Excerpt from John Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science, Vol. 3: Local Government in Illinois; Reprinted From the Fortnightly Review and Local Government in Pennsylvania; Read Before the Pennsylvania Historical Society, May 1, 1882 I. An Introduction to American Institutional History. By edward A. Freeman, LL.D. With an account of Mr. Freeman's Visit to Baltimore, by the Editor, republished from the Johns Hopkins Uni versity Circular, N o. 20. (now ready. Price, 25 cents). II. The Germanic Origin of New England Towns. Read before the Harvard Historical Society, May 9, 1881. By H. B. Adams, Ph. D. Heidelberg, 1876; Associate Professor of History, Johns Hopkins Uni versity. With Notes on Cooperation in University Work. (n ow ready. Price, 40 cents). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.