Please note that the longitudes used in this text, which predates the establishment of Greenwich as the reference, used the nation’s capitol, Washington, D.C. (approx. W 77°) as its basis. Thus, Cincinnati, at W 84° 30' on p. 1, is placed at a longitude of 7° 31'. Also, on p. 33, the location of the state of Indiana is mistakenly given using seconds () of longitude, rather than minutes ('). These were corrected.

The spelling of place names was fluid at the time and all are retained here.

Footnotes, which appeared on the bottom of pages, have been relocated to the end of the text. They have been lettered consecutively from A to K, and hyperlinked for ease of reference.

The cover of this book was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

Please consult the transcriber’s end note at the bottom of this text for any other details.