Dictionnaire huron, [ca. 1740-1781].

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Dictionnaire huron, [ca. 1740-1781].

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Holographic manuscript bound in vellum collected by Governor Lewis Case. Documentation suggests it is in the hand of Fr. Pierre Philippe Potier. The manuscript is a dictionary written in French and Huron.

322 p.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

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Pierre Potier was a Jesuit missionary. From the guide to the Huron linguistic materials, 1743-1744, 1743-1744, (American Philosophical Society) Pierre Potier was a missionary from Belgium who moved to Canada. He worked with Indians in the Detroit area. He was interested in the vocabulary and French dialect that was unique to this area. From the description of Dictionnaire huron, [ca. 1740-1781]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64038984 ...