Hugo Schuchardt Archiv

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Md Sep. 17, 84

Prof. Hugo Schuchardt,
My dear Sir,

Your kind letter of Aug. 26^th has just been received on my return from Canada where I have spent two months at work on the Canadian French language. Accept my best thanks. I am sorry to say that I have no more copies of my little article on the Creole¹ which is very imperfect compared with your exhaustive studies, nevertheless if I can find a copy of it I shall be only too glad to send it to you to help complete your collection. I cannot |2| thank you too much furthermore for your great kindness in recommending so warmly Prof. Pogatscher² & for sending me his little brochure on Volks Etymologie [sic].³ It is possible the position with reference to which I wrote you nearly three months ago may not be filled for some little time, but when the matter does come up I shall take great pleasure in naming the gentleman whom you so highly recommend and support him with the expression of your very valuable estimation.

I have just returned from Canada where I have col|3|lected an immense mass of material and shall be kept very busy during the winter working it up. As I have extended my observations North and South of the St. Lawrence River, I am prepared to show that the Canadian French is no Patois as has been supposed but is one of the most interesting phases of language I have ever examined, especially for the preservation of its old forms. I shall take a great pleasure in sending you whatever I may write on this subject. I am extremely sorry to hear that your most valuable services to science have been in any measure lessened by illness for I have long been accustom|4|ed to admire you as the leading spirit of Romance Philology and have regarded your power of work as something wonderful. Hoping that this may find you greatly improved, I am, with renewed thanks, my dear sir,

Yours most truly,
A. M. Elliott.

Prof. H. Schuchardt.

Univ. of Graz.