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Box 39

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Contains 1 Result:

Mohawk [bound volume: Cathechism in the Mohawk Language], circa 1700

 File — Box: 39
Identifier: 79712
Scope and Contents 1 [untitled] manuscript in Mohawk, 59 leaves, quarto [Canada? ca. 1700]. Volume containing prayers, hymns, and the Catholic liturgy in the language of the Mohawks living along the St. Lawrence River, most probably either at Sault St. Louis (St. Regis) or Caughnewaga. The manuscript is attributed to Rev. Jacques Bruyas, S.J., although the actual writer of the document is not known for sure. Emendations in the text suggest that the manuscript was in actual use during most, if not all, of the...
Dates: circa 1700