"Tsiniiot tsi tehosennatenion oni tsi roiahton ne Sose Onasakenrat." On half-title page facing t.p.: "Holy Gospels, translated from the Authorized English version into the Iroquois Indian dialect, under the supervision of the Montreal Auxiliary to the British and Foreign Bible Society." "British and Foreign Bible Society" and geometric border blind-stamped on front cover "Translated by Joseph Onasakenrat, an Iroquois chief, during his training for the ministry of the Methodist Church of Canada .
..... This version of the Gospels was examined before publication by two educated Indians, Jean Dion and P. Laforte"--Darlow & Moule, 5568 Massachusetts Bible Society Iroquoian family; Mohawk language--MBS bookplate Accession No. 2653--MBS bookplate Accession Date: Oct. 15, 1943--MBS bookplate Darlow & Moule
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