342. NORTH AMERICAN LINGUISTICS. 
Hess (William) and Wilkes (T. A.), jr. — continued. 
fSecond title : 
The Epistle | of | Paul the Apostle | to | Philemon, | translated 
into the Mohawk language, | by William Hess, | with corrections 
by I J. A. Wilkes, Jr. | 
Kew-York: | Published by Howe & Bates, | for the Young Men's 
Bible Society of iSTew -York | auxiliary to the | Bible Society of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. | 1836. | BA. jwp. 
Pp. 2-7. 12°. Entirely in Mohawk. Mohawk title verso 1. 1 ; English title 
recto 1. 2. 
1770 Ne Yehohyatou | Ne Eoyatadogenhti Paul | jinonka ne | 
Hebrews, | William Hess, | Tehaweanatennyon oni shogwatagwen 
ne I J. A. Wilkes, Jr. | 
New -York: | Published by Howe & Bates, | for the Young Men's 
Bible Society of New -York, | auxiliary to the | Bible Society of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. | 1836. | 
Second title: 
The Epistle | of | Paul the Apostle | to the | Hebrews, | trans- 
lated into the Mohawk Language, | by William Hess, | with cor- 
rections by I J. A. Wilkes, Jr. | 
New -York : | Published by Howe & Bates, | for the Young Men's 
Bible Society of New -York, | auxiliary to the | Bible Society of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. | 1836. | gb. 
P|). 1-44. 16°. Entirely in Mohawk. Indian title verso 1. 1 (p. 2), recto blank ; 
English title recto 1. 2 (p. 3), verso blank. 
1771 Hidalgo {Presh. D. Manuel). Libro en que se trata de la lengua 
Tzotzil; se continua coii el Bocabulario breve de algunos brevos y 
nombres, etc. La Doctrina Cristiana; el Formulario para admi- 
nistrar los Santos Sacrameutos; el coufesionario y sermones en la 
misma Lengua Tzotzil. Obra (segun pai-ece) del Presbitero Don 
Manuel Hidalgo, insigne sierbo de Maria Santisima. * 
Manuscript. 66 pp. fol. I have inscribed it under the name of D. Manuel 
• Hidalgo, who is given on page 10 as the author of the hymn to the Holy Virgin 
there found, The document has no indication as to the date, except these words 
on page 59: "De el pueblo de San Pablo en el atio [17] 35 20 qu., etc." 
The Tzotzil, Zotzil, or Tzotzlem language is the second in importance in the 
state of Chiapas. Its chief seat was formerly the strong city of Tzotzlem (dwell- 
ing of the bat), called by the Mexicans, who garrisoned i j in the time of Monte- 
zuma, Tzinacantlau, or Cinacantlan, whence the name Ciniicauteca, given also 
to this language. The present most considerable place of the Tzotzlles Indians is 
Alauchen, commonly called San Bartolom(S do los Llanos. — Brasseur de Bourtourg. 
1772 Hierro (D. Diego Fernandez del). Arte [Mexicana]. * 
Title from Beristaiu, who quotes from the author of "Allegaciones del Clero 
Angelopolitano." 
1773 Higgins (N. S.) Notes on the Apaches of Arizona. 
Manuscript. 30 pp. folio. In the library ( f the Bureau of Ethnology. It 
includes a vocabulary of 200 words, names of tribes, &c. 
