New invented native alphabet of Western Africa : manuscript, 1834.

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

Wynkoop, Stephen

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Wilson, John Leighton

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Fan Dawo Kelondo.

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According to Wilson's note: "It is but two years since it was first invented. The history of its invention is this. Some youngsters seeing the Americans exchanging letters, determined to have a system of writing in which they might communicate with each other in their own language." From the description of New invented native alphabet of Western Africa : manuscript, 1834. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612693627 ...