Excerpt from The Historical Magazine, Vol. 1: And Notes and Queries, Concerning the Antiquities, History and Biography of America; January, 1857
IN presenting to the public the first num ber of a magazine to be devoted to historical affairs, we beg leave to submit the plan upon which it is to be conducted, and the reasons which may justify its appearance.
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