Transactions of the Historical & Literary Committee of the American Philosophical Society
Author | : American Philosophical Society. Historical & Literary Committee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 1819 |
ISBN-10 | : HARVARD:32044018699777 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Download or read book Transactions of the Historical & Literary Committee of the American Philosophical Society written by American Philosophical Society. Historical & Literary Committee and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTENTS.--vol. I. List of the officers and members of the historical committee. Constitution of the historical committee. Literary notice. Report of the committee to the [American] Philosophical Society. [Duponceau, P.S.] Corresponding secretary's report to the committee, on the languages of the American Indians. List of ms. donations to the committee, concerning the Indians and their languages. Heckewelder, J.G.E. An account of the history, manners, and customs, of the Indian nations, who once inhabited Pennsylvania and the neighbouring states. A correspondence between the Rev. John Heckewelder ... and Peter S. Duponceau ... respecting the languages of the American Indians. Heckewelder, J.G.E., comp. Words, phrases, and short dialogues, in the language of the Lenni Lenape, of Delaware Indians. 1819.--vol. II. Duponceau, P.S.A. dissertation on the nature and character of the Chinese system of writing ... to which are subjoined, A vocabulary of the Cochinchinese language, by Father Joseph Morrone ... and A. Cochinchinese and Latin dictionary ... 1838.