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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2008-23 Journal kept by Lewis Ketchum, a Penobscot
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2008-23
- Creators:
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Ketchum, Lewis
- Dates:
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circa 1837-1879
- Languages:
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Materials inPenobscotdialect ofEastern AbnakiandEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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1 Book3 1/4 x 5 inches
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
19th century manuscript book kept by Lewis Ketchum (Penobscot), mostly written in the Penobscot dialect of Eastern Abenaki with some notes in English. The manuscript descended through the Ketchum family and documents tribal matters from 1837 to 1879, including charity, marriages, births, and customs.
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Citation
Manuscript 2008-23, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2008-23
Keywords
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Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Penobscot -- language | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Journals (accounts) | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Penobscot | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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