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Title Selections from the Catholic prayer book in Micmac

Creator Catholic Church

Date 1848

Language Algonquian (Other)

Subjects Catholic Church, Micmac language

Description Title from Butler.
Title in Pilling: The Catholic prayer book in the Micmac language written in characters invented chiefly by a Roman priest about 200 years ago and transcribed by an Indian.
In portfolio case.
Some loss of text due to deterioration; possibly lacking some pages, cf. Pilling.
Laid in: description of ms. from Pilling's Bibliography of the Algonquian languages (1891; p. 359) affixed to index card and stamped "Pilling's Collection." Pilling identifies Rev. S.T. Rand and Maj. J.W. Powell as former owners of the ms.

Summary Unsigned compilation, dated 22 April 1848, of Catholic prayers extracted from the works of Rev. Christian Kauder who was aided by the Indian Michael Chriatmas, and transcribed in the Micmac hieroglyphs invented by the Franciscan Recollect Chrestien Le Clercq during the 17th century.

Extent [20] p. ; 37 cm

Format Devotional literature, Manuscripts, Prayers, Texts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

Link to Catalog View record

Call Number Ayer MS 1627

BibID 137193

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2756px × 4067px 32.10 MB

Filename 991371938805867_Ayer_MS_1627_00019.tif

Unique Identifier NL11IA6W