TO HIS EXCELLENCY 



SIR JOHN GASPARD LE MARCHANT, 



Knight, and Knight Commander of the Orders of St. Ferdinand 



and of Charles the Third, of Spain, Governor and 



Commander-in-Chief in and over the Island 



of Newfoundland and its Dependencies. 



&c., &c., &c., 



THIS WORK 



Is, with His Excellency's permission, most respectfully dedicated 

 by his very faithful and obedient Servant. 



PHILir TOCQUE. 

 Worcester, Massachusetts U.S., March 1, 1851. 



