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oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9119

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Title:Cherokee materials, American Philosophical Society Archives
Contributor:Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844
Meigs, Josiah, 1757-1822
Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857-1900
Mooney, James, 1861-1921
Butrick, D. S. (Daniel Sabin), 1789-1847
Date:1818-1899
Description: Items relating to Cherokee materials at the American Philosophical Society. Topics include a memorandum and letters written by Peter Stephen du Ponceau regarding Native languages, especially Cherokee; Du Ponceau, Abbe Correia da Serra, and John Vaughan's visit with two Cherokee boys being sent to school in Connecticut. One (Leonard Hicks) referred du Ponceau to Butrick's Cherokee grammar; D. S. Butrick's plan to prepare a Cherokee grammar modeled on Zeisberger's Delaware grammar, and other information on Cherokee language that he sent to du Ponceau upon the latter's request; Butrick's hope that these studies will aid the Cherokees, and his plea for attention to Cherokees seeking Christ; Frank Cushing's inquiries about a William Bartram manuscript once in possession of Samuel G. Morton according to notes of Ephraim G. Squier, and about a John H. Payne manuscript on Cherokees; and James Mooney's request about the location of John Howard Payne's manuscript on the Cherokee which was cited in Ephraim G. Squier's Serpent Symbol (1851). Other individuals mentioned include Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs, John Gambold, Isaac Minis Hays, and Rev. Samuel Worcester.
Extent:8 items
Identifier:https://indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org/entry/9119
Language:English
Cherokee
Language (ISO639):eng
chr
Subject:Cherokee
Education
Missions
Linguistics
Anthropology
Type:Correspondence
Memoranda
Type (DCMI):Text

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DateStamp:  2020-03-02
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Citation: Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844; Meigs, Josiah, 1757-1822; Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857-1900; Mooney, James, 1861-1921; Butrick, D. S. (Daniel Sabin), 1789-1847. 1818-1899. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society.
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