The Gospel of St John in Cree
Handwritten manuscript in the syllabic writing system developed by the Wesleyan Methodist missionary the Rev James Evans. Manuscript possibly written by Evans.
| Order number: |
MMSL MSS 040 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
post 1845 |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| collection |
SOAS Archive |
|---|---|
| id |
MMSL_MSS.040 |
| recordtype |
archive |
| scb_item_location |
Archive & Special Collections |
| item_location |
Archive & Special Collections |
| scb_loan_type |
Reference only |
| scb_order_with |
MMSL MSS 040 |
| callnumber |
MMSL MSS/040 |
| callnumber_txt |
MMSL MSS/040 |
| callnumber-sort |
MMSL MSS/040 |
| prefix_number |
040 |
| scb_previous_numbers |
53 |
| title |
The Gospel of St John in Cree |
| scb_date_creation |
post 1845 |
| scb_level |
Item |
| level_sort |
8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item |
| scb_extent |
92 pages |
| format |
Archive |
| scb_admin_history |
Rev James Evans (1801-1846) emigrated to Canada in 1822 and became a Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society missionary in 1834. He worked in the Upper Canada District until 1839 when he transferred to the Hudson Bay Company Territories District where he worked until his return to England in 1846. |
| description |
Handwritten manuscript in the syllabic writing system developed by the Wesleyan Methodist missionary the Rev James Evans. Manuscript possibly written by Evans. |
| scb_access_status |
Open |
| scb_copyright |
Copyright held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes |
| scb_use_restrictions |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| language |
Cree |
| language_search |
Cree |
| scb_scripts_material |
Undetermined script |
| scb_publications |
Evans published the St John's Gospel in his syllabic Cree at Norway House, Manitoba, Canada in 1846. |
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MMSL MSS |
| hierarchy_sequence |
MMSL_MSS.00040 |