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more detailed, and in some instances more accurate, have since 

 come to light. 



It is fitting here to acknowledge the several favors which 

 I have received from many correspondents in various parts 

 of the United States, also some few in England, and the 

 Canadas, who have contributed valuable information and 

 papers relating to various subjects of this volume, for which 

 I hold them in grateful remembrance. 



LEWIS F. ALLEN. 



BUFFALO, N. Y., August, 1872. 



