_False Dates in Water-marks of Papers._--Lately, in cutting up some paper
for photographic purposes, I found in one and the same quire two sheets
without any mark, two of the date 1851, nine bearing the date 1853, and the
remaining eleven were 1854. I can imagine a case might occur in which the
authenticity of a document might be much questioned were it dated 1853,
when the paper would be presumed not to have been made until a year
afterwards. I think this is worth making a note of not only by lawyers, but
those interested in historical documents.