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Geschichte der mission der evangelischen Brüder unter den Indianern in Nordamerika durch Georg Heinrich Loskiel
Barby & Leipzig: Paul Gotthelf Kummer, 1789
Physical Description: [16], 783, [1] p. ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Call number: JA789 /L879g
Accession number: 01556
Notes: Discussion of the early Moravian missions among the Delawares, Nantikokes, Shawnees, and other Indian tribes in North America. Based on letters and journals written by Zeisberger and Spangenberg.
Includes a prayer in the Delaware language on p. 28, 2nd count and a comparative list of vocabulary between German, Delaware and Iroquois on p. 29-30, 2nd count. First printed in Barby [Germany], 1780 and reprinted here, with additions.
Digital facsimile copy of book available.
Languages: Delaware / Iroquois
Genre: Vocabulary
Region: North America
