Excerpt from American Annals, or a Chronological History of America From Its Discovery in 1492 to 1806, Vol. 1 of 2: Comprising a Period of Two Hundred Years The numerous references may have the appearance of superfinity, perhaps of ostentation. The reason for inserting so many authorities was, that the reader, when desirous of obtaining more particular informa tion, than it was consistent with the plan of these An nals to give, might have the advantage of consulting the more copious histories for himself. Should these Volumes serve as an Index to the principal sources of A merican history, they may render a useful though hum ble service to the student, who wishes to obtain a thor ough knowledge of the history of his country. Professions of impartiality are of little significance. Although not conscious of having recorded one fact, without such evidence, as was satisfactory to my own mind, or of having suppressed one, which appeared to come within the limits of my design yet I do not flatter myself with the hope of exemption from error. It is but just however to observe, that, had I possessed the requisite intelligence, more names of eminence would have been introduced more ancient settlements uotie cd and the States in the Federal Union more propor tionally respected. For any omissions, or other faults, which have not this apology, the extent of the under taking may obtain some indulgence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.