Brief ethnographic sketch, dealing with appearance, weapons, houses, seasonal mobility, religion, and labor.
38. Howe, Henry F. PROLOGUE TO NEW ENGLAND (New York, Toronto: Farr and Rinehart, Inc.) 1943.
This book covers the voyages of exploration and the accounts of them from the Vikings to the Pilgrims. The author provides continuity and explanatory passages, but there are extensive quotations from original sources, making this an excellent source for such journalists as Verrazano, Champlain, and Smith; most writings by them relevant to the Indians of this area are included.
39. James, Sydney V., Jr., ed., THREE VISITORS TO EARLY PLYMOUTH (Plimoth Plantation) 1963.
Contains the accounts of John Pory, Emmanuel Altham, and Issack de Rasieres.
40. Josselyn, John, “New England’s Rarities Discovered,” TRANSACTIONS AND COLLECTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, IV., 1860, pp. 130-238.
Main concern is the natural history of the region, but there is a description of the dress (acculturated), ornament, and hairstyle of an “Indian Squa”.
41. Josselyn, John, “Two Voyages to New England,” MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTIONS, Series 3, Vol. III, 1833.
Information on Indian culture not extensive; relevant information covers material for bows and fire-making.
42. Kitteredge, G.L., “Letters of Samuel Lee and Samuell Sewell Relating to New England and the Indians,” PUBLICATIONS OF THE COLONIAL SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS XV, 1912, pp. 142-86.