Indian names of rivers, streams & other noted places in the state of Pennsylvania ... / by Matthew S. Henry. 1854 July.

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Indian names of rivers, streams & other noted places in the state of Pennsylvania ... / by Matthew S. Henry. 1854 July.

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"Indian names of rivers, streams & other noted places in the state of Pennsylvania + the meaning or translation of such names together with all other names of streams, & from whom such names are derived or other circumstances attending the same. Also some old Indian towns & forts +c. which latter were created during the Indian wars from 1755 to 1764. Collected and arranged from early Deeds +c to William Penn, from a manuscript of John Heckewelder, Zeisberger, Moravian missionaries amongst the Indians, + other sources."--P. 1.

43, [1] p. : ill., map ; 31 x 20 cm.

Jenks Library at Gordon College, Jenks Library

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Jenks Library at Gordon College, Jenks Library

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