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M. F. Louis Perrot (a descendant through H. B. de Saussure's only 

 daughter, Mme. Necker-de Saussure), for placing at my disposal 

 letters of H. B. de Saussure to his wife, and miniatures. 



Mme. Ferdinand de Saussure, for permission to reproduce several 

 family portraits in the Townhouse in the Rue de la Cite, 

 Geneva. 



MM. Charles and Henry Turrettini (descendants), for permission 

 to reproduce the portrait of Mme. Turrettini-Boissier, and the 

 miniature of Mme. H. B. de Saussure. 



M. H. Necker (a descendant through Mme. Necker-de Saussure), 

 for permission to look over the family correspondence in his 

 possession, and to inspect H. B. de Saussure's Greek diary. 



Dr. Frederic Rilh'et, for allowing me the use of the papers of his 

 ancestor, Marc Auguste Pictet, de Saussure's friend and 

 successor. 



Dr. H. Maillart-Gosse, for papers relating to the Col du Geant 

 found among the MSS. of Henri Albert Gosse. 



Professor Charles Borgeaud, of the University of Geneva, for 

 unpublished material, suggestions, and advice. 



M. Frederic Gardy, Director of the University Library of Geneva, 

 M. Theophile Dufour, Honorary Director of the Public Library 

 of Geneva, and the Directors of various other libraries, for 

 their unvarying courtesy. 



MM. Paul Martin and Charles Roch, Archivist and Assistant- 

 Archivist of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, for an 

 immense amount of aid and advice in the task of recon- 

 stituting de Saussure's political career, verifying dates, etc., 

 in the archives of Geneva. 



M. Fernan Aubert, Keeper of the Manuscripts of the University 

 Library in Geneva, for kindly advice and aid in connection 

 with the splendid collection of manuscript material entrusted 

 to his care. 



Miles. Danielle and Louise Plan, for much help in the difficult task 

 of deciphering and copying the vast amount of unpublished 

 material collected for this volume. 



DOUGLAS W. FRESHFIELD. 

 September 1920. 



