Historical collections of Louisiana and Florida, including translations of original manuscripts relating to their discovery and settlement, with numerous historical and biographical notes.

Preceded by the editor's Historical collections of Louisiana, 1846-52, 4 v., Historical memoirs of Louisiana, 1853, 1 v., and his Historical collections of Louisiana and Florida, new ser., 1869, 1 v.Memoir of Robert Cavalier, sieur de La Salle, addressed to Monseigneur de Seignelay.--Narrative of the expedition of M. Cavalier de La Salle to explore the (Mississippi) Colbert River [written by Jacques de La Metairie]--Historical journal ... of M. Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville.--Memoire sent by the king to M. de Denonville ... explanatory of the French possessions in North America.--Introduction to the colonial history of Florida. [Columbus' letter to Santangel, on his arrival from his first voyage]--Proclamation of Pamfilo de Narvaez. To the inhabitants of the countries and provinces from Rio de Palmas to the Cape of Florida, 1527.--Narrative of the first voyage of Jean de Ribault.--Memoir of the ... voyage of the fleet commanded by ... Pedro Menendez de Aviles, which sailed from Cadiz ... June 28th ... 1565. By Francisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajales.--Memoir of Hernando d'Escalante Fontanedo, on the country and ancient Indian tribes of Florida.--La reprinse de la Floride, par le cappitaine Gourzue.--Memoria de Joan de La Vandera