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Williamsburg, pv. Iredell co. N. C. 157 w of
Raleigh.
[82 SE of J.
Williamsburg, pv. cap. of Covington co. Miss.
Williamsburg, pv. Mason co. Ky. 90 ENE of F.
Williamsburg, pv. cap. of Whitley co. Ky. on
Cumberland river.
[Cincinnati.
Williamsburg, pt. Clermont co. O. 28 E of
Williamsburg, pv. Wayne co. Ind. 73 E of Is.
Williamsburg, pv. Callaway co. Mo. 37 NNE
of Jefferson City.
[NW of Cs.
WILLIAMS CENTRE, pv. Williams co. O. 170
WILLIAMS COLLEGE GRANT, tp. Aroostook co.
Me.
[of Cs.
WILLIAMSFIELD, pt. Ashtabula co. O. 200 NE
WILLIAMSON, pt. Wayne co. N. Y. on Lake
Ontario, 200 www of Albany.
WILLIAMSPORT, boro', cap. Lycoming co. Pa.
160 NW of Philadelphia.
[tomac r.
Williamsport, pv. Washington co. Md. on Po-
Williamsport, pv. Hardy co. Va. 180 Nw of R.
Williamsport, pv. Maury co. Tenn. 45 ssw
Williamsport, v. Columbiana co. O. [of Ne.
Williamsport, pv. Pickaway co. O. 35 s Cs.
Williamsport, pv. cap. of Warren co. Ind. on
the Wabash.
[Tuscaloosa.
WILLIAMSTON, pv. Barbour co. Ala. 186 SE of
WILLIAMSTOWN, pt. Orange co.Vt. 11 SE Mtr.
Williamstown, pt. Berkshire co. Mass. on
Hoosick river. It is the seat of Williams
College.
[Oswego.
Williamstown, pt. Oswego co. N.Y. 28 E of
Williamstown, pv. Lancaster co. Pa. 50 ESE
of Harrisburg.
[on Roanoke r.
Williamstown, pv. cap. of Martin co. N. C.
Williamstown, pv. cap. of Grant co. Ky. 50
NNE of Frankfort.
[Indianapolis.
Williamstown, pv. Decatur co. Ind. 55 SE of
WILLIAMSVILLE, pv. Windham co.Vt. 120 s of
Montpelier.

Williamsville, pv. Erie co. N.Y. 278 w of Al.
Williamsville, pv. Kent co. Del. 22 ssw Dover.
Williamsville, pv. Person co. N.C. 60 NNW Rh.
WILLIMANSET, pv. Hampden co. Mass. on
Connecticut r. [r. to form the Shetucket.
WILLIMANTIC r. Conn. unites with Natchaug
Willimantic, pv. Windham co. Conn. 28 E Hd.
WILLINGBOROUGH, tp. Burlington co. N. J. 7
NW of Mount Holly.
WILLINGTON, tp. Piscataquis co. Me.
Willington, pt. Tolland co. Conn. 28 w of Hd.
Willington, pv. Abbeville dist. S. C. 100 w Ca.
WILLISTON, pt. Chittenden co. Vt. 32 NNW
of Montpelier.

Williston, pv. Barnwell dist. S. C. 98 ssw Ca.
Williston, pv. Callaway co. Ky. 265 wsw F.
WILLISTOWN, tp. Chester co. Pa. 20 Nw Phila.
WILLOUGHBY, pv. Lake co. O. 164 NNE of Cs.
WILLOW GROVE, pv. Montg. co. Pa. 13 N Phila.
WILLSBOROUGH, pt. Essex co. N.Y. 15 NE of
Willsborough, ip. Tioga co. Pa. [Elizabeth.
WILLS, tp. Guernsey co. O.

WILLSHIRE, pt.Van Wert co. O. 130 WNW Cs.
WILMINGTON, pt. Windham co. Vt. 17 E of
Bennington.
[of B.
Wilmington, pt. Middlesex co. Mass. 16 NNW
Wilmington, pt. Essex co. N.Y. on Saranac r.
Wilmington, Del. See GAZETTEER,
Wilmington, pv. Fluvanna co. Va. 58 wxw R.
Wilmington, N. C. See GAZETTEER.

ilmington, pv. M'Cracken co, Ky. [of Cs. Wington, pv. cap. of Clinton co. O. 72 SW WESton, Dyrborn co. Ind. 84 SE of Is. the cykl, 11 co. Ill. 152 NE of Sd. WEST POINT, P Ga. in Savannah r. 6 son r. Here is th

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WILMORE, pv. Cambria co. Pa. WILMOT, pt. Merrimack co. N. H WILMURT, tp. Herkimer co. N.Y Herkimer.

WILNA, pt. Jefferson co. N.Y. on Bl Wilna, pv. Houston co. Ga. 60 sw o WILSON, pt. Piscataquis co. Me. Wilson, pt. Niagara co. N.Y. 10 Nw WILSONVILLE, pv. Bath co. Va. 198 Wilsonville, pv. Lincoln co. N. C. of Raleigh.

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Wilsonville, pv. Shelby co. Ala.
Wilsonville, pv. Spencer co. Ky.
WILTON, pt. Franklin co. Me. 38
Wilton, pt. Hillsborough co. N. H. 4
Wilton, pt. Fairfield co. Conn. 74 s
Wilton, pt. Saratoga co. N.Y. 43 N10 sw
Wilton, pv. Granville co. N. C. 34 N
WINCHENDON, pt. Worcester co. 36 36W
WNW of Boston.
WINCHESTER, pt. Cheshire co. N. H
of
Winchester, pt. Litchfield co. Conn. 24
lass.56
Winchester, Va. See GAZETTEER.
w of
Winchester, pv. cap. of Wayne co. of B.
Chickasawha r. 150 ESE of J.
[94 ass. 20
Winchester, pv. cap. of Franklin c.116
Winchester, pv. cap. Clarke co. Ky. 4eut r.
Winchester, ip. Adams co. O.
Mass.
Winchester, pv. Guernsey co. O. 87 Mass.
Winchester, pv. cap. of Randolph corkshire
ENE of Indianapolis.
Winchester, pv. cap. of Scott co. Ill
Winchester, pv. Clarke co. Mo. 165
onn. 46
Winchester, pv. Van Buren co. Iowa
WINCHESTER CENTRE, pv. Litchfield CSR B.
30 Nw of Hartford.
[Asw Al.
WINDHAM, pt. Cumberland co. Me. 5tphila.
Windham, pt. Rockingham co. N.H. 41e. 98 x
Windham, pt. Windham co. Vt. 104 s
Windham, pt. Windham co. Conn. 31 mon r.
Windham, pt. Greene co. N.Y. 45 swWheel-
Windham, pt. Bradford co. Pa. 162 Numbus.
Windham, tp. Luzerne co. Pa. 25
Wilkesbarre.

Ww of B.

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106 s

of Is.

n. 40 of Al.

of Cs.

Windham, pt. Portage co. O. 160 NE
WINDHAM CENTRE, pv. Greene co. N
sw of Albany.
WINDSOR, pt. Kennebec co. Me. 10 Elmon T.
Windsor, tp. Hillsborough co. N. H. Miss. 55
Windsor, pv. cap. of Windsor co. Vt.o
Windsor, pt. Berkshire co. Mass. 123
Windsor, pt. Hartford co. Conn. 7 N
Windsor, pt. Broome co. N.Y. on Suso NW of
Windsor, tp. Berks co. Pa. on Schuyle of B.
Windsor, pt. York co. Pa. 42 s of H. Mass. 49
Windsor, pv. cap. Bertie co. N. C. 100 Me. 19
Windsor, pv. Walton co. Ga. 70 NNW of Phila.
Windsor, pt. Ashtabula co. O. 126 NE Pa. 26 W
Windsor, pt. Lawrence co. O. 110 sso. N. H.
Windsor, pv. Randolph co. Ind. 71 E [of H.
Windsor, pv. Bureau co. Ill. 120 N of Pa. 152 N
WINDSOR LOCKS, pv. Hartford co. .
N of Hartford.
co. O. 90
WINESBURG, pv. Holmes co. O. 105 NO SE of B.
WINFIELD, pt. Herkimer co. N.Y. 76
co. Mass.
WINGVILLE, pv. Grant co. Wis. 67 w
WINHALL, pt. Bennington co. Vt. 97 n. 4 s Hd.
WINNEBAGO, lake, Wis. 24 m. long, 1 on Ton-
WINNEMAC, pv. cap. of Pulaski co. In
[ning r.
of Indianapolis.
on Maho
WINNICUT r. N. H. a tributary of Pis
river, which it enters through Greoming co.
WINNIPISIOGEE, lake and r. N.H.
[S. C. 30 NN
WINNSBOROUGH, рv. cap. of Fairf

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W.NSLOW, pt. Kennebec co. Me. 20 N of A.
Winslow, pv. Gloucester co. N. J. 54 s of Tn.
Winslow, pv. Pike co. Ind. 146 ssw of Is.
WINTERSVILLE, pv. Jef. co. O. 134 ENE of Cs
WINTHROP, pt. Kennebec co. Me. 10 w of A.
WINTON, pv. cap. of Hertford co. N. C. on
Chowan river.

W.OTA, pv. Iowa co. Wis. 75 N of Madison.
WRE TOWN, pv. Monmouth co. N. J. 50 g Tn.
WRT, tp. Alleghany co. N.Y.
W SCASSET, Me. See GAZETTEER.
WISCONISCO, tp. Dauphin co. Pa.

WOO

WONASQUATUCKET r. Providence co. R. I.
flows into Providence Cove.

WOOD cr. N.Y. flows into Oneida Lake.
Wood cr. Washington co. N.Y. flows into L.
[of Al.
Champlain.
WOODBOURNE, pv. Sullivan co. N.Y. 103 sw
Woodbourne, pv. Knox co. Tenn. 200 E of Ne.
WOODBRIDGE, tp. New Haven co. Conn. 6 NW
of New Haven.

Woodbridge, pt. Middlesex co. N.J. 43 NE Tn.
Woodbridge, ip. Hillsdale co. Mich.
WOODBURN, pv. Macoupi. co. Ill. 63 s of Sd.
WOODBURY, pt. Litchfield co. Conn. 50 w Hd.
Woodbury, v. Queen's co. N.Y. o Long I.
Woodbury, pv. cap. Glo'ster co. N.
of Trenton.

7 85W ave set

Woodbury, pt. Bedford co. Pa. 113 w of
Woodbury, tp. Huntingdon co. Pa. [SE of Ne.
Woodbury, pv. cap. of Cannon co. Tenn. 54
Woodbury, pv. Wood co. O. 104 NNW of Cs.
Woodbury, pv. Madison co. Ind. 22 NE of Is.
Woodbury, pv. Coles co. Ill. 105 ESE of Sd.
WOODCOCK, pt. Crawford co. Pa. 213 NW H.
WOODFORD, pt. Bennington co. Vt. 120 Mtr.
Woodford, pv. Woodford co. Ill. on Macki-
naw river.

WISCONSIN, State of. An aet was passed it he last session of Congress providing for the admission of Wisconsin into the Union as a Sovereign state, with the following boundaes-Beginning at the north-east corner of he state of Illinois-that is to say, at a point n the centre of Lake Michigan where the line of 42° 30' x Lat. crosses the same; thence, running with the boundary line of the state of Michigan, through Lake Michigan, Green Bly, to the mouth of the Menomonie river; lence up the channel of said river to the Brule river; thence up said last mentioned river to Lake Brule; thence along the south-WOODHULL, pt. Steuben co. N.Y. 240 w of AL ein shore of Lake Brulé in a direct line to the Woodhull, tp. Shiawassee co. Mich. centre of the channel between Middle and WOODLAND, pv. Hamilton co. Flor. South islands, in the Lake of the Desert; Woodland, pv. East Feliciana par. La. 120 NW of New Orleans. thence in a direct line to the head waters of the Montreal river, as marked upon the survey WOODLAWN, pv. Lincoln co. N. C. 173 w Rh. mide by Captain Cramm; thence down the Woodlawn, pv. Edgefield dist. S. C. 98 w Ca. {E of Cs. miin channel of the Montreal river to the WOODSBOROUGH, pv. Frederick co. Md. 85 NW of Annapolis. middle of Lake Superior; thence through the entre of Lake Superior to the mouth of the WOODSFIELD, pv. cap. of Monroe co. O. 117 S Louis river; thence up the main channel Wood's HOLE, pv. Barnstable co. Mass. 80 s. of Boston. said river to the first rapids in the same, ve the Indian village, according to Nicol map; thence due south to the main 1 brauch of the river St. Croix; thence down the main channel of said river to the Mississippi; thence down the centre of the main channel of that river to the north-west corWater of the state of Illinois; thence due east with the northern boundary of the state of Illinois to the place of beginning.

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WISENBURG, pv. Lehigh co. Pa.
WISSAHICKON cr. a small stream falling into
she Schuylkill 6 m. above Philadelphia, no-
ted for the wild and picturesque scenery
[of Cs.
along its banks.
WITHAMSVILLE, pv. Clermont co. O. 128 sw
WOBURN, pt. Middlesex co. Mass. 10 Nw of B.
WOLCOTT, pt. Lamoille co. Vt. 23 N of Mtr.
Wolcott, pt. New Haven co. Conn. 51s of Hd.
Volcott, pt. Wayne co N.Y. on L. Ontario.
VOLCOTTSVILLE, pv. Litchfield co. Conn. 26
w of Hartford.

[Mercer.
VOLF, tp. Lycoming eo. Pa.
WOLF CREEK, tp. Mereer co. Pa. 10 SE of
VOLFSBOROUGH, pt. Carroll co. N. H. 40 NNW
[wsw of Rh.
of Concord.
VOLESVILLE, pv. Mecklenburg co. N. C. 178
VOLVERTON, pv. M Minn co. Tenn. 155 ESE
[Reading
of Nashville.
WOMELSDORF, pv. Berks co. Pa. 14 w of

WoODSONVILLE, pv. Hart co. Ky. on Greene r.
WOODSTOCK, pt. Oxford co. Me. 50 w of A.
Woodstock, pt. Grafton co. N. H. 57 N of Cd.
[Hartford.
Woodstock, pv. cap. of Windsor co. Vt. 50 s
of Montpelier.

Woodstock, pt. Windham en. Conn, 43 ENE of
Woodstock, pt. Ulster co. N.Y. 70 s of Al.
Woodstock, pv. Anne Arundel eo. Md. 50 NW
of Annapolis. [on N. Fork of Shenandoah r.
Woodstock, pv. cap. of Shenandoah co. Va.
Woodstock, pv. Cherokee co. Ga. on Little r.
Woodstock, pv. Champaign co. O. 37 Nw Cs.
Woodstock, pt. Lenawee co. Mich. 73 wsw
of Detroit.
WOODSTOWN, pv. Salem co. N. J. 53 s of Tn.
WOODSVILLE, pv. Middlesex co. Mass.
Woodsville, pv. Mercer co. N. J. 13 N of Tn.
WOODVILLE, pv. Litchfield co. Conn. 40 w of
[Albany.
Hartford.

Woodville, pv. Jefferson co. N.Y. 170 Nw of
[of Rh.
Woodville, pv. Rappahannock co. Va. 118
NW of Richmond.
Woodville, pv. Perquimans co, N. C. 205 ENR
Woodville, pv. Abbeville dist. S. C. 93 w Ca.
Woodville, pv. Greene co. Ga. 55 N of M.
Woodville, pv. Jackson co. Ala. 163 NE of T.
Woodville, pv. cap. of Wilkinson co Miss.
135 sw of Jackson

Woodville, pt. Sandusky co. O on Portage r.
Woodville, pv. Jackson co. Ind. 74 s of Is.
Woodville, pv. Hancock co. III. 106 www Sd.
Woodville, pv. Macon co, Mo. 96 x Jef. City.
WOODWARDVILLE, pv. Marengo co. Ala. 104
s of Tuscaloosa

WOOLWICH, pt. Lincoln co. Me. 35 s of A.
Woolwich, tp. Gloucester co. N. J 11 sw of
Woodbury.

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WOONSOCKET VALLS, pv. Providence co. R. I. |
15 NNW of Providence. [Cleveland.
WOOSTER, pv. cap. of Wayne co. 0. 50 s of
WORCESTER, pt. Washington co. Vt. 8 N Mtr.
Worcester, Mass. See GAZETTEER.
Worcester, pv. Otsego co. N.Y. 57 sw of Al.
Worcester, pt. Montgomery co. Pa. 90 E of H.
Worcester, pv. M'Donough co. Ill. 98 Nw Sd.
WORTHINGTON, pt. Hampshire co. Mass. 17
www of Northampton.

Worthington, pv. Armstrong co. Pa. 190 w H.
Worthington, pv. Mvhlenburg co Ky. 172
sw of Frankfort.

Worthing, pv. Franklin co. (). 9 N of Cs.
Won' En, tp. Richland co. O.

YOCUMTOWN, pv. York co. Pa. 21 § 6.
YONKERS, pt. Westchester co. N.Y. on
son river.

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YORK r. Me. flows into the Atlantic by a br York r. Va. See GAZETTEER. York, Me. See GAZETTEER. York, pt. Livingston co. N.Y. 238 w of AL York, Pa. See GAZETTEER. York, tp. York co. Pa. 5 sw of York. York, pv. Fayette co. Ga. 87 www M. York, tp. Athens co. O. on Hoekhocking r. York, tp. Belmont co. O. on Ohio r. York, tp. Morgan co. O. York, tp. Sandusky eo. O. York, pt. Washtenaw co. Mich. 46 w of D. York, tp. Switzerland co. Ind. York, pv. Clarke co. Ill. on Wabash r. YORK HAVEN, pv. York co. Pa. on Susqa. r. WRIGHTSTOWN, pt. Bucks co. Pa. 24 N Phila.YORKSHIRE, pt. Cattaraugus co. N.Y. on Cat. Wrightstown, pv. Burlington co. N. J. 23 s of Trenton. [quehanna r. WRIGHTSVILLE, borough, York co Pa. on SusWrightsville, py. Roane co. Tenn. 154 в Ne. WHATSBOROUGH, pv. Sullivan co. N.Y. 97 sw of Albany.

M, pt. Norfolk co. Mass. 32 saw B. WRIGHTSBOROUGH, pv. Columbia co. Ga. 95 ENE of Milledgeville.

taraugus creek.

Is of H. YORK SULPHUR SPRINGS, pv. Adams co. Pa. 2 YORKTOWN, pt. Westchester co. N.Y, on Crcton river.

Yorktown, Va. See GAZETTEER. Yorktown, pv. Delaware co. Ind. 50 NE of I WYALUSING Cr. Pa. flows into Susquehanna r. YORKVILLE, V. New York co. N.Y. 5 x of Wyalusing, pt. Bradford co. Pa. on Wyalu- the City Hall. Lof Ca sing creek. [hatchee r. Yorkville, pv. cap. of York dist. S. C. 80 = WYATT, pv. La Fayette co, Miss. on Talia-Yorkville, pv. Pickens co. Ala. 68 w nw of T. WYE r. Md. runs between Talbot and Queen Yorkville, pv. Gibson co. Tenn. 143 w of Ne. Anne counties into Chesapeake Bay. Yorkville, pv. Racine co. Wis. 96 Ese of McWYKERTOWN, pv. Sussex co. N. J. 80 N Tn. dison. WYNANT'S KILL, pv. Rensselaer co. N. Y. 10 E of Albany.

WYOMING, PV. Wyoming co. N.Y. 248 w Al.
Wyoming, pv. Luzerne co. Pa. on Susqa. r.
Wyoming, pv. Dinwiddie co. Va. 60 s of R.
Wyoming, pv. Stark co. Ill. 100 N of Sd.
Wyoming, pv. Wayne co. Iowa.
WYSox, pt. Bradford co. Pa. 136 N of H.
WYTHEVILLE, pv. Wythe co. Va. 248 w of R.

XALISCO. See JALISCO.

XENIA, pv. cap. of Greene co. O. 60 wsw Cs.

YADKIN T. N. C. See GAZETTEER.
YAQUI, or HIAQUI, yah-kee', a r. of Mexico,
which falls into the Gulf of California near
the 28th parallel of N Lat. and the 110th
meridian of w Lon.
[NW of Rh.
YANCEYVILLE, pv. cap. of Caswell co. N. C. 87
YANKEE SPRINGS, pt. Barry co. Mich. 150
YANTIC r. Conn. flows into the Thames. [D.
YARDLEYVILLE, pv. Bucks co. Pa. on the De-
[Boston.

laware.

YARMOUTH, pt. Barnstable co. Mass. 78 se of
YARMOUTH PORT, pv. Barnstable co. Mass.
77 SE of Boston.

YATES, pt. Orleans co. N.Y, 12 x of Albion.
Yazoo r. Miss. formed by the junction of
Tallahatchee and Yalabusha, flows into the
Mississippi river.

YAZOO CITY, pv. Yazoo co. Miss, on Yazoo r.
YELLOW CR. pt. Chariton co. Mo. 110 NW of
Jefferson City.

YELLOW OF CHESTER SPRINGS, V. Chester co.
Pa. 30 wyw of Philadelphia.
YELLOW SPRINGS, pv. Greene co. O. 52 sw Cs.
YELLOW WATER T. Ala, and Flor. flows into
an arm of Pensacola Bay.

YELLVILLE, PV. cap. of Marion co. Ark. 180
N of Little Rock.
YELVINGTON, pv. Daviess co. Ky. 156 w of F.
YERBA BUENA, yer ba bwana, a small t. of
California, on San Francisco Bay.

YOUGHIOGHENY, yoh'ho-ga'ne, a r. which
rises in Preston co. Va., and flowing through
Md. into Pa., falls into the Monongahela
18 m. SE of Pittsburg. It is navigable to the
Ohiopyle falls, 30 m. from its mouth.
this obstruction the river has a perpendic
lar descent of 20 feet.
YOUNG, tp. Indiana co. Pa.
Young, tp. Jefferson co. Pa.
[of
YOUNGESVILLE, pv. Fairfield dist. S. C. 40
YOUNGSTOWN, pt. Niagara co. N.Y. on Nia-
gara river.
[150 w of H.
Youngstown, borough, Westmoreland co. Pa.
Youngstown, pt. Trumbull co. O. 177 NE Cs.
YOUNGSVILLE, pv. Warren co. Pa. 218 Nw H.
Youngsville, pv. Tallapoosa co. Ala. 140 ESE
of Tuscaloosa.
[134 N of H.
YOUNG WOMANSTOWN, pv. Clinton co. Pa.
YOUTA. See UTAH.

YPSILANTI, pv. Washtenaw co. Mich. 30 w
ZACATULA, sac-ă-too'là, a r. of Mexico, fall-
ing into the Pacific about 18° N Lat., and
102 25 w Lon. Also, a little town at the
mouth of the above.

ZACATECAS, sah-ka-tá'kas, a state in the cer-
tral part of Mexico, immediately s of Co-
buila Area 20,000 sq. in. Pop. 275,000.
Zacatecas, the capital of the above, a
about 9,600 ft. higher than the sea, and has
a population of 25,000. (B.)
ZANESFIELD, pv. Logan co. O. 64 Nw of Cs.
ZANESVILLE, O. See GAZETTEER.
Zanesville, pv. Montg. co, Ill. 38 s of Sd.
ZEBULON, PV. cap. of Pike co. Gu. 77 w M.
Zebulon, pv. Pike co. Ark. 136 sw of Litt

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Extract from a Report unanimously adopted by a mecting of the TEACHERS INSTITUTE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, held the 24th of January, 1846.

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"One distinguishing feature in which this differs from other gazetteers, it that it gives the true pronunciation of the names of cities, towns, &c. through out the world." We consider that this one feature of the work i a sufficient recommendation for its admission as a book of reference int schools as well as private families throughout the country.

"Another advantage which it possesses over other gazetteers, is the judi cious selection and condensation of its matter. Thus, instead of two ponderou octavos, the usual dimensions of such works, the present comprises all tha is really needed in a single volume of very moderate size; which reduces i to a price that most can afford in the purchase of such a work."

From a Report adopted by the COLLEGE OF TEACHERS of Philadelphia,

November 1845.

"We regard this as a standard of sufficient authority to settle all disputed points in geographical orthoepy; and we hope its introduction into the library of every scholar and the parlour of every family will ere long banish that dis crepancy of pronunciation which constitutes one of the opprobria of ou language."

From Professor LEWIS, of the University of New York.

"Such a book has long been wanted for all our institutions of learning, fror the college down to the common school. Most of our young men, even thos who rank among the best scholars in our colleges and academies, are excced ingly deficient in the right pronunciation of foreign proper names."

"I should be rejoiced to see the work introduced into all the schools of the country. It would also doubtless form a valuable addition to the library of every gentleman of business or of leisure."

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