The anonymous compiler of the Vocabulaire Chacta, ca.1820, gathered 149 elementary words in the Choctaw language with French equivalents, the basic numerals, and six "useful" (if not always appropriate) phrases. Arranged alphabetically by French. The vocabulary includes parts of the body, basic nouns and a few verbs, with numerals and simple phrases added at the end of the volume. The six phrases elicited are of particular interest, and are suggestive of the interests and attitudes of the collector. The notebook was donated to the American Philosophical Society by Peter Stephen Du Ponceau in 1827.
Communicated by Jefferson, with note in his hand attributing authorship to Benjamin Hawkins. Overhill Cherokee; list of ca. 200 items, including parts of body, terms of relationship, natural objects, and a few phrases.
