Mentions the historical context of the praying town; no
ethnographic information.
7. Badger, Rev. Stephen, “Historical and Characteristic Traits of the
American Indians in General and those of the Natick in Particular,”
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTIONS, Series 1, Vol. V, 1835.
A report on the condition of the Indians around Natick in 1797.
8. Bartlett, J. R., ed. “Letters of Roger Williams,” PUBLICATIONS OF
THE NARRAGANSETT CLUB, VI, 1874.
The main relevance of these documents is Anglo-Indian relationships.
9. Bassett, B., “Fabulous Traditions and Customs of the Indians of
Martha’s Vineyard,” MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTIONS,
Series 1, 1792, pp. 139-40.
Contains information on 17th. century curing ritual.
10. Bennett, M. K., “The Food Economy of the New England Indians,
1605-1675,” THE JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, Vol. LXIII, No. 55
(October, 1955) pp. 369-395.
This paper represents an attempt to work out the daily food
intake of Indians in southeastern New England in the period
1605-1675. The information for the 17th. century comes from the
standard sources—Williams, Morton, Winslow, etc. The attempt at
quantification in the absence of much quantitative data of any kind
to work from is interesting. Whether or not it is valid may be open
to question—probably the guess of an expert is better than anyone
else’s.
11. Bradford, William, HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH PLANTATION 1620-1647
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. for the Massachusetts Historical
Society), 1912.
A basic source; data mainly on appearance, food quest, the
introduction of wampum, and diplomacy.
12. Brereton, John, Narrative of the Gosnold Voyage (in Winship,
SAILORS’ NARRATIVES, also Howe, Prologue to New England).
Relevant information concerns the Nausett, Wampanoag, and probably
Narragansett; data on pipes, tobacco, use of copper, use of snakes,
fire-making, cordage, and location of clay. Voyage made in 1602.
13. Bushnell, D. Jr., “The Sloane Collection in the British Museum,”
AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST, ns., Vol. 8, 1906, pp. 671-685.
This describes a series of Indian artifacts collected and sent
back to England in the 17th. century; provides some basic data on
technology that is not present in other sources.
14. Butler, E. L., “Sweathouses in the Southern New England Area,”
BULLETIN OF THE MASSACHUSETTS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Vol. VII,
(October, 1945) pp. 11-15.
Tabulation of the information, of which there is not a great deal
for southern New England, on sweat houses and sweating procedure;
also talks about New York and northern New England for comparison.
15. Byers, D. S., “The Environment of the Northeast,” in “Man in
Northeastern North America,” Frederick Johnson, ed., PAPERS OF THE
ROBERT S. PEABODY FOUNDATION FOR ARCHAEOLOGY, Vol. III (Andover:
Philips Academy) 1946.
General outline of the environment; information on distribution of
basic materials and animals used by the Indians.
16. de Champlain, Samuel, Narratives (in Winship, SAILORS’
NARRATIVES, & Howe, PROLOGUE TO NEW ENGLAND)
——also see VOYAGES OF SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN 1604-1618, W. L. Grant,
ed. ORIGINAL NARRATIVES OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY (New York; Charles
Scribner’s Sons) 1970
——and THE WORKS OF SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN, Vol. I, H. R. Biggar, ed.
(Toronto) 1922
——and others.
Narrative of visits to the New England coast in the first decade
of the 17th. century. Relevant information concerns Nausetts and
Wampanoags—horticulture, food storage, clothing, textiles, housing,
settlement pattern, general appearance, weapons, living conditions,
and dugout canoes.
17. Chapin, H.M., “Indian Implements found in Rhode Island,” RHODE
ISLAND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS, Vol. XVIII, 1924-25.
A fairly good range of gadgets is shown; illustrations might be
useful. Gives location of some soapstone quarries. No evidence
given to support the historic and proto-historic attributions given
the artifacts.