English Letters and Indian Literacies: Reading, Writing, and New England Missionary Schools, 175-183

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English Letters and Indian Literacies This page intentionally left blank English Letters and Indian Literacies Reading, Writing, and New England Missionary Schools, 1750–1830 Hilary E.Wyss university of pennsylvania press philadelphia A volume in the Haney Foundation Series, established in 1961 with the generous support of Dr. John Louis Haney. Copyright © 2012 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wyss, Hilary E. English letters and Indian literacies : reading, writing, and New England missionary schools, 1750–1830 / Hilary E. Wyss.—1st ed. p. cm. — (Haney Foundation series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8122-4413-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Indians of North America—Education—New England. 2. Indians of North America—New England—Intellectual life. 3. Indians of North America—Missions—New England. 4. Written communications—New England—History. 5. Literacy—New England—History. I. Title. II Series: Haney Foundation series. E78.N5W97 2012 371.829'97—dc23 2011049638 To James, Anna, and Cameron This page intentionally left blank ...