John Pickering an Wilhelm von Humboldt, 27.04.1830
Sir,Having this day received a letter from M.r Niederstetter[a], informing me of his departure from New York for Europe on the 1.st of May, I have availed myself of the short time, thus allowed me, to forward to you the following articles:
1. The Vocabulary of the Feejee Language, which I mentioned in a former letter; & which, I flatter myself, will be an important addition to your Polynesian library; it is, by far, the most extensive I have seen of that dialect. The Orthography, I fear, is not very exact; but it will answer your general purposes sufficiently well.
2. Two Cherokee newspapers, being the last I have received for you.
I wrote to you about the 29.th of March last, and on the 15.th of April instant – & sent you two packets of Cherokee newspapers & a book in the language of the Seneca Indians, one of the tribes composing the Confederacy of the Six Nations. I hope they will have arrived safe before this reaches you.
I hope soon to hear from you; and remain,Sir,
with the highest respect
your obedient
& faithful servant
JnoPickering
Boston, United States,
Apr. 27, 1830.
To
Baron William von Humboldt
&.c &.c &.c
(to the care of Mr Niederstetter
Chargé d’Affaires, of His Majesty
the King of Prussia
&.c &.c &.c)
Berlin
Fußnoten
- a |Editor| Ludwig Niederstetter (1788–1846), Chargé d’Affaires, Minister des Königs von Preußen in den Vereinigten Staaten 1825–1830; siehe Johann Caspar Struckmann (2003): Preußische Diplomaten im 19. Jahrhundert. Biographien und Stellenbesetzungen der Auslandsposten 1815–1870, Berlin: trafo Verlag, S. 171. [FZ]