OLAC Record oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9978

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Title:		Miscellaneous materials, C. S. (Constantine Samuel) Rafinesque correspondence and writings
Contributor:		Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840
Date:		1823; 1824; 1829; undated
Description:		Two letters to Zaccheus Collins: (1) regarding antiquities along banks of the Cumberland River, Kentucky. He offers the American Philosophical Society his maps and descriptions of monuments of Kentucky, his list of sites, his discussion of ancient history, chronology, and a history of the Indian nations for publication as a sequel to Heckewelder (1819). Mentions comparative numerals, comparative vocabularies. (2) Has published on antiquities in American Monthly, May, 1824; preparing a large work on early American history and antiquities. (3) Letter to John Quincy Adams regarding the ancient history, antiquities and languages of America; Vocabularies deposited in the State or War Department, particularly of Lewis and Clark, Pike, and Dunbar. (4) Reading notes from various works. Discussion of South American words, particularly Chilean and Venezuelan. Miscellaneous information about Miami chief, Francis Godfrey; Stapa-Tunga, chief of the Omahas. Mentions the Galapagos. (5) A notebook with discussion of various sources for study of the North and South American continents, concerning works of history, geology, physiography, botany. Chronology taken from Humboldt. Problem of identifying nations at early contact.
Extent:		5 items
Identifier:		https://indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org/entry/9978
Language:		English
Language (ISO639):		eng
Subject:		Miami
		Omaha
		Kentucky--History
		Expeditions
		Archaeology
		Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
Type:		Correspondence
		Outlines
		Notes
Type (DCMI):		Text
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Archive:		Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society
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OaiIdentifier:		oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9978
DateStamp:		2020-03-02
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Citation:		Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840. 1823; 1824; 1829; undated. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society.
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