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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4164 Photostat copies of letters from John Walker to Edmund Jennings
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4164
- Creators:
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Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958Walker, JohnJennings, EdmundHarrison, Fairfax, 1869-1938Bushnell, David I., Jr. (David Ives), 1875-1941
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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In "A Newly Discovered Southeastern Indian Dialect," abstract of a paper read before the ASW [1928], NAA Manuscript Number 4821 (part), Swanton identifies theTawasavocabulary as aTimuquanandialect, intermediate betweenTimucuaandCreek.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contents: Letter of John Walker [to Edmund Jennings] concerning Lamhatty, a Tawasa Indian refugee, enclosing a vocabulary obtained from him. January 16, 1707/8. Photostat copy of Autograph letter signed and A. enclosure in Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia. 2 pages. Letter of John Walker [to Edmund Jennings] concerning military commissions. June 12, 1707. Photostat copy of Autograph letter signed in Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia. 1 page. Letter of Fairfax Harrison to D. I. Bushnell, Jr. enclosing transcripts of these two letters and a brief biographical note on John Walker. August 10, 1928. Typescript letter signed. 1 page. Enclosures: Typescript Document with A. notations. 3 pages.
Administration
Custodial History
Previously titled "Letters."
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4164, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4164
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| U. S. Army -- military commissions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tawasa | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Southern states | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Lamhatty | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Walker, John | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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