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A primer for the use of the Mohawk children, to acquire the spelling and reading of their own, as well as to get acquainted with the English, tongue, which for that purpose is put on the opposite page. : = Waerighwaghsawe iksaongoenwa. Tsiw

Attributed to Daniel Claus by Sabin · First printed in Montreal, 1781 · English and Mohawk on opposite pages · Primer includes section on the alphabet, lists of words in one to eight syllables, a catechism, texts of prayers, the names and order of the books of the Old and New Testaments, and roman numeral letters and their spelled out translations in Mohawk · Signatures: A-F (E1 missigned F1) G² (-G2) · Engraved illustration of Mohawk children in a classroom is bound as a frontispiece · Engraved head pieces · Sabin · Church, E.D. Discovery · Pilling, J.C. Algonquian · ESTC · John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: p. 39-44 are cut at bottom of pages, affecting only signature markings · John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary full treed calf; front board fully detached; rear board semi-detached · Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Harold Brown: bookplate on front pastedown

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