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merited reward for his long and important services, but as a compensation for actual loss.”

In a letter written by Major Holland in 1791 he states that his set of instru— ments was much deranged by being removed from their boxes by Mrs. Holland to prevent them being carried oflt by the Americans when she and her family were their prisoners in the year 1776. He does not state where his family was residing when they were imprisoned by the Americans, nor does he state when they were exchanged or released, but there is satisfactory evidence that they were then living at Perth Amboy, NJ

During this busy period Captain Holland found time to contribute four

papers to the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Their titles are given as follows by Mr. Henry J. Morgan in his Bibliotheca Canadensis:—

I. Observations made on the Islands of St. John and Cape Breton, to ascertain the longitude and latitude of those places, agreeable to the orders and instructions of the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, 1768.

'II. Astronomical Observations, 1769. III. Eclipses of Jupiter’s Satellites, observed near Quebec, 1774. IV. Astronomical Observations, 1774.

The important instruments used on his surveys were:

(1) Monthly astronomical clock, made by George Graham. Thisrclock is now at Summerside, P.E.I., the owner being Mrs. Alex. Edward Holland or her son, E. I. Holland.

(2) Astronomical quadrant by Sisson, improved by Heath & Wing, telescope by Dolland and by Short.

Recorded observations began in January, 1765. On 26th October, 1765, the instruments were set up at Louisburg.

Mr. Edgar 1. Holland, of Los Angeles, California, formerly of Great Falls, Montana, has in his possession a number of books that belonged to Major Holland, his great great grandfather, on mathematics, astronomy, physics and military engineering. The majority are in French, others in English, Dutch and Latin.

Mr. E. I. Holland states that this clock was a famous timekeeper until a few years ago, when it stopped, and he believes that a competent clockmaker could readily overhaul it, so that it would run again satisfactorily.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

Major Holland arrived in England from America in the latter part of December, 1775, bringing with him his collection of notes, plans, etc., in con- nection with the surveying operations upon which he had been engaged previous to the outbreak of the Revolution. During the winter Holland and his deputy, Collins (?), were employed by Lord George Germaine in compiling and preparing maps from the field notes, etc. In March, 1776, his Lordship proposed to Holland that he should return to America as a British aide-de-camp to General