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Indian Melodies
Originally Published by Thomas Commuck in 1845
Thomas Commuck was a Narragansett Indian
“As the tunes in this book are the work of an Indian, it has been thought proper by the author to have it all of a piece. The tunes therefore will be found to assume the names of noted Indian chiefs, Indian females, Indian names of places, & c. This has been done merely as a tribute of respect to the memory of some tribes that are now nearly if not quite extinct; also as a mark of courtesy to some tribes with whom the author is acquainted. “
-1845 Thomas Commuck