Lettres curieuses sur l'Amérique septentrionale : Canada.

Paris : Imprimerie de J.-B. Gros, 1845.

French

1 online resource (xviij, 264 pages).

Eight letters from Jesuit missionaries in America, selected from v. 6-8 of "Lettres édifiantes et curieuses," Paris, 1780-88. In the present edition the title, place and date of writing, and name of writer have been omitted, and minor changes made at beginning and end of the letters. The first five letters may be found, with English translations in v. 66-69 of "The Jesuit relations and allied documents, " 1896-1901.
Includes letters written by: Gabriel Marest, Sébastian Rasles, Paul Du Poisson, Louis Vivier, Francesco Maria Picolo and Jean Baptiste Margat de Tilly.
Reproduction of the original from the Bryn Mawr College Library.

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