Newberry Library - Reeve, William D. to J. C. Pilling, James Constantine Pilling letters, Sept. 2, 1891

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Open book Reeve, William D. to J. C. Pilling, James Constantine Pilling letters, Sept. 2, 1891

Title Reeve, William D. to J. C. Pilling, James Constantine Pilling letters, Sept. 2, 1891

Creator Pilling, James Constantine, 1846-1895

Date Sept. 2, 1891

Place United States

Language English

Subjects Ethnologists, Indians of North America, Linguists, Missionaries

Description Ethnologist, linguist, and bibliographer James Constantine Pilling's incoming correspondence, 1881-1894, with U.S. and Canadian missionaries, church officials, ethnologists, historians, and others regarding Indian languages, publications in Indian languages, and missionaries to the Indians. 56 items total.

User-Contributed Transcription The Deanery,
Winnipeg, MAN Septr 2nd

My dear Sir
Your kind letter of May 18th has only just reached me.
The books referred to which you have so kindly sent me have not yet come to hand as they have gone on to Chipewyan & I am only now on my way thither from England. When I receive them, which may not be until next year, I will sign the receipt, & forward it as directed. Thank you very much for your kindness in sending them.
I am sorry to say that I have not with me here a copy of the books you ask for, &, as it is very uncertain when I shall reach my station, you would obtain them much sooner by writing to the British & Foreign Bible Society, London, England, who are the publishers of the Slavi Gospels, & more recently, the New Test. in syllabic characters. Bishop Bompas, however, is the translator. My part was merely writing them out in the characters & carrying them through the press.
The "Lords's Prayer, &c." is for the most part a compilation from the same translator. A friend had it printed for use by Gilbert & Rivingtons

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Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection, Edward E. Ayer North and Middle American Indian Linguistics Collection, James Constantine Pilling letters

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Call Number Vault Ayer MS 727 Folder 30

BibID 991458138805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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