That there be no interruption to this narrative, let it be said that the facts relating to Mrs. Glover have been gleaned from Cotton Mather, Upham, Drake, Moore, Owens, Calef, Cartrie, and papers of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Footnote 5: Of Elizabeth, N. J. This paper was originally contributed to the Elizabeth _Evening Times_, Jan. 27, 1905. Footnote 6: Colonel Proctor was a native of Ireland. Footnote 7: General Knox was born in Boston of Irish parentage. Footnote 8: Of New York. President-General of the Society. This paper is from Mr. Crimmins’ recent work, _Early Celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day_. Footnote 9: Of Mayville, Chautauqua County, N. Y. A descendant of William Prendergast, the pioneer. Footnote 10: This paper was prepared by Mr. Scales for the New Hampshire Historical Society, and was read by him before that body. It is here republished by permission. Footnote 11: At A meeting of the Select men in Dover the 20^{th} of May 1723 ordered that 2 Schoolmasters be Procured for the Towne of Dover for the year Ensuing, and that ther Sallery Exceed not £30 Payment a Peece and to attend the Directtions of the Select men for the Servis of the Towne in Equi’ll Proportion. Test Thomas Tebets, Towne Clark At the Same time Mr. Sullefund Exseps to Sarve the Towne above^{sd} as Scoole master three months Sertin and begins his Servis y^e 21^{th} Day of May 1723, and also y^e S^d Sullefund Promised the Selectmen if he left them Soonner he would give them a month notis to Provide themselves with a nother, and the Select men was also to give him a month notis if they Disliked him. Test. Thomas Tebbets, Towne Clark. Dover Town Records, A. D. 1723. Footnote 12: This name has also been rendered Darby.—EDITOR. NOTE. As Master John Sullivan here states that he was the son of Major Philip O’Sullivan, his own name was, therefore, originally O’Sullivan. At what period, and under what circumstances he dropped the “O,” is not now known.—ED. Footnote 13: This sketch was written by Miss Fitzgerald, for the American-Irish Historical Society, at the request of the Knights of St. Patrick of San Francisco. The latter organization is, collectively, a life member of the Society. Miss Fitzgerald is a granddaughter of Mr. Murphy, the pioneer here mentioned, and resides in Gilroy, California, in the beautiful Santa Clara valley. Footnote 14: Grandson of Mathew Carey. This memoir is mainly compiled from a paper contributed by Mr. Baird to _The American Bookseller_, New York City. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES