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Title

Comparative vocabularies of several Indian languages

Identifier(s)

text:156345

Description

Comparative vocabulary of 22 Native American languages, based on Jefferson's collection of vocabularies on printed forms. This document was damaged in transit from the White House to Monticello in 1809 (see letters of Jefferson to Peter S. Du Ponceau, November 7, 1817, and April 26, 1816.)

Creator

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Source

Comparative vocabularies of several Indian languages, 1802-1808 (Mss.497.J35); http://www.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.497.J35-ead.xml

Subject

Indians of North America--Languages; Atacapas language; Cayuga language; Cherokee language; Chickasaw language; Chitimacha language; Choctaw language; Cree language; Creek language; Delaware language; Mahican language; Miami language (Ind. and Okla.); Munsee language; Nanticoke language; Oneida language; Onondaga language; Ottawa language; Shawnee language; Tuscarora language; Unami jargon; Unquachog language

Date

1802-1808