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very unpopular to Bostonians, drew upon him an action for libel, and he felt compelled to make a forced apology 

 in the preface to the volume of 1749. 



The Massachusetts Historical Collections, (i. 13-60, 120; x. 313), Provincial Papers of Kew Hampshire, 

 (v., 931, etc.), Rhode Island Colonial Records (v.). Colonial Records of Connecticut (ix.), Pennsylvania Archives 

 (i. 667), New England Historical and Genealogical Register (v. SS; xii. 203; six. 225, &c.) contain a large 

 amount of miscellaneous official and other papers bearing on the origin and preparations for the expedition. 



Seth Pomeroy left a journal of the siege which is quoted by George Ban- 

 croft, but it is not printed. See "Nar. and Crit. Hist, of Am.," v. 437. 



The Belknap and Pepperrell Papers, (10 vols.) of the ISIassachusetts 

 Historical Society at Boston, contain a most valuable collection of the 

 leading official documents relating to tlie siege of Louisbourg, and tlie 

 events preceding and following the taking of the fortress. One volume, 

 Louisbourg papers, is especially important. 



The reader may also consult Curwen's Journal, edited by Ward (Boston, 4th. éd., 1864), which contains a 

 sketch of the island battery, reproduced by " Nar. and Crit. Hist, of Am.," v. 448. Also Curwen's Letters in Essex 

 Institute, Hist. Coll. iii. 1S6; Craft's Journal in same, iv. 181; Adonijah Bidwell, chaplain of the fleet in N. E. 

 Hist, and Gen. Reg., h.\fn\, 1873 ; Wolcott's J. in Collections of the Con. Hist. Soc. i. ; Hunt's Merchant's I\Iagazino, 

 for July, 1858, which has Ward's account of Pepperrell; Magazine of Am. Hist, Kov., 1878 ; Mr. J. K. Bartlett's 

 Naval History of Rhode I., in Hist. Mag. for 1870 ; S. G. Drake's " Five Years' French and Indian Wars" (Albany 

 1870) ; C. Hudson's N. E. Hist, and Gen. Reg., Oct. 1870, giving from the Belknaji Papers a list of all the commis- 

 sioned officers in the expedition (See T. H. Higginson's note, in "Mem. Hist, of Boston," ii. 117); Hudson, in tlie 

 same for April 1808, and July, 1871, names of the soldiers ; Potter in N. H. Adj. Gen.'s Rep. for 1800 (pp. 01-76), 

 subsequently published a " Military Hist, of N. H.," gives a list of the soldiers from N. H. (" Nar. and Crit. Hist, of 

 Am.," v. 438). Of the first Louisbourg expedition there are no rolls except as made up in copies from tlie Pepper- 

 rell and Belknap papers in the library of the Mass. Hist. Soc. {Ih. 105.) 



The reader may also refer to the following works for short accounts of the event of 1745 : — 



1. " History of Massachusetts Bay," by Thos. Hutchinson. (Boston, 1749, 1767, 1795 ; London, 1750, 1708,1828.) 



2. " Cont'nuation of the History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay," hy Ricliard Minot. (Boston, 179S.) 



3. " An Introduction to the History of the Colonies, giving from tlie State Papers a comprehensive view of the 

 origin of their revolt," by George Chalmers. (Boston, 1845, the first ed. of 1782 being suppressed, " Nar. and Crit. 

 Hist, of Am.," V. 353). 



4. " Life of Washington," by Cliief Justice Marshall. (Philadelphia and London, 1804-07). 



5. " History of the United States," by James Grahame. (London, 1827, 1830 ; New York, 1830 ; Boston, 1833, 

 1845; Philadelphia, 1845, 1846 and 1852). 



6. " History of Maine," by W. D. Williamson. (Hallowell, Jle., 1832 and 1839). 



7. "Life and times of Sir W. Johnson," by William L. Stone & Son. (Albany, 1805). 



8. "Compendious History of New England," by J. Gorham Palfrey, (lîoston, 1884, in a complete form, the 

 volumes having been first issued in 1866, 1872, 1873, " Nar. and Crit. Hist, of Am.," V. 161, 162.) 



9. " Popular History of the United States," by Gay. (N. Y., 1876-80). 



John S. Barry, " History of Massachusetts," (Boston, 1855-57, gives a clear accountin 15 pages (139-155), specially 

 valuable for the authorities he cites. The " Memorial History of Boston," (Boston, 1880-81, vol. ii.) has a chapter 

 devoted to French and Indian wars, by T. W. Higginson, in which there are some interesting notes to the short 

 account given of the siege, and a number of autogra|ihs of Warren, Pepperrell, and others who took part in the 

 expedition. The volume has for a frontispiece a portrait of Shirle}', his coat of arms, his residence at Roxbury 

 and the Louisbourg cross given in the text of this work. 



The following represent the religious phase of the affair of 1745 : 



1. '"Extraordinary events the doings of God and marvellous in pious eyes. Illustrated in a sermon at the 

 South Church in Boston, N. E., on the General Thanksgiving, Thursday, July IS, 1745, occasioned by taking the 

 city of Louisbourg on the Isle of Cape lîretnn, by N. E. soldiers, assi.sted l>y a British squadron." By Thomas 

 Prince, INI. A., .and one of the pastors of the said church. Psal. xcviii. 1.2. (Boston, London, and Edinburgli, 

 1745, 1746). 



2. " Marvellous things done by the right hand and holy arm of God in getting him the victory," by Rev. Charles 

 Chauncey, brother-in-law of General Pepperrell (London and Boston.) 



3. "A brief and plain essay on God's wonder working Providence for New England in the reduction of Louis- 

 bourg," by S. Niles, in virar- (London, 1747). 



