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Open book Sundry words of the Shawanese language

Title Sundry words of the Shawanese language

Creator Ridout, Thomas, d. 1829

Date 1888

Place Washington (D.C.)

Language Algonquian (Other), English

Subjects Shawnee language

Description Authorship and date of compilation from Ridout's note, transcribed on leaf 10.
Title from printed edition of vocabulary in Ten years of Upper Canada in peace and war / Matilda Ridout Edgar. Toronto : W. Briggs, 1890.
Transcription of the vocabulary was probably made by J.C. Pilling, when he was sent the original ms. for examination by Ridout's granddaughter, Matilda Ridout Edgar of Toronto. Cf. Pilling, p. 437.
In case with title "Shawanese vocabulary. Thomas Ridout."
In triple columns.

Summary Copy by J.C. Pilling, probably from around 1888, of a Shawnee-English vocabulary compiled by Thomas Ridout in 1788, while being held captive by the Shawnee Indians. Words and phrases in Shawnee are followed by their equivalents in English. Also included in some cases are brief comments or phonetic spellings in the left-hand column.

Extent 10 leaves ; 35 cm

Format Glossaries, Manuscripts, Texts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection, Edward E. Ayer North and Middle American Indian Linguistics Collection

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BibID 991374818805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2346px × 3759px 25.25 MB

Filename 991374818805867_Ayer_MS_1671_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11E8TY

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