18th Century SE Native Narratives
The History
of the American Indians; Particularly Those Nations Adjoining to the
Missisippi, East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina,
and Virginia
James Adair, 1775.
Mirror 1
The Memoirs of Lt. Henry Timberlake
Lt. Henry Timberlake, 1765.
Mirror 1
Concise natural history of East and West Florida
Bernard Romans, 1776.
History of Louisisana: Or Of The Western Parts Of Virginia And Carolina: Containing A Description Of The Countries That Lie On Both Sides Of The River Missisippi
Le Page du Pratz, 1774.
A
New Voyage to Carolina; Containing the Exact Description and Natural
History of That Country: Together with the Present State Thereof. And A
Journal of a Thousand Miles, Travel'd Thro' Several Nations of Indians.
Giving a Particular Account of Their Customs, Manners, &c
John Lawson, 1709.
Travels Through Louisiana
Bossu, 1771.
Mirror 1.
The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke
John Filson, c.1784.
Mirror 1
A Voyage to Georgia: Begun in the year 1735
Francis Moore
The History of Georgia, from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time
T.S. Arthur and W. H. Carpenter, 1852.
Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws. Containing an Account of the Soil and Natural Productions of Those Regions; Together with Observations on the Manners of the Indians.
William Bartram, 1774.
Mirror 1
The Westover manuscripts, containing the history of the dividing line betwixt Virginia and North Carolina.
Byrd, William, 1674-1744.
| Documents related to 17-18th century natives, and documents related to natives outside of the SE
~General SE documents~
The Journeys of James Needhams and Bariel Arthur in 1673 and 1674 Through the Piedmont and Mountains of North Carolina to Establish Trade with the Cherokee
Contained in a letter from Abraham Wood to John Richards, August 22, 1678
Journal of an exploration in the spring of the year
1750
Walker, Thomas, 1715-1794. Describes Native summer shelters
Drawings of Georg Von Recke
Von Recke traveled through Georgia and captured scenes of Yuchi life.
The
Civil and Political history of the State of Tennessee from its Earliest
Settlement up to the Year 1796, Including the Boundaries of the State
John Haywood, 1823.
papers related to Ft Loudon during the Cherokee war
Josiah Gates History
Hariot, Thomas, 1560-1621
Mirror 1
Mirror 2 (PDF)
Mirror 3
~Northeastern Resources (offsite)~
Jesuit Relations
These are accounts from the North (Iroquois) but the physical and basic ornamental descriptions are useful
William Johnson Papers
Again, northern accounts, but useful
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