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Cherokee Bible [old testament]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05122 Author/Creator: Place Written: Park Hill, [Indian Terr.] Type: Book Date: 1856 Pagination: 391 p. ; 13 x 8 cm. Order a Copy

Cherokee Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Psalms, Wisdom and Isaiah) printed at Park Hill, Cherokee Nation, by Edwin Archer. Imprint date varies slightly since Exodus is dated 1853, Genesis 1856 and the rest undated. With manuscript notations in Cherokee.

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