Edwin James letter to Peter Du Ponceau, 1828

Edwin James letter to Peter Du Ponceau, 1828

Letter from Edwin James [1797-1861] to Peter Du Ponceau discussing the Ojibwe language. James was appointed a surgeon in the U.S. Army, serving at outposts on the American frontier. He also served as an Indian agent and learned the Ojibwe language, taking on the role of an amateur linguist, naming t...

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Main Author: Edwin James, 1797-1861 (Creator)
Collection:Peter Stephen Du Ponceau papers (#0181)
Date:1828-05-10
Box Number:Box 1
Folder Number:Folder 10
Format: Electronic
Subjects:
Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844
Correspondence
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/14019
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title Edwin James letter to Peter Du Ponceau, 1828
spellingShingle Edwin James letter to Peter Du Ponceau, 1828
Edwin James, 1797-1861
Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844
title_sort Edwin James letter to Peter Du Ponceau, 1828
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date_txt_mv 1828-05-10
year_str_mv 1828
creator_txt_mv Edwin James, 1797-1861 (Creator)
author Edwin James, 1797-1861
author_facet Edwin James, 1797-1861
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author_sort Edwin James, 1797-1861
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description Letter from Edwin James [1797-1861] to Peter Du Ponceau discussing the Ojibwe language. James was appointed a surgeon in the U.S. Army, serving at outposts on the American frontier. He also served as an Indian agent and learned the Ojibwe language, taking on the role of an amateur linguist, naming the pidgin Broken Oghibbeway and editing <em>A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner</em>, published 1830.<br /> <br /> This digital record contains 2 images that depict one letter from folder 10, box 1 of the Peter Du Ponceau papers. This folder is labeled &quot;Correspondence 1828,&quot; and contains additional letters which are not currently digitized.
subject_txt_mv LCSH: Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844
topic Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844
rights_statement_txt_mv Please contact Rights and Reproduction for more information.
collection Peter Stephen Du Ponceau papers
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folder_number_str Folder 10
url https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/14019
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