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Meeker (J.) — Continued. 



in 1835; all printed by Mr. Meeker. According 

 to Mr. McCoy, four books were printed in 

 Putawatomie on this press befire 1839. See 

 Simerwell (R.) 



In the Otoe language : A small primer in 

 1834 ; a hymn book of twelve pages in the same 

 year; a second Otoe reading book in April, 

 1835 ; and part of the gospel harmony in 1837 ; 

 all printed by Mr. Meeker. They were pre- 

 pared and translated by Rev. Moses Merrill, 

 who died in 1840. Three books, according to 

 Mr. McCoy, were printed in this language, "all 

 small, one of which has been reprinted for the 

 use of the Presbyterians among the loways." 

 These publications "consisted of two small 

 school books, some hymns, and a part of the 

 New Testament, equal to about one-half of the 

 gospel by John." 



In the Choctaw language, one book was 

 printed by Mr, Meeker, in 1835. It was com- 

 piled by Mr. Lykins, with the assistance of the 

 native Choctaw missionary. 



In the Muscogee or Creek language, two 

 books were printed by Mr. Meeker in 1835. One 

 of these was a small school book ; the other 

 was the gospel of John. They were both pre- 

 pared by Kev. John Davis, with the assistance 

 of Mr. Lykins. 



In the Wea language, one book was printed 

 for the Presbyterians, probably in 1834 or 1835. 

 It is referred to by Mr. McCoy as follows : " A 

 Presbyterian missionary among the Weas [Rev. 

 Joseph Kerr or Rev. Wells Bushnell?] compiled 

 asmall book, which was printed upon our press. 

 He knew it would be rejected by the Indians, 

 as unnecessarily obscure, if he wrote wholly 

 upon the plan of spelling, yet, so tenacious was 

 he of what had appeared right to his brethren 

 from the Choctaw country, that he introduced 

 some of their new formed characters; and as 

 we neither possessed nor desired to possess 

 such types, having no use for them, he furn- 

 ished them himself. He therefore approached 

 so nearly to the new system as to make his 

 book acceptable to the Indians, and yet departed 

 80 far that it was not fully the same." 



In the Kansas (Kauzau) or Kaw language, 

 one book was printed for Rev. William John- 

 son, the Methodist missionary, probably in 1836 

 or 1837. 



In the Osage language, one elementary book 

 was printed with the following title: "Wa- 

 fa-fe Wa-gry-sy Laekens Wa-Kaxa Peo. Shaw- 

 anoe Mission: J. G. Pratt, printer. 1837." It 

 was prepared by Mr. Lykins. The first eleven 

 pages are in alternate lines of Osage and En- 

 glish; the remaining pages being in Osage. 

 " The Indian portion of the book is represented 

 by the use of the phonetic alphabet devised by 

 Rev, Jotham Meeker, with an alphabet of 

 twenty-five letters, representing the eight vowel 

 and seventeen consonant sounds of the Osage 

 language. The letters of the English alphabet 

 are employed to represent these sounds." 



In the Ottawa language, a primer or " first 



Meeker (J.) — Continued. 



book " was printed in 1838 ; another small book 

 about the same time; the gospel of Matthew 

 in 1841 ; the gospel of John in 1844 ; and a 

 hymn book in 1845. They were all prepared 

 by Mr. Meeker, and printed at the Shawanoe 

 mission by Mr. Pratt. After the removal of 

 the printing press to the Ottawa mission, Mr. 

 Meeker printed, in 1850, a second edition of the 

 Ottawa first book and a third edition of the hymn 

 book. 



A considerable number of hymns in different 

 languages, not included in the above list, were 

 also printed at the Shawanoe press, 



Melicete. See Maliseet. 



Memoir of the Moheagan Indians. Sea 

 Holmes (A.) 



Menomonee : 



Bible, Gospels See Krake (B.) 



Bible, Gospels Zephyrin Engelhardt 



(C, A.) 

 Bible, Epistles Krake (B.) 



Bible, Epistles Zephyrin Engelhardt 



(C.A.) 

 Bible history Derenthal (O.) 



Bible history Krake (B.) 



Catechism Zephj^rin Engelhaidt 



(C.A.) 

 Dictionary Krake (B.) 



General discussion Zephyrin Engelhardt 



(C.A.) 

 Grammar Krake (B.) 



Grammatic treatise Zephyrin Engelhardt 



(C.A.) 

 Hymns Bonduel (F. L. J.) 



Hymns Zephyrin Engelhardt 



(C.A.) 

 Lord's prayer Bergholtz (G. F.) 



Lord's prayer Shea(J. G.) . 



Lord's prayer Trumbull (J. H.) 



Lord's prayer Youth's. 



Numerals Haines (E. M.) 



Numerals James (E.) 



Personal names Baird (H. S.) 



Prayer book Zephyrin Engelhardt 



(C.A.) 

 Prayers Bonduel (F; L.J,) 



Prayers Zephyrin Engelhardt 



(C,A.) 

 Primer Bonduel (F.L.J.) 



Proper names Catalogue. 



Proper names Catlin (G.) 



Proper names Indian. 



Proper names Treaties. 



Relationships Morgan (L, H,) 



Sentences Gatschet (A, S.) 



Sermons Derenthal (0.> 



Sermons Krake (B.) 



Sermons Zephyrin Engelhardt 



(C.A.) 

 Vocabulary Balbi (A.) 



Vocabulary Bruce ( W. H. ) 



Vocabulary Campbell (J.) 



Vocabulary Derenthal (O.) 



Vocabulary Domenech (E.) 



