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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt:...his death much regreted by every Family in this place, --indeed the number that attended his remains to the Grave fully shows the estimation in which he was held, --it must be some consolation to his Friends to find that every attention was paid him, & that he wanted for nothing his situation required, --he was intered this evening at 6 oclock in St. Paul Church yard, alongside the remains of his deceased Friend, --A worthy respectable man has taken charge of his affairs, and will send you a statement of it, he was perfectly in his senses to the last moment & requested his situation should be made known to his Friends, in Washington Yrs with Respect His pocket Book will give you a statement of money recd by him--it will be sent you--he left his Horse in Columbia County--he will sold next sale day--he tired with him in that Cy Rt. Rev. Patrick Kelly, was the bishop of Richmond, Va. Original letter in possession of s. Caatner Jr. NOTES AND QUERIES. flotes. The Pictore Gallery.--In a letter to Mr. F. X. Reuss, Most Rev. M. A. Corrigau supplies information regarding the authorship of the book, whereof are being reprinted in these Records many illustrations relating to ancient religious orders. Archbishop Corrigau writes: "Glancing through the March number of the " American Catholic Historical Society Records ' which came this afternoon, I was at once attracted by the prints copied from ' Helyot's History of Religious and Military Orders--Paris, 1792.' "We have a fine copy in our library, minus vol. I which has been, mislaid. There are eight volumes in all. I know two other editions of the same work--one in colors, i. e., theplates (812 in all). Consulting Brunet's Manual, I find the edition of 1714-1719 the valuable one;...