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n of the Negroes. CUMING, F. _Sketches of a Tour to the Western Country through the States of Kentucky and Ohio; a Voyage down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and a Trip through the Mississippi Territory and Part of West Florida, Commenced at Philadelphia in the Winter of 1807 and Concluded in 1809_. (Pittsburg, 1810.) Gives a few facts. FAUX, W. _Venerable Days in America_. (London, 1823.) A "journal of a tour in the United States principally undertaken to ascertain by positive evidence, the condition and probable prospects of British emigrants, including accounts of Mr. Kirkbeck's settlement in Illinois and intended to show men and things as they are in America." The Negroes are casually mentioned. HUMBOLDT, FRIEDRICH HEINRICH ALEXANDER, FREIHERR VON. _The Travels and Researches of Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt._ (London, 1833.) The author gives a "condensed narrative of his journeys in the equinoctial regions in America and in Asiatic Russia." The work contains also analyses of his important investigations. He throws a little light on the condition of the mixed breeds of the Western Hemisphere. KEMBLE, FRANCES ANNE. _Journal of a Residence on a Plantation in 1838-1839._ (New York, 1863.) This diary is quoted extensively as one of the best sources for Southern conditions before the Civil War. LAMBERT, JOHN. _Travels through Canada and the United States, in the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808._ Two volumes. (London, 1813.) To this journal are added notices and anecdotes of some of the leading characters in the United States. This traveler saw the Negroes. PONS, FRANCOIS RAYMOND DE. _Travels in Parts of South America, during the Years 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804._ (London, 1806.) Contains a description of Caracas; an account of the laws, commerce, and natural productions of that country; and a view of the customs and manners of the Spaniards and native Indians. Negroes are mentioned. PRIEST, WILLIAM. _Travels in the United States Commencing in the Year 1793 and ending in the Year 1797._ (London, 1802.) Priest made two voyages across the Atlantic to appear at the theaters of Baltimore, Boston, and Philadelphia. He had something to say about the condition of the Negroes. ROCHEFOUCAULD-LIANCOURT, DUC DE. _Travels through the United States of America, the Country of the Iroquois, and Upper Canada in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797._ (London, 1799.) The author discusses the attitude of the people towar
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