Historical collections of Louisiana and Florida including translations of original manuscripts relating to their discovery and settlement, with numerous historical and biographical notes. / By B.F. French. 2d ser. Historical memoris and narratives, 1527-1702.

Contents Memoir of Robert Cavalier, sieur de La Salle, addressed to Monseigneur de Seignelay.--Narrative of the expedition of M. Cavalier de La Salle to explore the (Mississippi) Colbert River [written by Jacques de La Metairie]--Historical journal ... of M. Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville.--Memoire sent by the king to M. de Denonville ... explanatory of the French possessions in North America.--Introduction to the colonial history of Florida. [Columbus' letter to Santangel, on his arrival from his first voyage]--Proclamation of Pamfilo de Narvaez. To the inhabitants of the countries and provinces from Rio de Palmas to the Cape of Florida, 1527.--Narrative of the first voyage of Jean de Ribault.--Memoir of the ... voyage of the fleet commanded by ... Pedro Menendez de Aviles, which sailed from Cadiz ... June 28th ... 1565. By Francisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajales.--Memoir of Hernando d'Escalante Fontanedo, on the country and ancient Indian tribes of Florida.--La reprinse de la Floride, par le cappitaine Gourzue.--Memoria de Joan de La Vandera.
General notePreceded by the editor's Historical collections of Louisiana, 1846-52, 4 v., Historical memoirs of Louisiana, 1853, 1 v., and his Historical collections of Louisiana and Florida, new ser., 1869, 1 v.
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