Writings by Bancroft

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1. Biography of James K. Polk published in Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography
2. "Of the Liberal Education of Boys"
3. Poems
4. Unidentified article
5. "A pleasing narrative of G. Niccolo Machiavelli"
6. [On the meaning of the seventh petition of the Lord's Prayer]
7. Address on the German troops in the Revolutionary War. (Transcript)
8. "On the Fall of the Achean League"
9. Biographical sketches of John and Sebastian Cabot
10. Various fragments of notes, articles, etc
11. "Martin van Buren to the End of his Public Career", Chapters 4-6. (Proof)
12. "An Incident in the Life of John Adams"
13. Mr. Bancroft's address on "Popular Government" delivered at the third meeting of the American Historical Association, Washington, D. C
14. "Holmes's Life of Emerson" (Page proof from the North American Review, vol. 140, pp. 129-143
15. Memorial Address on the life and character of Abraham Lincoln, delivered at the request of both Houses of the Congress of America before them, in the House of Representatives at Washington. Transcript
16. Oration delivered by George Bancroft at the obsequies of Abraham Lincoln in Union Square, New York. (Printed)
17. Notes and proofs of Bancroft's Martin van Buren to the End of his Public Career
18. Lecture on "The Idea of a Universal History" (A. N. and newspaper clipping)
19. "Literary and Historical Miscellanies" (New York)
20. "Translations, 1818-1824"
21. "Literary and Historical Miscellanies" (Printer's copy)
22. Poems (transcripts?)
23. "Sketch of the Character of Bismarck", 65 1
24. Review of "The Greek Lexicon of Schrevelius translated into English with many additions"
25. Excerpt re: Goethe from review of "Travels in the North of Germany, in the years 1825 and 1826" by Henry E. Dwight (New York)
26. Article on Russia. (Incomplete)
27. Unidentified article
28. "Visit to Madison's". In clerical hand with manuscript emendations by Bancroft
29. Review of books containing orations delivered by Edward Everett in 1824-1825
30. Poem: "Different Destiny". (Translation)
31. "Genius: the Expression of the Spirit of the Age". A. D
32. Reports of George Bancroft, Linus Child, and George Morey to the Board of Overseers of Harvard College relative to the reduction of the cost of instruction at Harvard College
33. Address delivered at the New York State Agricultural Fair, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. A. D. and newspaper clipping
34. Article on his relationship with James Grahame. (Page proof)
35. A Plea for freedom of mind in an oration delivered at Providence before the Philermenian Society in Brown University. (Original and copy)