I do not know, on the South side, but the Outawas, who have at Saguinan a village of eighty

men, and for device the Bear and Squirrel.

15955

Less,

15875 Remark. All the Northern Nations have this in common that a man who goes to war denotes himself as much by the device of his wife's tribe as by that of his own, and never marries a woman who carries ;

a similar device to his. If time permitted, you would, Sir, have been better satisfied with I would

my researches.

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have written to the Interpreters of the Posts, who would have furnished me with more

certain information than that I could obtain from the Voyageurs whom I questioned. at the history of the Scioux, which you have asked from Monsieur de Linerot.

Missilimakinak.

I am engaged

THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES.

PRESENT STATE OF THE NORTHERN INDIANS

THE DEPART* OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON BART., COMPREHENDED UNDER THE SIX NATIONS AND OTTAWA CONFEDERACIES, ETC., CONTAINING THE NAMES, NUMBERS AND SCITUATION OF EACH NATION, AVITH REMARKS. NOV. 18, 1763. [

Lond. Doc. XXXVI. ]

SIX NATION CONFEDERACY COMPREHENDING THAT OF CANADA, OHIO, &c. Number Names.

Mohocks,

of Men.

Scituation.

with a few emigrants at Schohare about 16 miles from Fort Hunter.

Oneidas,

Two villages, one 25 miles from Fort Stanwix, the other twelve miles west of Oneida Lake, with emigrants in several places towards the Susquehanna river.

Tuscaroras,

Remarks.

Two villages on the Mohock river, Of the Six Nations the Mohawks or Mo-