nson_, 2 vols. 1884). For
the period of the war perhaps the most illuminating writings of all are
the letters of Washington (_The Writings of George Washington_, 14 vols.
1889-93).

FOOTNOTES:

[2] Professor C.H. Van Tyne, of the University of Michigan, has recently
found new material in the Paris Archives, notably a Vergennes memoir of
1782 and memoirs presented by the ministers at the time of forming the
treaty, which to his mind proves conclusively that the Government would
never have formed the alliance with America had it not been convinced
that otherwise the colonies were prepared to join England in the
conquest of the French West Indies.

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

A BRIEF LIST OF BOOKS FOR THE STUDY OF COLONIAL HISTORY

1. Adams, J. _Familiar Letters of John Adams and His
Wife Abigail Adams._ Boston, 1875.

2. Andrews, C.M. _The Colonial Period._ New York,
1912.

3. Beer, G.L. _The Origins of the British Colonial System,
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_The Old Colonial System, 1660-1754._ Part
I. The Establishment of the System,
1660-1688. 2 vols. New York, 1912.
_British Colonial Policy, 1754-1765._
New York, 1907.

4. Bruce, P.A. _The Economic History of Virginia._ 2
vols. New York, 1896.

5. Channing, E. _History of the United States._ Vols. I-III.
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6. Eggleston, E. _The Beginners of America._ Philadelphia,
1897.
_The Transit of Civilization._ Philadelphia, 1901.

7. Ellis, G.E. _The Puritan Age and Rule in the Colony of
Massachusetts Bay, 1629-1685._ Boston, 1888.

8. Fisher, S.G. _The Struggle for American Independence._
2 vols. Philadelphia, 1908.

9. Fiske, J. _The Discovery of America._ 2 vols. Boston,
1893.
_The Beginnings of New England._ Boston,
1892.
_Old Virginia and Her Neighbours._ 2 vols.
Boston, 1897.
_The Dutch and Quaker Colonies._ 2 vols. Boston, 1900.
_New France and New England._ Boston, 1902.

10. Ford, P.L. _The True George Washington._ Philadelphia,
1897.

11. Franklin, B. _The Life of Benjamin Franklin Written by
Himself._ 3 vols. Philadelphia, 1881.

12. Hart, A.B. _American History Told by Contemporaries._
4 vols. New York, 1887.

13. Hart, A.B. _The American Nation._ 27 vols. New
York, 1904-1907 (first nine volumes).

14. Henry, W.W. _Patrick Henry; Life, Correspondence,
and Speeches._ 3 vols. New York, 1891.

15. Hutchinson, P.O. _Diary and Letters of