John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder papers

The correspondence and papers on John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder's life, and his work among the Indians, with notes on Indian vocabulary, folklore, and traditions, include: correspondence, biographical and historical narratives of the Indians, 1755-1822; "Iroquois Vocables," by J...

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Main Author: Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus 1743-1823 (Creator)
Collection:John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder Papers
Collection Number:0275
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Physical Description: 1.0 Linear feet 1 linear feet, 2 boxes (150 items), volume 1
Summary: The correspondence and papers on John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder's life, and his work among the Indians, with notes on Indian vocabulary, folklore, and traditions, include: correspondence, biographical and historical narratives of the Indians, 1755-1822; "Iroquois Vocables," by J.C. Pyrlaeus, 1749; and Heckewelder's account of his journey to Ohio, 1797. Account of journey published in the P.M.H.B., 10 (1886): 125-157.