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oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9802

Metadata
Title:Correspondence, Violetta Delafield-Benjamin Smith Barton Collection
Contributor:Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815
McAtee, William L.
Date:1783-1817
Description: These letters authored by Benjamin Barton Smith to various correspondents discuss Indian vocabulary words for birds, earthquakes, and animals of their domestic economy. Smith solicits information about Indian beliefs about health, nursing, menstration, animal sacrifice, Indian Bible, origins of Indian tribes, white race, Orthography and spelling, chief's political power, and comparative linguistic analysis between Indian and Asiatic languages.
Extent:107 pages
Identifier:https://indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org/entry/9802
Language:Onondaga
English
Delaware
Cherokee
Language (ISO639):ono
eng
del
chr
Subject:Cherokee
Delaware
Meskwaki
Nanticoke
Onondaga
Botany
Health
Linguistics
Religion
Rites and ceremonies
Zoology
Type:Correspondence
Type (DCMI):Text
Type (OLAC):lexicon

OLAC Info

Archive:  Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9802
DateStamp:  2020-03-02
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Citation: Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815; McAtee, William L. 1783-1817. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society.
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