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Culture:
Massachusett includes: Massachuseuk
Language:English
Date:May 27, 1816; April 13, 1817; March 21, 1819; October 16, 1821; October 11, 1821; October 9, 1821; October 13, 1821; October 18, 1821; October 25, 1821
Contributor:Bartram, William, 1739-1823. | Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1823 | Pickering, John, 1737-1805 | Zeisberger, David, 1721-1808
Subject:Linguistics
Type:Text
Genre:Correspondence
Extent:9 letters
Description: Concerns Indian linguistics including the Algonquian language family, translations, names of Indians, and a paper on "Indian linguistics" (the language has not been identified).
Collection:John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder letters to Peter Stephen Du Ponceau (Mss.497.3.H35o)
Culture:
Massachusett includes: Massachuseuk
Language:English
Date:1817-1899
Contributor:Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937 | Price, Eli K. (Eli Kirk), 1797-1884 | Welsh, John, 1805-1886
Subject:New England--History | Linguistics
Type:Text
Genre:Correspondence
Extent:11 items
Description: Correspondence relating to Massachusett culture and language materials at the American Philosophical Society. Topics include John Eliot's publications, particularly the Eliot Indian Bible and Eliot's Indian Grammar (1666); possible republication of Eliot's works, particularly by the Smithsonian; Nuttall's Travels (1821); and Reland (1708). A recurring topic is the loan of the Eliot Indian Bible to A. J. Holman and Company for display at the Centennial Exposition. Other individuals mentioned include Benjamin H. Coates, Eli K. Price, George H. Horn, J. Peter Lesley; and Joseph Carson.
Collection:American Philosophical Society Archives (APS.Archives)