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Author Bio

574: A Cree hymn book, for the use of the Christian Indians in the missions of the Wesleyan Missionary Society in North-West America . 1870?.
Erasmus, Peter (1833-1931.)
1833-1931. Born at Red River Colony; Danish-Cree parentage; studied to become Anglican clergyman; became interpreter for Methodist missionary in Fort Edmonton region, 1855; interpreter-guide for Palliser expedition, 1858-1859; helped build Methodist mission at Smoky Lake, Alberta; worked with missionaries G.M. McDougall and John McDougall; became free trader, trapper, and hunter around Whitefish Lake, 1865; worked for federal Indian Department intermittently (Canadian Encyclopedia).

Other authors of Peel 574

  • Hunter, Jean Ross (1822-1910.) [info].
  • Steinhauer, Henry Bird (1820-1884.) [info].