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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Incentives to the Study of the Ancient Period of American History, by Henry R. Schoolcraft This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Incentives to the Study of the Ancient Period of American History An address, delivered before the New York Historical Society, at its forty-second anniversary, 17th November 1846 Author: Henry R. Schoolcraft Release Date: April 27, 2009 [EBook #28627] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ANCIENT PERIOD OF AMERICAN HISTORY *** Produced by K Nordquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) INCENTIVES TO THE STUDY OF THE ANCIENT PERIOD OF AMERICAN HISTORY. AN ADDRESS, DELIVERED BEFORE THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AT ITS FORTY-SECOND ANNIVERSARY, 17TH NOVEMBER, 1846. BY HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT. PUBLISHED AT THE REQUEST OF THE SOCIETY. NEW YORK: PRESS OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 1847. NEW YORK: WILLIAM VAN NORDEN, PRINTER, NO. 39 WILLIAM STREET. NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. At a special meeting of the New York Historical Society, November 17th, 1846, being the Forty-Second Anniversary of the Society, Hon. LUTHER BRADISH in the Chair, on motion of Mr. PHILIP HONE, it was unanimously _Resolved_, That the thanks of the Society are due to Mr. HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT, for his learned and interesting Address, delivered this evening, and that a copy be respectfully requested to be deposited in the archives of the Society, and published. Extract from the Minutes. ANDREW WARNER, _Recording Secretary_. AN ADDRESS. To narrow the boundaries of historical mystery, which obscures the early period of the American continent, is believed to be an object of noble attainment. Can it be asserted, on the ground of accurate inquiry, that man had not set his feet upon this continent, and fabricated objects of art, long anterior to the utmost periods of the monarchies of ancient Mexico and Peru? Were there not elements of civilization prior to the landing of Coxcox, or the
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