16 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
MANUSCRIPTS 
The followmg manuscripts, exclusive of those submitted 
for publication by members of the staff of the bureau and its 
collaborators, were purchased: 
“Wawenock Texts,” by Frank G. Speck. 
“History of the Jesuit Mission in Paraguay.” The original 
manuscript, being an English translation by Dr. George 
Spence, from the original French manuscript of the Abbé Jo. 
Pedro Gay, Curé de Uruguayana. 2 vols., 4to. Circa 1880. 
275 pp. 
“A New Guarani Grammar,” the original manuscript 
complete, being a translation into English by Dr. George 
Spence from the French manuscript of l’Abbé Jo. Pedro 
Gay, Curé de Uruguayana, 2 vols., 4to. 
“Manuel de Conversation en Francais, en Portugues, en 
Espanol, en Guarany Abafeeme par le Chanoine J. P. Gay, 
Curé de Uruguayana,”’ arranged in four columns. 
“Nouvelle Grammaire de la Langue Guarany et Tupy, 
etc., par le Chanoine J. P. Gay, Curé,” ete., 188 p., folio. 
“Mappa geographico da republica do Paraguay pelo 
conego Joao Pedro Gay, pelo engenhiero Falix Alx. Grivot. 
1881.” 
A copy of “Manuel de Conversation en Frangais, en 
Portugues, en Anglaise, en Espanol, en Guarany Abafeeme.”’ 
Arranged in five columns. No date. 
In addition to those purchased Mr. Edward M. Brigham 
has submitted for publication a valuable manuscript with 
many plates on “The Antiquities of the Marajo,” Brazil; 
and Mr. W. EK. Myer, of Nashville, Tenn., a manuscript on 
“The Antiquities of the Cumberland Valley of Tennessee.” 
““A Chippewa Bible History in manuscript in four volumes. 
8vo. A. D. 1896-1901,” was presented by Fr. Chrysostom 
Verwyst, O. F. M. 
EDITORIAL WORK AND PUBLICATIONS 
The editing of the publications of the bureau was con- 
tinued through the year by Mr. Stanley Searles, editor, 
assisted by Mrs. Frances 8. Nichols. The status of the publi- 
cations is presented in the following summary: 
