476 



BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE 



Squier (E. G.) — Continued. 



the discovery. This ms. also embraces one 

 hundred and eight y-four compound mnemonic 

 symbols, each accompanied by a sentence or 

 verse in the original language, ot which a literal 

 translation is given in English. The only ex- 

 planation which we have concerning it is con- 

 tained in a foot-note, in the hand of Kafinesque, 

 in which he states that the ms. and wooden 

 originals were obtained in Indiana in 1822, and 

 that they were for a long time inexplicable." — 

 Squier. 



Reprinted in : 



Beach (W. W.), The Indian miscellany, pp. 

 9-42, Albany, 1877, 8°. 



Drake (S. G.), Aboriginal races of North 

 America, pp. 718-736, New York, 1880, 8^. 



The complete text of the original, with trans- 

 lation, is printed in Brinton (D. G.), The Le- 

 n^pe and their legends, pp. 169-181, Philadel- 

 phia, 1885, 8°. 



Specimen of the Montagnals lan- 

 guage of Lower Canada. From the 

 British Museum. 



In Historical Magazine, first series, vol. 7, pp. 

 268-269, New York and London, 1863. am. 4°. 



Two letters in Montagnals, transmitted by 

 Hon. E. G. Squier, with English translation; 

 the one signed "nir Ene," the other "Nir Eui 

 Mastshimut", both written from Quebec, and 

 the second dated Aug. 8, 1795, 



Found by Mr. Squier ' ' in the British Museum 

 amongst the documents entitled 'Miscellane- 

 ous Philological Reports, No. 11,038, Plut. 

 cxlvii. G.' ; endorsed and there entitled 'Writ- 

 ings in European characters by Taddesee or 

 Saganee Indians, fifty leagues below Quebec 

 on the north side of the river. The Indians 

 have been instructed by missionaries.' " 



See Sabin (J.) 



Ephraim George Squier, author, born in Beth- 

 lehem, N. Y.,17 June, 1821; died in Brooklyn, 

 N". Y., 17 April, 1888. He was associated in the 

 publication of the "New York State Mechanic," 

 at Albany, in 1841-'2, and engaged in journalism 

 in Hartford, Conn., and Chillicothe, Ohio, in 

 1843-'8. He also made an examination of the 

 ancient remains of New York State in 1848. 

 He was appointed special charge d'affaires to 

 all the Central American States in 1849. In 

 1853 he made a second visit to Central America. 

 In 1863 Mr. Squier was appointed TT. S. Com- 

 missioner to Peru, in 1868 was ap})oin ted consul- 

 general of Honduras at New York, and in 1871 

 he was elected the first president of the An- 

 thropological institute of New Yor^.— Apple- 

 ton's Cyclop, of Am. Biog. 



Stanley (J. M.) Catalogue | of | pic- 

 tures, I in I Stanley & Dickerman's | 

 North American | Indian portrait gal- 

 lery ; I J. M. Stanley, | artist. | 



Cincinnati: | printed at the "Daily 

 Enquirer office." | 1846. 



Stanley (J. M.) — Continued. 



Printed cover, title as above verso blank 1 1. 

 text pp. 3-34, 8°. In one copy seen (Powell) 

 there is a folio leaf printed on one side, pasted 

 in, which is headed "Saux and Fox." 



Names of persons of various Indian tribes, 

 with English definitions, among them the Pot- 

 tawatomies, Stockbridges, Munsees, Ottawas, 

 Chippewas, Weeahs, Shawnees, Delawares, and 

 Sacs and Foxes. 



Copies seen : Bureau of Ethnology, Pilling, 

 Powell. 



Portraits | of | North American In- 

 dians, I viath sketches of scenery, etc., | 

 painted by | J. M. Stanley. | Deposited 

 with I the Smithsonian institution. | 

 [Seal of the institution.] | 



Washington : { Smithsonian institu- 

 tion. I December, 1852. 



Printed cover as above, title as above verso 

 printers 1 1. preface verso contents 1 1. text pp. 

 pp. 5-72, index pp. 73-76, 8°. 



Form s Smith sonian In stitution Mis cellaneous 

 Collections, 53 ; also part of vol. 2 of the same 

 series, "Washington, 1862. 



Contains the names of personages of many 

 Indian tribes of the United States, to a number 

 of which is added the English signification. 

 Among the peoples represented are tho Poto- 

 watomies, Stockbridges, Munsees, Ottawas, 

 Chippewas, Delawares, "Weeahs, Shawnees, Sacs 

 and Foxes, and Blackfoot. 



Copies seen: Bureau of Ethnology, Eames, 

 Geological Survey, Pilling, Powell, Smithsonian 

 Institution. 



Stanton (Thomas). See Pierson(A.) 

 Stargardt (J. A.) No. 135. | Amerika 

 und Orient. | Enthalt auch | Original- 

 Manuscripte und Werke | von | Profes- 

 sor J. C. E. Buschmann, | (Konigl. Bib- 

 liothekar, Mitglied der Akademie) [ 

 Wilh. V. Humboldt u. Alex. v. Hum- 

 boldt. I Zu verkaufen | durch | J. A. 

 Stargardt | in Berlin W., Jagerstrasse 

 53. I 



Berlin 1881. 



Title verso quotations 1 1. catalogue pp. 1-38, 

 8°. 



Contains brief titles of a number of works 

 relating to American languages, among them 

 some in the Mohegan and Massachusetts. 



Copies seen: Bureau of Ethnology, Eames, 

 Pilling. 



Stearns (R. E. C.) (From the Overland 

 Monthly.) | Aboriginal Shell-money, | 

 By R. E. C. Stearns. | San Francisco, 

 California, September 1, 1873. 



[San Francisco. 1873.] 



Colophon: John H. Carmany & Co., News- 

 paper, Book and Job Printers, 409 "Washington 

 St. 



