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CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Letter of transmittal 



United States Board on Geographic Names ■ 



Executive order of September 4, 1890 9 



Members and officers, September, 1901 - - 10 



Adoption of dictionary 



Introduction 



Origin of dictionary - 



Plan and scope 



Mode of preparation " 



Origin of names 



Principles employed and reforms attempted 



Authorities 



In chronologic order ' 



In alphabetic order - 



Conclusion „^ 



Dictionary 



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