Penobscot materials, American Philosophical Society Archives
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Language: English
Date: 1821
Contributor: Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | Gardiner, Emma Jane, 1806-
Subject: Linguistics | Algonquian languages
Type: Text
Genre: Correspondence
Extent: 2 items
Description: Letters regarding Penobscot language materials at the American Philosophical Society. First item is Du Ponceau to Johann S. Vater requesting publications from Germany concerning Indian languages and mentioning his own manuscript vocabularies, including the Penobscot. Second item is Emma (Tudor) Hallowell Gardiner to William Tudor, transmitting her Penobscot vocabulary, transcribed according to Pickering's orthography, excepting marking to show duplication of l, m, and n.
Collection: American Philosophical Society Archives APS.Archives