French and Miami-Illinois dictionary copy, ca. 1890.

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French and Miami-Illinois dictionary copy, ca. 1890.

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Holograph copy (incomplete, made ca. 1890) of a dictionary of French words and the corresponding Illinois-Miami Indian language words, from "A" to "Percer." Accompanying letters from Judge John G. Henderson, the previous owner of the copy, explain its provenance. The original dictionary was reputedly created during the 1730s by Pere Jean Baptiste Antoine Robert Le Boulanger, S.J., a missionary to the Illinois Indians. Father Marest, in a letter dated Kaskaskia, 9th November 1712, and published in the Lettres Edifiants, states that the work was begun by Father Gravier, the founder of the Mission to the Illinois.

196 p. and 2 letters.

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Henderson, John Goulding, 1903-

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Le Boulanger, Jean Baptiste, 1685-1740

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Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892

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John Dawson Gilmary Shea was born in 1824 in New York City. He attended law school before joining the Society of Jesus in 1848. He then studied at St. John's College (Fordham, NY) and St. Mary's College (Montreal, Canada). Shea left the order in 1852 to pursue a career as a historian. He married Sophie Savage in 1854. During his lifetime, Shea wrote or edited over 250 titles. His most popular works included Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley (1852), History of the Catholic Missi...