OF THE EENNI EENAPE INDIANS. 8/ 



skilled in the Onondago (an Iroquois dialect) and theLenni 

 L' nape or Delaware. On the former he wrote three gram- 

 mars, two in German* and the other in Knglishf, and a 

 dictionary. German and Indian, consisting of seven volumes 

 in quarto. These works, all in manuscript, arc deposited 

 in our Society's library. 



Those on the Delaware, except this grammar, have heen 

 all printed. They consist of a copious spelling hook in De- 

 laware and English, of which two editions have heen pub- 

 lished!. Sermons to Children in Delawaie§, and a Collection 

 of Hymns in the same language||, all which appeared in 

 his life time. After h's death hi* translation into 1) la- 

 ware of Lieherkuhn's Harmony of the Four Gospels^! was 

 given to the public by the care and at the expense of 

 the Female Auxiliary Missionary Society at Bethlehem, 

 aided by private subscribers, among whom the late Ho- 

 nourahle Elias Boudinot of New Jersey was conspicuous. 



The original manuscript of this grammar the author order- 

 ed by his will to remain deposited in the library of the 

 United Brethren at Bethlehem, where it now is. In the 



* Onondagoische Grammatica. M.S. 4to, pp. 176; and a shorter one 

 also in tto, pp. B7. 



| Essay of an Onondago Grammar, or :i short introduction to learning 

 the ' nondago alias Maqua tongu.e. MS. tto, pp. f>7. 



Di laware and English Spelling Book, lor the use of the Missions of 

 the United Brethren. Philadelphia, 1776 and 1806. The second edition 

 is much improved, and contains pp. I TV. 12mo. 



Ehelittonhenk li amemensak gischitak Elleniechsink, untschi David 

 / berger Philadelphia, 1803, pp. 116, !2mo. 



i| A Collection of Hymns tor the use of the Christian Indians of the 

 Mission of the United Brethren in America. Philadelphia, 1803, pp. 

 12mo. 



These hymns are all in the metre of German poetry, and are t" be sung 

 to German tunes. It would have required mor< g< nius than falls to the 

 common l"t of man t'> have discovered a rhythm auited t<> the charactei 

 of the language, and melodies adapted t" it. Such diversified talents 

 are Beldom t" I" looked l<>r in those « ho devote their lives to the conver- 

 sion of -a\ age nations. 



" Blekup Nihillalquonk woak Pemauchsohalquonk Jesus Christ, seki ts 

 lanchsitup wochgidhakamike. New if ork, 1821, pp. 222, l2mo. 



