1746/03/20 Governor of Detroit Chevalier de Longueuil to the Hurons
Title
1746/03/20 Governor of Detroit Chevalier de Longueuil to the Hurons
Creator
Paul-Joseph Le Moyne de Longueuil
Language
Wyandot
Description
Full title, translated from the French: "Letter from Mr. de Longueuil [governor at Detroit] among the Huron in their wintering place, written by Father de la Richardie on March 20, 1746. I [Potier] received it at Ondietsi ["it is a long point of land"] and read it there to the Huron" [Steckley (2014), Appendix B2, p. 237; elements in brackets added by Steckley]
This letter in the Wyandot language uses the term 8endat [wendat] to refer to the Wyandot of Detroit. Steckley (2014), p. 243.
This letter in the Wyandot language uses the term 8endat [wendat] to refer to the Wyandot of Detroit. Steckley (2014), p. 243.
References
[1] Potier (1920), pp. 684-85. Transcription.
[2] Steckley (2014), pp. 237-246. Transcription, interlinear translation, and idiomatic translation.
[2] Steckley (2014), pp. 237-246. Transcription, interlinear translation, and idiomatic translation.
Author
Paul-Joseph Le Moyne de Longueuil
Geolocation
- Date Added
- July 21, 2017
- Collection
- Unknown Collection
- Item Type
- Text
- Citation
- Paul-Joseph Le Moyne de Longueuil, “1746/03/20 Governor of Detroit Chevalier de Longueuil to the Hurons,” Wyandot Heritage: A Guide to Original Sources and Current Scholarship, accessed April 30, 2024, https://whda.omeka.net/items/show/76.
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