magazine, last year (1879). In addition to someimportant public papers, eighty-nine letters from his pen or under hissignature were then first printed. They covered a period from 1754 tothe close of the year 1780, were printed in the order of their dates,and were numbered from I to LXXXIX. After mature consideration it has been decided to adhere to the sameorder of chronological arrangement, and of numbering, until all letters ofdates subsequent to those already printed and prior to the close of theRevolution have been made public. The thirty letters of the present number comprise all that havebeen received of the year 1781. The publication of those of the year 1782will follow in August; the inte
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