Analysis of the Phonetically Written Manuscripts of Jonathan Fisher, 1768-1847

FAIN: RO-12201-75

Northwestern University (Evanston, IL 60208-0001)
Raoul N. Smith (Project Director: January 1975 to present)

To edit, transcribe, translate and process the manuscripts of Jonathan Fisher (1768-184-7). Fisher, a minister, artist, and linguist, lived in Maine from 1796-1847 and designed a system of phonetic writing in 1792 which he called his "philosophical alphabet". Project will be important to linguistic studies of the Revolutionary period.