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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE 



Barratt (J.) — Continued. 

 has been giren for New-England, in 

 the I Languages of the | Etchemin and 

 Micmacs. | These are now the only In- 

 dian Tribes to the North-East, the form- 

 er inhabitants | of New-England, that 

 have preserved their language entire, 

 being the oldest | and purest Indian 

 spoken in the Eastern States. | Derived 

 from the Indian (Nicola Tenesles,) | by- 

 Joseph Barratt M. D., | Member of sev- 

 eral Learned Societies. | I^^This Book 

 is the only work of its kind to be had. 

 It contains | the Elements of the Indian 

 Tongue, and much that is new to the 

 I reading public; especially the names 

 by which the Red Men of | the forest, 

 designated the natural objects before 

 them. I 



Middletown, Connecticut : | Charles 

 H. Pelton, printer. | 1851. | Price 25 

 Cents. 



Title verso " to the reader " (dated Septem- 

 ber 18, 1851) 1 1. text pp. 3-24, 8°. 



Names for the animals in Indian [Etchemin 

 and Micmac], pp. 11-15.— Key to the Indian 

 language of New England, pp. 15-23, includes : 

 vocabulary of the Etchemin, pp. 15-17 ; parts 

 of the human body [Etchemin and Micmac], p. 

 18 ; compendium of Indian grammar, pp. 20-23. 



Copies seen: Congress, Dunbar, Massachu- 

 setts Historical Society, Powell. 



Triibner &. co. 1856 catalogue, no. 672, priced 

 a copy 2*., at the Fisher sale, catalogue nos. 

 2098, 2099, sold for 3«. 6d. and 2s. M. respect- 

 ively; the Murphy copy, half morocco, cata- 

 logue no. 911, brought $4.25 ; priced by Triibner 

 &co. 1882, p. 54, 3«. 6d. 



An edition with title slightly differing as fol- 

 lows: 



[ ] The Indian | of | New-England, | 



and the | north-eastern provinces ; | A 

 Sketch of the Life of an Indian Hunter, 

 Ancient Traditions re- | lating to the | 

 Etchemin tribe, | their modes of life, 

 fishing, hunting, &c. : | with ] vocabu- 

 laries I in the | Indian and English, | 

 giving the names of the | animals, 

 birds, and fish : | The most complete 

 that has been given for New-England, 

 in the | Languages of the | Etchemin 

 and Micmacs. | These are now the only 

 Indian Tribes to the North-East, the 

 former inhabitants | of New-England, 

 that have preserved their language en- 

 tire, being the oldest | and purest In- 

 dian spoken in the Eastern States. | 

 Derived from | Nicola Tenesles. | By a 



Barratt (J.) — Continued, 

 citizen of Middletown, Conn. | i^'This 

 Book is the only work of its kind to be 

 had. It contains | the Elements of the 

 Indian Tongue, and much that is new 

 to the I reading public ; especially the 

 names by which the Red Men of ] the 

 forest, designated the natural objects 

 before them. | 



Middletown, Connecticut : | Charles 

 H. Pelton, printer. | 1851. | Price 25 

 Cents. 



Printed cover with half-title, title as above 

 verso "to the reader" (dated Sept. 18, 1851) 1 1. 

 text pp. 3-24, 80 . 



Copies seen : Brinton, British Museum, Con- 

 gress, Eames, Pilling, Trumbull. 



In some copies, that portion of the title be- 

 ginning with the word "Derived" and ending 

 with the word "Conn." has been covered with 

 a printed slip bearing the words "By | Joseph 

 Barratt, M. D. | Member of Several Learned 

 Societies." (Congress.) 



At the Field sale, catalogue no. 98, a copy sold 

 for $4.50; priced by Littlefleld of Boston, No- 

 vember, 1887, catalogue no. 342, $1.50. 



A third edition as follows : 



The Indian | of | New-England, | 



and the | north-eastern provinces ; | A 

 Sketch of the Life of an Indian Hunter, 

 Ancient Traditions, re- | lating to the | 

 Etchemin tribe, | their modes of life, 

 fishing, hunting, &c. : | with | vocabu- 

 laries I in the | Indian and English, | 

 giving the names of the ] animals, 

 birds, and fish : | The most complete 

 that has been given for New-England, 

 in the | Languages of the | Etchemin 

 and Micmacs. | These are now the only 

 Indian Tribes to the North-East, the 

 former inhabitants | of New-England, 

 that have preserved their language en- 

 tire, being the oldest | and purest In- 

 dian spoken in the Eastern States. | 

 Derived from the Indian (Nicola Ten- 

 esles,) I by Joseph Barratt, M. D., | 

 Member of several Learned Societies. | 

 i^^This Book is the only work of its 

 kind to be had. It contains | the Ele- 

 ments of the Indian Tongue, and much 

 that is new to the | reading public; 

 especially the names by which the Red 

 Men of I the forest, designated the nat- 

 ural objects before them. 



Middletown, Connecticut : | Charles 

 H. Pelton, printer. | 1851. 



Title verso " to the reader " (dated Octobers, 

 1851, and giving "Notice to the third edition") 



