The Cherokee singing book. / Alonzo P. Kenrick, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, H. C. Murphy.
Publication Info.
[Boston] : Printed for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, by Alonzo P. Kenrick, at C. Hickling's Office, 20 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., 1846.
An ordinary school of singing book, the first sixteen pages containing instructions in music, the remainder a collection of psalms and hymns in Cherokee characters with music for 4 voices. Cf. Pilling, J.C. Bibl. of the Iroquoian languages (1973 ed.), p. 42.
Cherokee title at head of title page.
Cf. Sabin 12442.
Original document: Book.
Summary
A book of hymns transcribed in the Cherokee syllabary. Notice the use of Arabic numbers.