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GRAHAME'S UNITED STATES. 



THE HISTORY 



OF THE • 



UNITED STATES 



OF 



NORTH AMERICA. 



FROM THE PLANTING OF THE BRITISH COLONIES TO THEIR REVOLT, 

 AND DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. 



By JAMES GRAHAME, Esq. 



EDITED BT 



President aUINCY, of Harvard College. 



WITH A PREFACE AND MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR. 



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With a Fine Portrait on Steel. 

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James Grahame, for some years an advocate at the Scottish bar, devoted his life to the elu- 

 cidation of American History. A Republican in principles and religion, he entered into the 

 annals of the early seekers of liberty in this country, with an interest and partiality which 

 have generally been thought impossible for a British subject. He was, it is believed, the first 

 person in either country who engaged systematically in the task of combining in one gene- 

 ral work, all the elements which belong to a complete history of the United Stales, from their 

 first settlement, to the Declaration of Independence. In 1824, after some years spent in 

 gathering materials, he commenced wriiinghis history. In 1827, two volumes of it were issued, 

 bringing it to the Revolution of 1688; and in 1836 the whole was published in four volumes, in 

 a style at once costly and elegant. To this favourite subject he devoted himself with an ardour 

 rarely equaled in the annals of literature. In order to procure materials before unused, he re- 

 .sided for some time in France and Germany, for the sole purpose of availing himself of the 

 treasures illustrative of his theme, possessed by these countries, beyond the resources of 

 public and private libraries oi England, which he had previously exhausted. It can be rea- 

 dily understood that a history like his, embracing republican views and opinions, and intensely 

 American in feeling, met with little sympathy from the members of an established church 

 and a constitutional monarchy. It was accordingly received by the literary arbiters of Eng- 

 land with silence and coldness ; and as no means were taken to make it known in this coun- 

 try, it was equally disregarded. Nothing daunted, though disappointed, he applied himself 

 to the revision and improvement of it, making many additions and alterations, from 1836 to 

 1842, when he finally fell a victim to a disease long impending over him, and brought on 

 by the ardour and devotion with which he gave himself up to his favourite pursuit. For 

 some time before his death, his greatest desire was to have his work reproduced in this coun- 

 try, with the hope that the measure of justice denied him at home might be accorded him by 

 those to whom he had sacrificed his life and energies. With this view, after his death, his 

 son transmitted to Harvard College the MSS. and papers of Mr. Grahame, including the whole 

 materials for a'new and improved edition; with a stipulation, that, if published, it should 

 be in a form similar to the English edition. In pursuance with this request. President Quincy 

 has kindly undertaken to edit this publication, assisted by the late Judge Story, Mr. Sparks, 

 and other eminent men; he has added a most interesting memoir, containing extracts from 

 his letters, journals and notes. A fine portrait on steel has been prepared, and the whole 

 edition has been printed in a style to compare with the English copy. 



It is hoped that a work presenting such claims to the favour of all American citizens, 

 will meet with ready encouragement. 



SCIENTIFIC PORTIONS OF THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION. 

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 The volume of Mr. Hale, embracing the PHILOLOGICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHI- 

 CAL portions, in 1 vol. 4to. To be succeeded by Mr. Dana's Volumes on Corals, in 

 one volume quarto, and a folio volume of plates. 



