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this labor it has been much assisted by Alexander S. Taylor, Esq., of 

 Monterey, California, through whose instrumentality we have received a 

 collection of original manuscripts, of which the following is a descrip- 

 tion : 



1. A vocabulary of the Mutsun Indians of San Juan Bautista, by 

 Padre Felipe Arroyo, consisting of ninety-two folio pages, written in 

 1815, and sent to the Institution by the Eev. John Cuenelias, of 

 Monterey. 



2. A grammar of the same language by Arroyo, also written in 

 1815, and found at the mission of Santa Yrez, in Santa Barbara 

 county, by the Rev. C. Rubio, principal of the college of that place, 

 by whom it is lent to the Institution. This grammar was copied from 

 Arroyo's manuscripts, in a small octavo, of seventy-six pages, in a 

 clear beautiful hand, by one of the friars, and is a curiosity of its kind. 

 It had been hidden at the old mission where Father Arroyo died, for 

 over forty years. 



3. An extensive vocabulary of the Indians of San Antonio Mission, 

 of about ninety quarto pages, prepared by Padre Buenaventura Sitgar, 

 one of the original founders of California, and Padre Miguel Pieras, 

 between 1771 and 1797. 



4. A catechism of the Chalonese language of the mission of Sole- 

 dad, written out by Father Yincente Fio de Sarria about 1819, was 

 also found at San Antonio Mission, and forwarded, with the vocabulary 

 of Sitgar, by Rev. D. Ambris, curate of Monterey. 



5. A catechism in the language of the San Antonio Mission, with 

 a Spanish translation written by Friar Pedro Cabot, in 1817. This 

 was copied from a wooden tablet used by the missionaries to instruct 

 the Indians at church, and was presented to the Institution by Mr. 

 Taylor, according to whom, Friar Cabot was one of the best educated 

 Spanish missionaries, and justly celebrated among the people of the 

 country for his piety and excellence of heart. He died about 1836. 



We are informed by Mr. Taylor that, at his earnest request, one of 

 the learned professors in the college of Santa Clara has undertaken, 

 in behalf of the Institution, to prepare a vocabulary and grammar of 

 the language of the Flat Head Indians of Oregon, among whom he 

 labored as a missionary for many years. 



The Mutsun vocabulary has been carefully copied, at the expense of 

 the Institution, by Mr. Cotheal, of New York, and the original re- 

 turned to the reverend gentleman to whom we are indebted for its use. 

 The other articles mentioned, which are not given to the Institution, 

 will also be copied, and the originals returned. In this way, these 



