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1	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	The Natchez, 1840
	Dates:	1840
	Abstract:	This fascinating account of the Natchez was written in 1840 and appears to convey oral history of the time. The author begins by stating "it was with extreme difficulty we succeeded in procuring the information." The document is approximately 135 pages long and touches on the Natchez history and their "manners, customs, [and] traditions." The focus of the document is on their history, however, and much of the content was relayed to the author orally by the Natchez. There is an extended discussion of their beliefs and practices. The document contains biographical data on prominent members of the Natchez and other native peoples, such as Pushmataha. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.970.3.N19
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Native America \| Religion
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Native American Materials
	Subjects:	Indians of North America \| Natchez Indians -- History

2	Author:	Brainerd, David, 1718-1747	Requires cookie*
	Title:	David Brainerd diary, July 14, 1745 - November 20, 1745
	Dates:	1745
	Abstract:	This journal from 1745 recounts David Brainerd's time in western Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The vast majority of the journal depicts Brainerd's time in the Upper Susquehanna River Valley. Brainerd's journals and autobiography were published after his death. They were used as tracts to promote missionary efforts to Native Americans. Historians have determined that these published accounts were largely written by Brainerd and Jonathan Edwards in 1747 before Brainerd died of tuberculosis. They hoped to edit Brainerd's actual journals to make his efforts sound like a greater success, thus spurring others to follow in his footsteps. The APS journal is an original journal that differs from the one published by Jonathan Edwards. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B74j
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Native America \| Religion \| Travel
	Genre:	Diaries \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Indians of North America -- Missions \| Indians of North America -- New Jersey \| Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania \| Missionaries

3	Author:	Roth, Johann Ferdinand,d. 1814	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Ein Versuch: der Geschichte unsers Herrn u. Heylandes Jesu Christi in dass Delawarische übersezt der Unami von der Marter Woche an bis zur Himmalfahrt unsers Herrn, 1770-1772
	Dates:	1770-1772
	Abstract:	This volume contains an account of Jesus' life that was translated into Delaware. Compiled by a Moravian missionary, the volume may lend insight into the proselytizing techniques of Moravian missionaries. MOLE contains an extended description of the volume and its background. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.232.9.R74
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Language and Linguistics \| Native America \| Religion
	Genre:	Language Material \| Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Bible stories, German. \| Missionaries.

4	Author:	Zeisberger, David, 1721-1808	Requires cookie*
	Title:	A grammar of the language of the Lenni Lennape, or Delaware Indians, [1816]
	Dates:	Circa 1816
	Abstract:	This volume contains a translation done by Peter DuPonceau of David Zeisberger's grammar dictionary for the Lenni Lenape. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.497.3.Z3g
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Language and Linguistics \| Native America \| Religion
	Genre:	Language Material \| Native American Materials
	Subjects:	Delaware language \| Indians of North America -- Languages

5	Author:	Zeisberger, David, 1721-1808	Requires cookie*
	Title:	On the prepositions of the Onondago language, [n.d.]
	Dates:	n.d.
	Abstract:	This small, bound notebook contains German equivalents for prepositions in the Onondago language. The manuscript appears to be in David Zeisberger's hand, with his name listed on the title page, although the cardboard cover bears the signature of Paul Zeisberger. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.497.3.Z3o
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Language and Linguistics \| Native America \| Religion
	Genre:	Language Material \| Native American Materials
	Subjects:	Indians of North America -- Languages \| Onondaga language

6	Author:	Pyrlaeus, John Christopher,171	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Lexicon der Macquaischen Sprachen, [n.d.]
	Dates:	n.d.
	Abstract:	This volume contains a German-Mohawk dictionary that Moravian missionary John Pylareus compiled in the eighteenth century. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.497.33.P99
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Language and Linguistics \| Native America \| Religion
	Genre:	Language Material \| Native American Materials
	Subjects:	Mohawk language

7	Author:	Unidentified	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Doctrina Christiana
	Dates:	Circa 1692
	Abstract:	This bound volume from the eighteenth century contains language and cultural material relating to the Cakchiquel. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.497.4.D65
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Language and Linguistics \| Native America \| Religion
	Genre:	Language Material \| Native American Materials
	Subjects:	Cakchikel language \| Mayan languages

8	Author:	Unidentified	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Uae rugotzlem Sant Andres apostol
	Dates:	1605
	Abstract:	This is one of two bound volumes from the sixteenth or seventeenth century Latin America. The two volumes contain translations of K'iche', common phrases, verbs, and a prayer. The bound volume is not printed, perhaps because its content was too controversial, and is instead written in a beautiful script. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.497.4.Ua15
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Language and Linguistics \| Native America \| Religion
	Genre:	Language Material \| Native American Materials
	Subjects:	Mayan languages \| Quiché language

9	Author:	Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Book of Discipline
	Dates:	1719 (1820)
	Abstract:	This slender volume is an 1820 transcription of the Society of Friends 1719 Discipline Book, which was handed down by Timothy Matlack. The discipline book provides guidance and rules on a range of matters. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.289.6.So1
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	African American \| Native America \| Philadelphia History \| Religion
	Genre:	Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Indians of North America \| Quakers -- Pennsylvania \| Religion, religious organizations \| Slavery -- Pennsylvania. \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Society of Friends -- Doctrines.

10	Author:	Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Ely Samuel Parker Papers
	Dates:	1794-1946
	Abstract:	The Ely Parker Collection is a large and rich amalgamation of documents relating to the New York Seneca and to Ely Parker's own life. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.497.3.P223
	Extent:	3.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Education \| Government Affairs \| Language and Linguistics \| Law \| Military History \| Native America \| Religion \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Language Material \| Manuscript Essays \| Native American Materials \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Canals -- New York (State) \| Engineers -- New York (State) \| Freemasons -- New York (State) \| Iroquois Indians \| Ogden Land Company \| Seneca Indians -- Missions \| Seneca Indians -- New York (State) \| Seneca Indians -- Religion \| Seneca language \| Society of Friends -- Relations with Indians \| Tonawanda Indian Reservation (N.Y.)

11	Author:	Muhlenberg family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Muhlenberg family papers, 1769-1866
	Dates:	1769-1866
	Abstract:	The collection contains miscellaneous papers from this prominent Pennsylvania family. Some of the material is in German. Included in the collection are diplomas and various certificates of family members, including Peter Muhlenberg's original certificate of membership in the Society of the Cincinnati. There is a significant amount of correspondence from Christian Dencke to the Muhlenbergs in 1798-1799, a period when he was setting up a mission to Indians in Ontario. The letters, in German and Latin, seem to discuss natural history. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M891
	Extent:	4.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Military History \| Native America \| Natural history \| Pennsylvania History \| Religion
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| Foreign Language \| General Correspondence \| Military Records \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Agriculture -- United States. \| Barns. \| Botany \| Delaware Indians \| Fungi. \| Grasses. \| Herbaria. \| Lichens. \| Lutheran Church -- Clergy. \| Meteorology - Observations \| Natural history. \| Plants. \| Shrubs. \| Trees. \| Zoology -- Vermont.