NELLES, The Rev. Abraham (ed.); HILL, John (trans.)
Rev. Abraham (or Abram) Nelles (1805-1884) was a Church of England clergyman and missionary to the Six Nations. Nelles was principal of the Mohawk Institute, a day-school operated by the New England Company for "Indian" students. Nelles first used his knowledge of the Mohawk language to publish in 1839 a hymnal entitled "A collection of psalms and hymns, in the Mohawk language, for the use of the Six Nations Indians." This translation project, also published in Hamilton, dates to a few years later. He is buried in the graveyard of the Mohawk Church. Interestingly, two individuls named "Powless" are also buried there, so James was probably one of his parishioners.
