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accurate ; but his luanner is inelegant and unin- 

 teresting. Mr. Smitl; was followed by Mr* Beverly, 

 who wrote the history of the same province, up to 

 the year 1700. If his predecessor were too mi- 

 nute and tedious, Beverly ran into the opposite ex- 

 treme, and failed of being so instructive or pleas- 

 ing as he might otherwise have been^ from his ex- 

 cessive brevity. 



The next American who displayed his talents in 

 this dej)artment of literary labour was Mr. Cadwal- 

 lader Colden, lieutenant-governor of the pro- 

 vince of New- York, who was before mentioned as 

 a respectable physician, botanist, and astronomer. 

 His History of the Five Nations of hidians is an- 

 other monument of his talents and diligence. 

 In 1756 Mr. William Smitii published his ///- 

 sto7'y of the Province of Nezc-York, a work, 

 wljich, though executed at an early period of the 

 life of the author, and in great haste, yet affords 

 a large and very valuable amount of instruction to 

 the student of American history. In 1765 Mr. 

 Samuel Smith published 2i History of Nciv Jersey^ 

 which appears to be a judicious and faithful com- 

 pilation. A ^Qw years afterwards governor Hut- 

 chinson presented to the public his History of 

 Massachusetts, which holds a respectable rank 

 among the historical productions of this country. 

 He was followed bv Dr. David Ramsav of South-Ca~ 

 Tolina, Avho, in his History of the Anmncan Re- 

 volution, and his History of the Revolution in Soiith- 

 Carolina, has done honour to his fidelity, dili- 

 gence, and literary taste. In 1792 the reverend 

 Dr. Jeremy Belkna]) completed his History of 

 2slaC'Ha7Jip-shir€, a work which will lono- be con- 



