Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been
corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within
the text and consultation of external sources.
For consistency and clarity, the pound abbreviation 'l.' has been
italicized, so for example '123,321l.' has been replaced by
'123,321_l._' in the etext.
For consistency, the date and salutation at the beginning of each
letter, and the closing and name at the end of each letter,
have been put on separate lines (they were sometimes placed on the
same line in the original printed text).
A 'List of the Plates' has been created and added in front of
the Errata.
For consistency, all occurrences of 'Abbe' have been replaced by 'Abbé'.
One occurrence of the oe ligature replaced by oe (l'oeuvre).
Text omitted by the editor may be indicated by '***', '****' or '----'.
All the changes noted in the Errata (pg xiv) have been applied to
the text.
Except for those changes noted below, misspelling in the text, and
inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.
For example, compleat; cieling; inclose; watry; spunge; negociate;
Pensylvania; Massachussets; newspaper, news-paper; farther, further.
In addition:
Pg v. 'works af' replaced by 'works of'.
Pg vi. 'side the' replaced by 'side of the'.
Pg xiv. 'anology' replaced by 'analogy'.
Pg xiv. Errata: '12 1:' replaced by '20 1:'.
Pg xiv. Errata: '29 3:' replaced by '28 3:'.
Pg xiv. Errata: '40 19:' replaced by '50 19:'.
Pg 5. 'frandfather' replaced by 'grandfather'.
Pg 48. 'oponent' replaced by 'opponent'.
Pg 74. 'tolera-manner' replaced by 'tolerable manner'.
Pg 102. 'over the the lives' replaced by 'over the lives'.
Pg 110. 'Mary-la-ville' replaced by 'Marly-la-ville'.
Pg 110. 'with a whom' replaced by 'with whom'.
Pg 131. 'a juncion with' replaced by 'a junction with'.
Pg 132. 'of governtment' replaced by 'of government'.
Pg 133. 'was appehensive' replaced by 'was apprehensive'.
Pg 139. 'in the goal' replaced by 'in the gaol'.
Pg 140. 'A num-of' replaced by 'A number of'.
Pg 142. 'be learned' replaced by 'he learned'.
Pg 144. 'stampt-act' replaced by 'stamp-act'.
Pg 170. 'in crouds' replaced by 'in crowds'.
Pg 173. 'o bright' replaced by 'of a bright'.
Pg 222. 'with mose ease' replaced by 'with more ease'.
Pg 242. 'yerhaps' replaced by 'perhaps'.
Pg 244. 'does nor burn' replaced by 'does not burn'.
Pg 263. 'powdered sulpur' replaced by 'powdered sulphur'.
Pg 305. 'satisfation' replaced by 'satisfaction'.
Pg 310. 'appear to to me' replaced by 'appear to me'.
Pg 318. The * * * asterisks denote text omitted by the Editor.
Pg 356. 'and by electricty' replaced by 'and by electricity'.
Pg 358. 'above a a quarter' replaced by 'above a quarter'.
Pg 404. 'most of of the' replaced by 'most of the'.
Pg 406. 'silk handkercheif' replaced by 'silk handkerchief'.
Pg 418. 'and bottless' replaced by 'and bottles'.
Pg 424. 'è celle que' replaced by 'à celle que'.
Pg 424. 'piquûres' replaced by 'piqûres'.
Pg 426. 'évenénement' replaced by 'événement'.
Pg 440. 'and so dicharge' replaced by 'and so discharge'.
Index Pg 4i. 'Animalcnles' replaced by 'Animalcules'.
Index Pg 29i. 'relation batween' replaced by 'relation between'.
The Index covers all three volumes and was originally printed
at the end of Volume 1 only. It has been copied to the end of
Volume 2 and 3 as a convenience for the reader.
The Index had no page numbers in the original text; page numbers from
1i to 36i have been added for completeness. For clarity, some volume
identifiers (i. or ii. or iii.) have been added, or removed, in the
index. Only references within this volume have been hyperlinked.
The Index has some references to page numbers with a *, eg 551*. These
are valid references; the book printer inserted pages 543*-556* between
pages 542 and 543 in Vol iii.