that day a numerous society of votaries walked together in pro cession through the streets of Philadelphia, their hats decorated

with bucks' tails, and proceeded to a handsome rural place out of town which they called a wigwam, where, after a long talk or Indian speech had been delivered, and the calumet of friend ship and peace had been smoked, they spent the day in festivity

and mirth.

After dinner Indian dances were performed on the

green in front of the

wigwam, the calumet was again smoked, " After the adds

and the company separated."

war," Thatcher, meetings were broken up ; but since that time Tam many societies have sprung up in Philadelphia and New York,

" these

which have excited no little influence in political circles."

ALLUMMAPEES, or Sassoonan, is the first ruling king of the He was the associate, perhaps Lenapes, known to the records. In 1718, he headed the deputation Philadelphia, who signed an absolute

the successor of Tamany.

of Indian chieftains

at

release to the proprietaries *for the

lands

" situate between

Delaware and Sus'quehanna, from Duck creek to the mountains on this side Lechay, which lands had been granted by their In 1728, he had removed "from ancestors to William Penn."

APPENDIX.

Conrad Weisser, the Indian Indians last year interpreter, writes in 1747: "The Delaware intended to visit Philadelphia, but were prevented by ALLUM on Delaware

to

Shamokin."

MAPEES' sickness, who is still alive, but not able to stir. will come down this year,