An enquiry into the origin of the population of America from the old continent, [ca. 1820].

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An enquiry into the origin of the population of America from the old continent, [ca. 1820].

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This work was translated by Peter S. Du Ponceau from Vater's "Untersuchungen über Amerikas Bevölkerung aus dem alten Kontinente" (Leipzig, 1810). It was Du Ponceau's opinion that Vater was moved to write this book by Benjamin Smith Barton's "New Views of the Origin of the Tribes and Nations of America," which Vater often quoted.

1 v. (184 p.) : translation.

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Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844

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Du Ponceau was a Philadelphia lawyer who arrived in Portsmouth, N.H., from France in 1777, achieved early prominence as an aide to von Steuben, and as secretary to Robert Livingston, Secretary of Foreign Affairs for the Congress in 1781. Du Ponceau was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1785 where his familiarity with both American and European law brought him an important practice. His intellectual interests included both history and linguistics and he published extensively in both fields. He ...

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Vater, Johann Severin, 1771-1826

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Johann Severin Vater was a German theologian and philologist. From the description of An enquiry into the origin of the population of America from the old continent, [ca. 1820]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523723 From the guide to the An enquiry into the origin of the population of America from the old continent, [ca. 1820], Circa 1820, (American Philosophical Society) ...