Letter : to an unidentified recipient, 1866 Jul 3.

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Letter : to an unidentified recipient, 1866 Jul 3.

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ALS, in French, written by Jean André Cuoq to "Monsieur," answering where and why the Seminary of St. Sulpice established its first missions among the Indians. Cuoq reports that there were several missions, but the only remaining one is the Lake of Two Mountains. He gives a short history of the mission and describes its purpose. The letter mentions that it is accompanied by proof sheets of a book being printed, and requests that the sheets be forwarded to "M[onseiur] Taché", assistant at the Department of Agriculture. The proof sheets are no longer with the letter.

1 item ([3] p.) ; 16 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Cuoq, J. A. (Jean André), 1821-1898.

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Father Jean André Cuoq, priest, missionary, author and linguist, was born in France in 1866. He entered the Sulpician order in 1843, and was ordained in Paris in 1845. In 1846, he became a missionary to the Indians at the Lake of Two Mountains near the town of Oka in the Canadian province of Québec. He acquired knowledge of local Iroquois and Algonquin dialects and supervised the publication of several religious pamphlets prepared in Algonquin as well as the publication of an Iroquois dictiona...

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Grand Séminaire de Montréal.

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