The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents is a collection of letters, journals, and reports from Jesuit missionaries who worked in Canada and the United States between 1632 and 1673. Edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites, this book provides a firsthand account of the interactions between Jesuit missionaries and the indigenous peoples they encountered. With detailed descriptions of the social, cultural, and political landscape of the time, it offers a unique perspective on North American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.