The Morning and Evening Prayer, the Litany, Church Catechism, Family Prayers, and Several Chapters of the Old and New-Testament
From Wythepedia: The George Wythe Encyclopedia
by Lawrence Claesse
Morning and Evening Prayer | ||
at the College of William & Mary. |
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Author | Lawrence Claesse | |
Published | New York: Printed by William Bradford | |
Date | 1715 |
This is a translation of all of the religious texts indicated in the title, including importantly the New Testament, into what the book refers to as the Mahauque Indian language. [1] This likely is an antiquated Anglicization of Mohawk.[2] The translated copy was intended for use by missionaries among American Indians. [3]