dian Battles, Massacres, Border Warfare, Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Indians, etc. New Edition. 12o pp. 384, including 40 engravings. Dayton, Ohio. Published by B. F. Ellis, 1854. 151

Hunters' narrative of captivity forms the first half of the volume, and anecdotes of Indians the remainder, both reprints of very common books, without addition.

BOON (Colonel Daniel).

Life and Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon, The first white settler of the State of Kentucky. Comprising An Account of his first excursion to Kentucky in 1769, then a wild Wilderness inhabited by no other human beings but Savages, his remove there with his family, in 1773, and of his various encounters with the Indians, from the years 1769 to 1782. Written by himself. To which is added a narration of the most important incidents of his life [etc., 9 lines]. 12° Portrait, and 36 pages. Brooklyn, 1824.

BOQUET (Col. Henry).

See Smith, Wm., and Parkman, Francis. BORRENSTEIN (D. A.)

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Mengwe, a Tale of the Frontier. A Poem. 12° pp. 76. Princeton Press, printed for D. A. Borrenstein, 1825.

154

Pages to 10, and 57 to 76, are occupied with an Introduction and Notes of incidents and historical data relating to the American Indians. BOSCANA (Geronimo).

Chinigchinich: a Historical Account of the Origin, Customs, and Traditions of the Indians at the Missionary Establishment of St. Juan Capistrano, Alta California, called The Agagchemem Nation; collected with the greatest care from the most intelligent and best instructed in the matter. By the Reverend Father Friar Geronimo Boscana, of the Order of Saint Francisco, Apostolic Missionary at said Mission. Translated from the original Spanish manuscript, by one who has been many years a resident of Alta California. New York: published by Wiley & Putnam, 1846. 12° Title and pp. 231 to 341 of Life in California during a residence of several years in that Territory, comprising a description of the Country and the Missionary Establishments, with incidents, observations, etc., etc., illustrated with numerous engravings, by an American; To which is annexed "A Historical Account" [etc., as in the title first given]. New York, 1846.

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Father Boscana's Manuscript Account was found in possesssion of the Spanish Syndic of Missions, and by him presented to the translator, who wrote the narrative entitled "Life in California," as an Introduction to Boscana's valuable history.

Bossu (M.)

Noveaux Voyages aux Indes Occidentales; Contenant une Relation des differens Peuples qui habitent les environs du grand

Fleuve Saint-Louis, appele vulgairement le Mississipi; leur Religion; leur gouvernement; leurs moeurs; leurs guerres & leur commerce. Par M. Bossu, Capitaine dans les Troupes de la Marine. A Paris, 1768. 12° 2 vols. Vol. I. pp. xx. +244 and plate. Vol. II. pp. 264+2 plates.

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Travels through that part of North America formerly called Louisiana; by Mr. Bossu, Captain in the French Marines. Translated from the French by John Rheinhold Forster. Illustrated with Notes, relative chiefly to Natural History; to which is added by the Translator, a Flora Americae [etc., 10 lines]. 2 vols. 8° pp. 407, 432. London, 1771.

157 A translation of the French edition of 1768, entitled Nouveaux Voyages. The first volume is almost entirely filled with historical and personal sketches of the Southern Indian Tribes of the present United States. Bossu (M.)

Nouveaux Voyages dans l'Amerique Septentrionale, contenant une collection de lettres ecrites sur les lieux par l'auteur a son ami, M. Douin, chevalier, capitaine dans les troupes du roi, ci. devant son camarade dans le Nouveau Monde. Par M. Bossu, chevalier, etc. 8° pp. 3924 plates. Amsterdam (Paris), 1778.

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Bossu's account of his first two voyages to Louisiana, was printed in 1768, after which he made a third voyage, the account of which is given in this volume; which not having been reprinted, or translated into any other language, is a much scarcer work than the former. There are copies with the date of 1778, and with "nouvelle edition" on the title-page, but it is the same.- - Rich.

This work, like the former of Captain Bossu, is very largely devoted to the narration of his personal intercourse with the natives of that portion of New France called Louisiana. Chapters iv., v., vi., vii., and viii., pp. 133 to 269, are entirely occupied with descriptions of the various tribes he encountered, and their peculiarities.

BOTTURINI (Benaduci).

Idea de Una Nueva Historia General de la America Septentrional, fundada sobre material copioso de figuras, Symbolos, Caracteres, y Geroglificos, Cantares, y Manuscritos de Autores Indios, ultimamente descubiertos. Dedicala al Rey Ntro Señor en su real y supremo consejo de las Indias el Cavellero Lorenzo Boturini Benaduci, Senor de la Torre, y de Pono. Con licencia. 4o 2 plates, prel. leaves (xx.)+pp. 167. En Madrid: En la Imprenta de Juan de Zuñiga. Año MDCCXLVI. Catalogo del Museo Historico Indiano del Cavallero Lorenzo Boturini Benaduci . . . e Imperias antiquos de los Indios . . . fundada en Monumentes indisputables de los mismos Indios. 4 prel. leaves +pp. 1 to 96.

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[Plan of a New General History of North America, founded upon copious materials, composed of Figures, Symbols, Characters, and Hieroglyphics, Songs and MSS. of ancient Indian writers, lately discovered. Dedicated to the King, etc.

Catalogue of the Indian Historical Museum of L. B. Botturini, of the ancient

emperors of the Indians, discovered in the monuments of the same Indians.]

This plan of a new general history of North America, to be founded upon a large amount of material, composed of figures, symbols, hieroglyphics, songs, and MSS. of Indian authors, is a favorite idea of the more ardent of Mexican archæologists. These documents of the varied character described, the author declares on the title-page to be then newly discovered. The Catalogue of his Indian Historical Collection of MSS., Maps, and Dictionaries, and Grammars of the Mexican languages, occupies four leaves after p. 167 of the "Idea," and the succeeding pp. 1 to 96. Most of these valuable relics of the golden age of the American Aborigines disappeared during the one hundred and twenty-five years which have since elapsed. This wonderful collection included historic material relating to each of the six great Mexican nations. Although so great a length of time has elapsed since its dispersal, M. Aubin, an amateur collector at Paris, has had the good fortune to recover many of them.

"Lorenzo Boturini Benaducci was a Milanese gentleman, who, after much trouble in obtaining copies of the best manuscripts and paintings, printed his outline of a grand work, which I have been informed did not appear in consequence of his death." - Dr. Cabrera.

This great museum of Mexican antiquities and MSS., copies of the equally wonderful histories of the Indian nations, written by learned Indians, was seized by the jealous and vindictive authorities of Mexico; and although for many years preserved among the archives of the Viceroy, yet the learned and industrious antiquarian was most wantonly deprived of the results of his labors. Clavigero saw some of this precious store before 1770, in which year was printed a work in Mexico, containing copies of thirty-two of the paintings.

The author resided eight years in Mexico, and not only studied and copied the ancient MSS. and paintings, preserved in monasteries, churches, and colleges, but he formed an intimate acquaintance with the customs and habits of the living Indians.

BOURNE (Benjamin Franklin).

A Per

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The Captive in Patagonia, or Life among the Giants. sonal Narrative. By Benjamin Franklin Bourne. trations. 12° pp. 233 +4 plates. Boston. 1858. There is every internal evidence that this is a veritable relation of experience among the Aborigines of Patagonia, a race which has afforded the greatest range for conjecture and controversy. The author narrates the story of his captivity with a plain, yet interesting fidelity to the occurrences of the hideous life he endured. While he does not confirm the traditions of the early travellers, regarding the vast size of the Patagonians, his narrative shows that there was more than an ordinary basis for such tales in the superior height of these people.

BOUTON (Nathaniel).

The History of Concord from its first grant in 1725, to the organization of the City government in 1853. With a history of the Ancient Penacooks; the whole interspersed with numerous interesting incidents and anecdotes down to the present period, 1855. Embellished with maps, with portraits of distinguished Citizens, and views of Ancient and modern residences. By Nathaniel Bouton. 8° pp. 786. Concord, 1856. BOUTWELL (Governor).

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Address of Governor Boutwell at the Dedication of the Monument to the Memory of Capt. Wadsworth, at Sudbury, Mass., November 23, 1852. n. d. s. l. 8° pp. 8, double columns. 162

BOWNAS (Samuel). An Account of the Captivity of Elizabeth Hanson, now, or late of Kachecky, in New England, who, with Four of her Children and Servant Maid, were taken Captive by the Indians, and carried into Canada. Setting forth their Sore Trials, Wonderful Deliverance, &c. Taken in Substance, from her own mouth, by Samuel Bownas. Second edition. 8° pp. 28. London, MDCCLX. 163 BOYER (Lieut.).

A Journal of Wayne's Campaign. Being an Authentic Daily Record of the most important occurrences during the Campaign of Major General Anthony Wayne, against the North Western Indians; commencing on the 28th day of July, and ending on the 2d day of November, 1794; including an account of the Great Battle of August 20th. By Lieutenant Boyer. 4° pp. 23. Cincinnati, O. 1866.

Appended to Jacob's Life of Captain Cresap. BOZMAN (John Leeds).

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The History of Maryland, from its first Settlement, in 1633, to the Restoration in 1660, with a copious introduction and notes and illustrations. By John Leeds Bozman. 2 Vols. 8°. Vol. I. pp. xii. 9 to 314. Vol. II. pp. 728. Baltimore, James Lucas and Ek. Dearer. 1837. 165

After a resumé of the aboriginal history of the State derived from the relations of all the voyagers and travellers from Verrezano to John Smith, the author gives on pages 103 to 181 of Vol. I.: "A general Sketch of the tribes of Indians then inhabiting Virginia and Maryland." The names of the various tribes, and the localities they occupied, together with the origin and signification of the Indian names of rivers and places, receive great attention from the author, whose numerous and lengthy notes attest the labor he bestowed upon the aboriginal history of his State. BRACKENRIDGE (H. M.).

Journal of a Voyage up the River Missouri performed in Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, by H. M. Brackenridge, Esq. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author. 12° pp. 246. Baltimore, 1816. 166

The work of a man who examined carefully into the habits and character of the Indians of the Upper Missouri; wrote with a punctilious sensitiveness to his obligation to narrate nothing but the truth; and who told the story of his sojourn among the savages and traders in a manner to attract and preserve the reader's interest. Mr. Brackenridge, being the first traveller after Captains Lewis and Clark to visit these distant tribes, his "Relation" has a more than ordinary value to the ethnologist and the historian. BRACKENRIDGE (H. M.).

Views of Louisiana; containing Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Notices of that vast and important portion of America. By H. M. Brackenridge, Esq. 12° pp. 323. Baltimore, printed by Schaeffer & Maund, 1817. 167

Chap. ii. is entitled "War with the Chickasas." Chap. viii. is devoted to "Indian nations; trade; general enumeration;" and Chap. X. to "Antiquities of the Valley of the Mississippi." Although a careful examination of the subjects, but little new of thought or facts is added to our knowledge.

BRADAEN (Louis).

The Aztec City of Sumai, and Discovery of America before the Time of Columbus. By Louis Bradaen. 12° pp. 48. New York, Thomas Husted & Co., 97 Nassau Street, 1847.

BRADFORD (Alexander W.)

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American Antiquities and Researches into the Origin and History of the Red Race, by Alexander W. Bradford. 8° pp. 435. New York, Dayton & Saxton, 1841.

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Part I. pp. 15 to 161 is occupied with a resumé of the discoveries of American antiquities, with a description of their size, character, and location, and is a very excellent collection of the material facts relating to them. In this part of the work the author entirely avoids any discussion, or speculation regarding their origin, or age. Part II. pp. 163 to 435, is entitled "Researches into the Origin and History of the Red Race;" and the several divisions into chapters embrace such subjects as: Comparison of the Ancient Monuments; Ancient Civilization; Aboriginal Monuments; Aboriginal Migrations; Routes of Migration; Drifting of Vessels; Origin of the Aborigines and the Pyramids. In these chapters the author gives free indulgence to the hypothetical, sustained, however by a close adhesion to logical conclusion and scientific analysis. Mr. Bradford was peculiarly fitted for such a treatment of this subject, which will forever be the debatable ground of the ethnologist and the philosopher. He was for many years surrogate of the city of New York; and so able was he deemed by lawyers that his decisions in his court are recognized as fixing the limits of law and precedent in that line of practice.

He died in 1867.

BRADMAN (Arthur).

A Narrative of the Extraordinary Sufferings of Mr. Robert Forbes, his Wife and five Children, during an unfortunate Journey through the Wilderness from Canada to the Kennebeck River, in the year 1784. In which three of their Children were Starved to Death. Taken partly from their own mouths and partly from an imperfect journal, and published at their request. By Arthur Bradman. 8° pp. 16. Price Six Pence. delphia. Printed for M. Carey, 1794.

With a Narrative of the Captivity and Escape of Mrs. Frances Scott. BRADSTREET (Lieut. Col.).

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An Impartial Account of Lieut. Col. Bradstreet's Expedition to Fort Frontenac, to which are added a few Reflections on the Conduct of that Enterprise, and the Advantages resulting from its success. By a Volunteer on the Expedition. 12° pp. 60. London, 1759.

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The narrative of Colonel Bradstreet's expedition, although purporting to be written by another hand, bears internal evidence of having been at least dictated by himself. His conduct in the expedition against the Ohio Indians needed exculpation, and had this work been published earlier we might have supposed it was intended to divert public attention towards a real service he had performed for the Colonies. He was impatient of the subordinate rank he held in the campaign; and while in command of the northern division of the army moving against the Ohio Indians in 1764, he disobeyed the orders of Colonel Boquet, and made a separate treaty of peace, which would have been productive of most disastrous circumstances had it not been promptly disavowed by Boquet.