Gnadenhütten, Photostat of A.L.S. 3p. In German. (from original in Darlington Library, University of Pittsburgh.) Outburst among Shawano Indians against witches.
Provenance: 1958-1730ph
Questions as to variations of skin color, stature; deformation of the head, rickets and deformity; speckled Indians; length of nursing; child-rearing; fertility; life-span; old age; insanity; suicide; plucking of hair; diseases. He seeks vocabularies of the Seneca, Tuscarora, Wyandot, and Cochnawaga.
Numbered responses to Barton's inquiries concerning Algonquian and "Iroquois Indians" [Haudenosaunee], similar in content to Zeisberger-Senseman answers, though more general.
A form letter, describing enclosures (missing): a standard vocabulary, including words of Catherine the Great; a list of verb forms and sentences; and a list of tribes and languages arranged by Albert Gallatin. Recommends use of Pickering orthography.
Comparative list of 31 words using Spanish orthography which the author compiled from the works of various travelers. Discusses languages throughout Central America. For many of the named languages it is unclear which Indigenous language it may refer to, as some may also be lumped together or misconstrued. Compares Chontal ("Tzendal" , Tzeltal?, or Chontal of Nicaragua?), Quiché (K'iche'), "Quaregua" ("Quiriguitta", Q'eqchi'?), and "Urraba" (west of Darien). He attempts to reduce 28 languages to 6: Chontal, Maya, Poconchi (Poqomchi), Nahuatl (Nawat), Teca, and Chica (Caichi).
Complains that the "present Troubles" render his own property of little
value and that unless their distresses end, every occupation in the colony
will be disrupted; remarks: "We are. . . so utterly unacquainted with
Military Matters that we all. . . are embarrass'd & at a Stand" and that
all measures prove ineffectual and only plunge the colony deeper in debt;
comments that the Virginians's expeditions "have prov'd not only abortive
but disgraceful" and have made them contemptible to the French and the
Indian enemies as well as to friendly Indians, and complains about the
behavior of the latter; mentions the "great consternation" and "dreadful
apprehensions" of settlers on the frontier and recounts stories about Indian
cruelties practiced on white captives.
Note: 'papers which were lost in the trunk no. 28 found on the S. side of the river 3 or 4 miles above Manchester and returned to me by Mr. Jefferson July 2, 1809.'
Parramatta, New South Wales, A.L.S. 5p. concerns publication of his paper on Australian rock carvings. Is sending copies of five other papers for library. For printed paper, see: "Australian Rock Carvings," APS Proceedings vol. 36, pp. 195-208.
