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MS 2445 Materials deriving from the study of a letter in the Apalachee language

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Creator:
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958  Search this
Culture:
Apalachee (archaeological)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
1. Letter, handwritten in Apalachee. January 21, 1688. Photostat. 3 pages 2. Translation of letter, printed in Spanish. Photostat. 4 pages 3. Transcription of letter, typed; with handwritten interlinear translation in English. First draft by Swanton. 5 pages. 4. Transcription of letter, with interlinear translation in English. Second draft by Swanton. Typed, 5 pages. 5. English translation of letter by Swanton. Typed 5 pages. 6. Card index of Apalachee words, with numbered references to pages and lines of the text. 249 cards. On the microfilm reel the above items appear in the following order: 3,4,5,1,2,6.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2445
Local Note:
See Haas, Mary R. The Position of Apalachee in the Muskogean Family, IJAL 15:2, Apl. 1949, pages 121-27. She writes: "Virtually all of the linguistic material on Apalachee that has been preserved is contained in ʹa letter in the Spanish and Apalachee languages,ʹ which was written for transmission to King Charles IIʹ and bears the date January 21, 1688. Swanton kindly provided me with a copy of this letter a few years ago..."
Topic:
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southern states  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 2445, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2445
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw332828936-c644-4ca2-96f3-82f6781678d5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2445