and of the Interpreter William Wells, by W. Thorn ton. 5. Of the Cherokee, by Judge Campbell. 6. Of the Cherokee (over hill,) and Choctaw, by Benjamin Hawkins, 7. Of the Creek, Chickasaw, Cherokee and Chocktaw, by the same. 8. Of the Atacapas, by Martin Duralde. 9. Of the Chetimachas, by the same. 10. Fragments of a Comparative Vocabulary of several Indian Languages, (partly destroyed by accident,) by the donor. III. Presented by the Rev. Mr. Heckewelder. 1. A Vocabulary of the Mahicanni, taken down from the mouth of one of that nation, born in Connecticut; by the donor. 2. A Vocabulary of the Shawano; taken down from the mouth of a white woman, who had been twenty years a prisoner with that nation; by the donor. 3. A Vocabulary of the Nanticoke, taken from the mouth of a Nanticoke Chief, in 1785; by the donor. 4 A comparative Vocabulary of the Lenni Lenape and Algonquin; by the donor. 5. Same of the Lenni Lenape proper, the Minsi dialect, the Mahicauni, Natik or Nadik, Chippeway, Shawano, and Nanticoke; by the donor. 6. Same of the Lenni Lenape and Miami or Twightwee; by the donor. 7. Names of various trees, shrubs and plants in the Language of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware, distinguishing the dialects of the Unamis and Minsi; by the donor. IV. A Vocabulary of the Language of the Osage Indians, by Dr. Murray, of Louisville, Kentucky, Other MS. Works concerning the Indians. 1. A Sketch of the Creek Country in the years 1798, and 1799. By Col. Benj. Hawkins, late Agent of_the United States to the Creek Nation, 4to. 168 pp. Presented by Mr. Jefferson. 2. A Short Account of the Mengwe, Maqua, or Mingoes, (as they are called by the white people,) according to the sayings and reports of the Lenni Lenape, Mahicanni, and other tribes connected with these. By Mr. Heckewelder, 4to. 25 pp. Presented by the author. 3. A Short Account of the Emigration of the Nation of Indians, calling themselves Lenni Lenape, and improperly called, by the whites, Delawares, as related by themselves. By the same, 4to. 28 pp. Presented by the author. 4. The Horsfield Papers. A large collection of original documents and letters from the principal characters in Pennsylvania, relating to Indian business, at and about the period of the war of 1756. Deposited by Joseph Horsfield, Esq. of Bethlehem. 5. A Collection of Indian Treaties from the year 1755, to 1758, both inclusive. fol. 250 pp. Deposited by Joseph Parker Norris, Esq. APPENDIX. THE following quotation from Governor Clinton's discourse, contains the sublime theory I alluded to in the first chapter of the foregoing work. It is so eloquent in style, and ingenious in speculation, that I feel assured the reader will be much gratified by having it placed before him: "It would be an unpardonable omission, not to mention, while treating on this subject, that there is every reason to believe, that previous to the occupancy of this country by the progenitors of the present nations of Indians, it was inhabited by a race of men much more populous, and much further advanced in civilization. The numerous remains of ancient fortifications, which are found in this country, commencing principally near the Onondaga River, and from thence spreading over the Military Tract, the Genesee country, and the lands of the Holland Land Company, over the terrritory adjoining the Ohio and its tributary streams, the country on Lake Erie, and extending even west of the Mississippi, demonstrate a population far exceeding that of the Indians when this country was first settled. "I have seen several of these works in the western parts of this state. There is a large one in the town of Onondaga; one in Pompey, and another in Manlius; one in Camillus, eight miles from Auburn; one in Scipio, six miles; another one mile; and one, half a mile from that village. Between the Seneca and Cayuga Lakes there are several; three within a few miles of each other. Near the village of Canadaigua there are VOL, II. H |