Volume 1

Guide to the materials for American history, to 1783, in the Public Record Office of Great Britain / by Charles M. Andrews.

  • Andrews, Charles McLean, 1863-1943.
Date:
1912-1914
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Guide to the materials for American history, to 1783, in the Public Record Office of Great Britain / by Charles M. Andrews. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The list of transcripts in the Library of Congress (Appendix C) is com¬ plete only to the year 1912. Though the work of copying the British records is continuing steadily, it has not seemed best to anticipate future accessions by including a list of the volumes planned for but not yet transcribed. The sup¬ plemental list of copies from the British Museum is likewise limited to those only that have been received since 1908, and is likely to be increased as further search brings new documents to light. No attempt has been made to furnish references to such collections as the Bancroft Papers in the New York Public Library and the Sparks Papers in the possession of Harvard University, the arrangement of which according to the old plan would have made identifi¬ cation a tedious and difficult task. The lists of council and assembly proceed¬ ings, governors’ commissions and instructions, and reports and representa¬ tions of the Board of Trade, printed, in press, and in preparation, which are appearing in the Reports of the American Historical Association, as parts of the reports of the Public Archives Commission, are by-products of this work and may be deemed in a sense supplemental to it. I wish to extend my hearty thanks to the officials of the Public Record Office, who have made this undertaking possible by their approval and co-operation. I am especially indebted to the deputy keeper, Sir H. C. Maxwell-Lyte, to the retiring secretary, Mr. S. R. Scargill-Bird, to Mr. E. Salisbury, Mr. H. E. Headlam, Mr. J. J. O’Reilly, and Mr. J. V. Lyle. To Mr. Hubert Hall, whose interest has been unflagging from the beginning and whose advice and aid have been freely and generously given, my obligation is more direct and personal. He has helped me to meet many difficulties, and has called my attention not infrequently to material that I might easily have over¬ looked. The work as a whole owes a great deal to his constant thought and attention. Charles M. Andrews.