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A leaf of a native book written in the Vai character.

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BL3292516
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A leaf of a native book written in the Vai character.
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British Library, London, UK
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TWO LETTERS of Lieut. Frederick E. Forbes, R.N, respecting the alphabet of a phonetic African language discovered by him, and used throughout Sierra Leone and Liberia; Jan. 1849, and 31 Jan. 1851 with a leaf of a native book written in the Vai character. Jan 1849-Jan 1851 Source/Shelfmark: Add. 17817, f.3

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