Boston, Reports of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston. (Edited by William Henry Whitmore and William S. Appleton.) 27 vols. 18761896.- Contains records of Boston, Dorchester, Roxbury, the Boston Selectmen's Minutes, etc. The most important single set of town records. Canada, Reports on Canadian Archives. (By Douglas Brymner, archivist.) 15 vols. Ottawa, 1881-1896. — Very valuable, and still in progress. Concord, N. H., Concord Town Records [1732-1820]. Concord, 1894. Connecticut, The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636–1776]. (Compiled by James Hammond Trumbull and Charles J. Hoadly.) 15 vols. Hartford, 1850-1890. East Hampton, Records of the Town of East-Hampton, Long Island. 4 vols. Sag-Harbor, 1887-1889. Louisiana, Historical Collections of Louisiana. (Edited by Benjamin Franklin French.) 5 vols. New York, 1846-1853. Second Series, 2 vols., New York, 1869-1875. — Covers the French relations in the southwest. Maryland, Archives of Maryland [1636-1777]. (Edited by William Hand Browne.) 16 vols. Baltimore, 1883–1897. New Hampshire, Records [1623-1800]. (Compiled by Nathaniel Bouton, Isaac W. Hammond, and Albert S. Batchellor.) 27 vols. Concord, etc., 1867-1896. New York, Documents relative to the Colonial History of the State of NewYork. (Edited by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan and Berthold Fernow.) 15 vols. Albany, 1856-1887.- One of the best sets ever published on colonial history; includes documents of all kinds, conveniently arranged, printed, and indexed; valuable on all the colonies. It may readily be bought at from $10 to $20 a set. - Pennsylvania, Colonial Records [1683-1790]. 16 vols. Philadelphia, 18521853. Pennsylvania Archives [1664-1790]. (Compiled by Samuel Hazard.) 12 vols. Philadelphia, 1852-1856. — Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series. (Edited by John B. Linn and William H. Egle.) 19 vols. Harrisburg, 1874-1890. Rhode Island, Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in New England. (Compiled by John Russell Bartlett.) 10 vols. Providence, 1856-1865. (Com South Carolina, Historical Collections of South Carolina [1492–1776]. piled by B. R. Carroll.) 2 vols. New York, 1836.Many interesting papers on the south. Virginia, The Statutes-at-Large, being a Collection of all the Laws of Virginia [1619-1792]. (Compiled by William Waller Hening.) 13 vols. Philadelphia and New York, 1823. - Perhaps the most important set of colonial statutes printed. Worcester, Mass., The Records of Worcester. (Edited by Franklin Pierce Rice.) (Worcester Society of Antiquity, Collections, Vols. I-XIV.) C JOURNALS, MEMOIRS, AND REMINISCENCES In addition to the works from which extracts are taken for this volume, and the titles of which appear at the ends of the pieces (for an enumeration, see No. 3 above), the following may be mentioned :— Thomas Anburey, Travels through the Interior Parts of America [1776-1781]. 2 vols. London, 1789. William Bartram, Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida [1773-1778]. Philadelphia, 1791. Anne Grant, Memoirs of an American Lady: with Sketches of Manners and Scenes in America, as they Existed previous to the Revolution. (Edited by James Grant Wilson.) Albany, 1876. - Also earlier editions. Thomas Hutchinson, The Diary and Letters of His Excellency, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of His Late Majesty's Province of Massa chusetts Bay, in North America. (Compiled by Peter Orlando Hutchinson.) 2 vols. Boston, 1884-1886. Charles Lee, Memoirs. To which are added his Political and Military Essays also, Letters to, and from many distinguished Characters, both in Europe and America. (Edited by Edward Langworthy.) London, 1792. Christopher Marshall, Extracts from the Diary... kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster, during the American Revolution [1774-1781]. (Edited by William Duane.) Albany, 1877. ... Return Jonathan Meigs, A Journal of Occurrences which happened... in the Detachment commanded by Colonel Benedictine Arnold. (No place, no date.) Gouverneur Morris, The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris, Minister of the United States to France; Member of the Constitutional Convention, etc. (Edited by Anne C. Morris.) 2 vols. New York, 1888. Count de Rochambeau, Memoirs... relative to the War of Independence of the United States. (Translated by M. W. E. Wright.) Paris, 1838. Robert Rogers, Journals... containing an Account of the several Excursions he made under the Generals who commanded upon the Continent of North America during the late War. London, 1765. Tench Tilghman, Memoir together with an Appendix, containing Revolutionary Journals and Letters, hitherto unpublished. Albany, 1876. Elkanah Watson, Men and Times of the Revolution; or, Memoirs . . . cluding Journals of Travels in Europe and America, from 1777 to 1842. New York, 1856. in George Whitefield, Journal of a Voyage from London to Savannah [Dec. 28th, 1737-May 7th, 1738.] London, 1739. Also other editions. Eliza Wilkinson, Letters... during the Invasion and Possession of Charlestown, S. C. by the British in the Revolutionary War. (Edited by Caroline Gilman.) New York, 1839. COLLECTED WORKS OF PUBLIC MEN Besides the authors from whom extracts are taken for this work (see No. 3 above), the following are important : George Chalmers, Opinions of Eminent Lawyers on various points of English Jurisprudence, chiefly concerning the Colonies, Fisheries, and Commerce, of Great Britain. 2 vols. London, 1814.- Reprinted, I vol., Burlington, 1858. Charles, Marquis Cornwallis, Correspondence. (Edited by Charles Ross.) 3 vols. London, 1859. Silas Deane, Papers (New York Historical Society, Collections for the years 1886-1890). 5 vols. New York, 1887-1891. - Includes much previously unpublished matter. Charles James Fox, Memorials and Correspondence. (Edited by Lord John Russell.) 3 vols. London, 1853-1854. Philip Freneau, Poems written and published during the American Revolutionary War. 2 vols. Philadelphia, 1809. — Also other editions. John Jay, Correspondence and Public Papers. (Edited by Henry P. John. ston.) 4 vols. New York, 1890-1893. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, Correspondence. (Edited by William Stanhope Taylor, and Captain John Henry Pringle.) 4 vols. London, 1838–1840. John Witherspoon, Works. 4 vols. New York, 1800-1801.— Also 9 vols., Edinburgh, 1804–1805. BIOGRAPHIES CONTAINING SOURCES [John Almon], Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. Sixth edition. 3 vols. London, 1797. James Trecothick Austin, The Life of Elbridge Gerry. With Contemporary Letters. 2 parts. Boston, 1828-1829.- Part I extends to the close of the American Revolution. Eben Edwards Beardsley, Life and Correspondence of the Right Reverend Samuel Seabury, D.D. Boston, 1881. Edward Barrington de Fonblanque, Political and Military Episodes derived from the Life and Correspondence of John Burgoyne. London, 1876. George Washington Greene, The Life of Nathanael Greene. 3 vols. New York, 1867-1871. James Kendall Hosmer, The Life of Thomas Hutchinson, Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Boston, 1896. Robert Henry Lee, Memoir of the Life of Richard Henry Lee. 2 vols. Philadelphia, 1825. Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, Life of Paul Jones. 2 vols. Boston, 1841. John Marshall, The Life of George Washington. 5 vols. Philadelphia, 18041807. Also an abridged edition in 2 vols., 1832. Josiah Quincy, Memoir of the Life of Josiah Quincy, Junior, of Massachu setts Bay [1744-1775]. (Edited by Eliza Susan Quincy.) Boston, 1875. Also other editions. Kate Mason Rowland, The Life of George Mason [1725-1792]. 2 vols. New York, 1892. Charles Janeway Stillé, The Life and Times of John Dickinson [1732-1808]. (Pennsylvania Historical Society, Memoirs, Vol. XIII.) Philadelphia, 1891. Also printed separately. Charles Janeway Stillé, Major-General Anthony Wayne and the Pennsylvania Line in the Continental Army. Philadelphia, 1893. Charlemagne Tower, Jr., The Marquis de La Fayette in the American Revolution. 2 vols. Philadelphia, 1895. George Tucker, The Life of Thomas Jefferson... with Parts of his Correspondence never before published. 2 vols. Philadelphia, 1837. William Tudor, The Life of James Otis. Boston, 1823. Henry Cruger Van Schaack, The Life of Peter Van Schaack. New York, 1842. William Vincent Wells, The Life and Public Services of Samuel Adams. With Extracts from his Correspondence, State Papers, and Political Essays. 3 vols. Boston, 1865. Barrett Wendell, Life of Cotton Mather the Puritan Priest. (Makers of America Series.) New York, 1891. A GOOD COLLECTION OF SOURCES ON THE PERIOD 1689-1783 Out of the books enumerated above, and other works, a few may be selected. Most of the exact titles appear in the above lists, or in the foot-notes to the pieces below, if not otherwise indicated. The books out of print may be found through a dealer in second-hand books. An asterisk (*) indicates the most useful books for a small library. John Adams, Works. (10 vols.) *John Adams and Abigail Adams, Familiar Letters. American History Leaflets. (30 nos.) Thomas Anburey, Traveis. (2 vols.) William Bradford, Life and Correspondence of Joseph Reed. (2 vols.) B R. Carroll, Historical Collections of South Carolina. (2 vols.) *Correspondence of the American Revolution. (Sparks, 4 vols.) Samuel Curwen, Journal and Letters. John Dickinson, Writings. (2 vols.) Documents relating to the Colonial History of New Jersey. (19 vols.) *Documents relative to the Colonial History of New-York. X, XI.) William Douglass, Summary. (2 vols.) *Benjamin Franklin, Works. (Sparks and Bigelow, 10 vols.) Alexander Graydon, Memoirs. William Heath, Memoirs. Francis Hopkinson, Miscellaneous Essays. (3 vols.) Gilbert Imlay, Topographical Description. Peter Kalm, Travels. (2 editions.) Maryland Archives. (16 vols.) Cotton Mather, Magnalia. *Frank Moore, Diary of the Revolution. (2 vols.) New Hampshire Records. (27 vols.) *Hezekiah Niles, Principles and Acts of the Revolution. Old South Leaflets. (75 nos., or 3 vols.) Thomas Paine, Writings. (Several editions.) Thomas Pownall, Administration of the Colonies. William Pynchon, Diary. Madame Riedesel, Letters and Memoirs. (2 editions.) Samuel Sewall, Diary. (3 vols.) (Vols. IV-VIII, Stedman and Hutchinson, Library of American Literature. (Vols. II-III.) W. L. Stone, Letters of Brunswick and Hessian Officers. James Thacher, Military Journal. *Town records of Boston or Providence or Worcester. John Trumbull, Autobiography. *George Washington, Writings. (Sparks, 12 vols.) Barrett Wendell, Cotton Mather. Francis Wharton, Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence. (6 vols.) |