Excerpt from Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society, Vol. 22 It is perhaps well to remind the reader that the proceed ings Of three annual meetings of the Society - the presi dent's and secretary's reports for 1916, 1917 and 1918 appear in this volume because the two preceding volumes of our Publications were wholly devoted to one study Severance 's An Old Frontier of France. As that work was published for the general trade, as well as for the members Of the Buffalo Historical Society, it was Obviously undesirable to print Society proceedings in it. The three years' record contained in the present issue continues the record of proceedings from Volume XIX, issued in 1915. There is a steadily increasing demand for the Publica tions of the Buffalo Historical Society. Many recent mem bers, as well as libraries and educational institutions in many parts of the country, are filling out their sets as far as possible. Most Of the earlier volumes can be supplied, some Of them at reduced price, by the Society. Volumes I, II, and XVI are scarce. The Society is at all times pleased to assist those seeking to complete their sets. Application to the secretary will bring prompt response. 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.