In Brodhead's "Hi.story ofthe State of New York," and in other works of equally high character, the historical articles which Mr. Dawson prepared for Tlie Gazette, were repeatedly referred to as standard authorities. Odd numbers of the Gazette of that period are eagerly sought, and command high prices; files of it are bound and carefully preserved in the state and historical society's libraries ; and it is known that, during the past year, fifteen dollars were paid for an unbound file of it for the twelve months during which Mr. Dawson was its editor.

Four volumes of selections from the more important articles in the Gazette have been printed under the general title of the " Gazette Series." The titles of the several volumes are: vol. i. "Papers concerning the capture and detention of Major John Andre," collected by Henry B. Dawson, Yonkers, N. Y., 1866; vol. ii., "Papers concerning the boundary between the States of New York and New Jersey," written by several hands, Yonkers, 1866 ; vol. iii., " Papers concerning the town and village of Yonkers, Westchester County," a fragment, by Henry

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B. Dawson, Yonkers, 1866; vol. iv., "Rambles in Westchester County," a fragment, by Henry B. Dawson, Yonkers, 1866. The authors of the articles in vol. ii. were General John Cochrane, Attorney-General of New York ; Hon. J. Ronieyn Brodhead, (two articles) ; William A. Whitehead, of Newark, in reply to the last; Mr. Dawson himself, who endeavored to act as umpire between the two; Jlr. Whitehead, in reply to Mr. Dawson; Mr. Dawson, in reply to Mr. \Vliiteiiead ; and the Attorney-General of New York in closing the argument. The correspondence closes with a [)ostscript by Mr. Dawson. The volume was subse<iuently printed for the use of the United States Court in one of the boundary suits ; and the arguments and evidence which Mr.