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1821. [The statute] is under the caption of “Fees in the Secretary’s Office.”—Mass. Spy, Oct. 24.
1824. Our readers will doubtless be alarmed at our using the synonymous words, “Clark” and “Stupidity,” in the caption of this article.—The Microscope (Albany, N.Y.), April 17, p. 22/2.
1825. The caption of an indictment runs thus.—W. W. Hening, ‘The Virginia Justice,’ p. 366 (4th ed., Richmond).
1836. The captions of the different chapters run as follows.—J. K. Paulding, ‘Slavery in the U.S.,’ p. 16 (N.Y.).
1838. In the first number of this magazine, under the above-written caption, was given, &c.—‘The Hesperian,’ i. 95.
1839. “Confession of Horrid Crime.” A communication under the above caption, &c.—‘Farmer’s Monthly Visitor,’ i. 69: from the Vermont Patriot.
1839. I must confess to a fright I received by stumbling, at a village inn, upon a newspaper, in which, under the caption of “Stop the Villain,” was an advertisement, subscribed by my late master, Mr. Fabius Maximus Feverage, offering a reward for the capture of the slave, Chowder Chow, who had absconded, after an atrocious attempt to poison his master’s family with opium.—R. M. Bird, ‘Robin Day,’ ii. 86 (Phila.).
1841. There is a chapter in Montesquieu, the caption of which is that monarchs ought to be accessible.—Mr. Ingersoll of Pa., June 9: Congressional Globe, p. 74, Appendix.
1844. “An Innocent Man Hung.” Under this caption the Paris (Mo.) Mercury narrates some curious particulars.—Phila. Spirit of the Times, July 29.
1845. Then comes the caption, and then succeed the first, second and third stanzas.—‘Lowell Offering,’ v. 188.
1860. Extracts from the Diary of a Stupid Young Man…. We have no reason to believe that the above caption expresses an untruth.—Yale Lit. Mag., xxvi. 11 (Oct.).
1898. The full-face captions of divisions and subdivisions have of course been set by hand.—The Nation, N.Y., Feb. 17, lxvi. 131/3.
1908. Under the caption of “Gavin Drummond,” I [recently] submitted some facts.—Eugene F. McPike of Chicago, Notes and Queries, 10 S. ix. 446.
