Genesis, 1820 - 1821
Scope and Contents
ff.94; 313 x 204mm. Dated Greenwich October 1820 to February 1821.
See also BFBS MSS 64, 65, 67-70. Translated by J.J.G. Fischer, Moravian Mission. Although the BFBS supplied the paper for this translation, it was not published for reasons listed in Platt’s "History of Translations", vol. 2. See also BFBS, Foreign Correspondence, vol. 8, pp.97-100; "Translation of a statement of the Rev. J.J.G. Fischer, formerly Missionary of the Moravian Mission in Surinam, respecting the Surinam-Indian-Arawacky language", Presented April 13, 1818.
Dates
- Creation: 1820 - 1821
Conditions Governing Access
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Language of Materials
Arawak
Physical Description
paper
Originator(s)
Bible, Old Testament, Genesis, Arawak
Finding aid date
2012-01-12 12:10:33+00:00
Repository Details
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