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Translation of manuscript 1517ATranslation begins with page 34 as J.N.B. Hewitt's original translation stops at this point. Cf. #3478 for pages 1-23 typed.
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Marked by Hewitt: "Translation as literal as possible of the Mohawk text of his Constitution of the League of the Iroquois, of 8910 sentence terms." "Old." "Discarded." "Copied 1936." Typescript in blue with red and black ink changes in Hewitt's hand.
Marked by Hewitt: "Newhouse, Seth. 8910 terms, Constitution of the League in Mohawk Text. With textual and grammatical revisions and emendation. The subjects are not discriminated and so are not to be followed." Typescript in blue with red and black ink changes in Hewitt's hand.
MS 1517-a J.N.B. Hewitt's typed copy with carbon of MS 2316.
MS 1517-b W.N. Fenton's partial translation of MS 1517-a.
MS 1517-c W.N. Fenton's revised translation deposited to BAE for publication circa 1964.
Synopsis of the history of the Five Nations Confederacy, with description of the rites and ceremonies used on the creation of their lords (or chiefs); also a tradition on the nativity of Dekanawideh, the framer of the League, and traditions on Hiawatha, Thadodaho, et al.