Our Sullivan friend's name for instance is written Hasbroque, Haasbrouck, Hasbroek, &c., &c., which is readily accounted for from the fact that a county of Dutchmen in the main were at the orthographical mercy of English clerks. But Mr. O'Callaghan's errors seem to be the fruit of a lack of decyphering ability. The old chirography is rather different from the modern -- the e, for instance, more like a cross between the o and d than its present representative. The ff, with which Mr. O'C. begins his spelling of Frere, is nothing more or less than a capital F of peculiar form.

In reply to the above, and all similar observations, it is to be stated, once and finally, that in the preparation of this work, the orthography of the original Document is strictly adhered to, no matter what that may be. The Editor does not consider himself responsible for any peculiarities in the spelhng either of names or other matter. Those which are charitably ascribed in the above paragraph, to "a lack of decyphering ability," are not " Mr. O'Callaghan's errors," nor the " errors " of any other person connected with this work -- for the names abovementioned were actually set up by the printer from the original lists, and are spelt as found in those old records. We would add that no lists of 1683 have been published. We presume that of 1689 is the one referred to.

WILLIAMSON'S DESCRIPTION OF THE GENESEE COUNTRY. Extract of a Letter from George Brinley, Junr., to T. Roraeyn Beck, Esqr., LL. D., dated Hartford, April 22, 1850: " I perceive that in Vol. 2, of Documentary History of New