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Publications
OF THE
Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

HISTORY,

MANNERS, AND CUSTOMS
OF THE
INDIAN NATIONS.

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HISTORY,
MANNERS, AND CUSTOMS
OF
The Indian Nations
WHO ONCE INHABITED PENNSYLVANIA AND
THE NEIGHBOURING STATES.
BY THE
REV. JOHN HECKEWELDER,
OF BETHLEHEM, PA.
New and Revised Edition.
WITH AN
INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
BY THE
REV. WILLIAM C. REICHEL,
OF BETHLEHEM, PA.
PHILADELPHIA:PUBLICATION FUND OFTHE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA,No. 820 SPRUCE STREET.1881.

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“The Trustees of the Publication Fund of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania”have published nine volumes, viz.:

• The History of Braddock’s Expedition.
• Contributions to American History.
• Record of Upland, and Denny’s Journal.
• Reissue of Vol. 1 of the Memoirs.
• Minutes of Defence of Philadelphia, 1814-1815.
• Correspondence of Penn and Logan, Vols. 1 and 2.
• History of New Sweden, by Israel Acrelius.
• Heckewelder’s History, Manners, and Customs of the Indian Nations.

The investments held by the trustees of the Fund now amount to twenty-three thousanddollars, the interest only of which is applied to publishing. By the payment oftwenty-five dollars, any one may become entitled to receive, during his or her life,all the publications of the Society. Libraries so subscribing are entitled to receivebooks for the term of twenty years.

The Society desire it to be understood that they are not answerable for anyopinions or observations that may appear in their publications: the Editors of theseveral works being alone responsible for the same.

PHILADELPHIA.
LIPPINCOTT’S PRESS.v

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