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Such a work would form the basis of any complete history 

 of our aboriginal tribes in their relations to and effects upon 

 the growth and diffusion of our population. It has for some 

 time past been in course of preparation, and it is hoped will 

 within a reasonable period reach completion. To give more 

 intelligent idea of the scope of the work, a rough prelimi- 

 nary map was presented, upon which was outlined in colors 

 and numerically designated each cession of the territory, 

 made by the Indians under treaty stipulations, since the 

 establishment of the Federal Government, so far as the scale 

 of the map would permit. Many of the cessions of but a 

 few miles square could only be shown upon a map of much 

 larger scale. 



This work, in course of preparation by Mr. Royce, will 

 include an atlas of the United States exhibiting the several 

 cessions of land by the Indians to the United States, and the 

 text will include a chronologic list of treaties with the 

 various Indian tribes exhibiting the date, place where, and 

 person by whom negotiated, a history of the causes leading 

 to the several treaties as exhibited by contemporary corre- 

 spondence and other trustworthy data. An alphabetic list 

 of all rivers, lakes, mountains, villages and other points 

 mentioned in such treaties, together with the situation there- 

 of, and the present names of such of these objects or places, 

 the nomenclature of which has been changed since the date 

 of the treaties in which they are mentioned will be given. 

 Also an alphabetical list of rivers, lakes, and mountains in 

 the United States, showing not only their present names, but 

 those by which they have been known since the discovery 

 of America, giving the date and authority therefor. The 

 several features of this plan were elaborately illustrated by 

 Mr. Royce. 



