Passamaquoddy materials, American Philosophical Society Archives

Culture:
Wolastoqiyik includes: Wəlastəkwewiyik, Malecite, Maliseet
Wabanaki includes: Wabenaki, Wobanaki
Passamaquoddy includes: Peskotomuhkati
Penobscot
Abenaki includes: Abnaki
Language: English
Date: 1898-1899
Contributor: Prince, John Dyneley, 1868-1945
Subject: Politics and government | Algonquian languages | Linguistics | Wampum | Witchcraft | Folklore | Mythology | Religion
Type: Text
Genre: Correspondence
Extent: 2 items
Description: Letters from John Dyneley Prince to the American Philosophical Society regarding his work on the Passamaquoddy. Prince requests copies of his article "Passamaquoddy Wampum Records" [see Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 36 (1897): pages 479-495]; acknowledges receipt thereof; and writes again regarding a paper on Passamaquoddy witchcraft tales, his article on Passamaquoddy wampum records, and his study of the language and traditions of the eastern Algic tribes, particularly Abenakis, Passamaquoddies, and Penobscots. Mentions Daniel G. Brinton.
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