Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by D. APPLETON & COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. TO DR. CHARLES M. HITCHCOCK, OF SAN FRANCISCO, MY EARLIEST, KINDEST, AND MOST CONSTANT FRIEND, Ehese Sketches ARE AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR. |