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Questions Put to Friend Heckewelder-His Answers.
Q. How were you in Bodily Health siuce we saw each other last ?
A. Subject to various changes-tronbled much with Rheumatic pains, especially at 'sudden changes of the weather, and in spring aud fall seasons.
Q. How did you amuse yourself and spend your time; was it in piety and the fear of God, or was it in pursuit of the things that afforded enjoyment in this world ?
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A. In piety and the fear of God-yet paying every attention to the tinst committed to me by the Directors of the Society. [Amer- ican Philosophical Society. ]
Q. How is the Stateof the Mission among the Indians-do the number of converts in- crease; did you observe real Christianity in their conduct; can they love and forget in- juries ?
A. The Mission is much at a stand; very few new Converts-real Christianity with some who do love and can forgive Injuries.
Q. Is there anything more sincere in the conduct of those born of Converted parents, and who received instruction from their early Infancy, than there is observable in that of the old converted Warriors ?
A. Old Converted Warriors make the best Christians. Some few born of converted Parents, and who have received instruction from their infancy, lead an exemplary life, and others take belight in the Heathenish ways, and must often be admonished and reprimanded.
Q. Did you ever learn whether the more Northern Indians, who were converted by Roman Catholic Missionaries, have also imbibed their Intollerant Spirit ?
A. I inquired once of a reputable Indian Trader, who lived among the Wyandotte Indians, who all are called Christians since they are instructed by the Roman Catholic Missionaries, what kind of Christians they were, and was answered, "Wooden Chris- tians, tho' they had the Cross hanging to their necks."
R. Did you hear any Traditional account about the old ruins of Fortification, etc. ?
A. Nothing more than what their usnal Traditions run, to wit. They had been built by a Nation of Indians called "Tallegewi," who built them for self-defence, but had been conquered by the Delawares and Wyandotts, and become extinct.
Q. Did any newly discovered Antiquities come to your knowledge during your last sojournment in that [Indian] Country ? If any what are they ?
A. Nothing of the kind came to my knowl- edge of late.
Q. What kind of stones are the most gen- eral in that country ? Have you observed any real Granite in some of the mountains ?
A. Stones of various kinds are met with in the western Country, yet not any of Gran- ite have come within my knowledge.
Q. Is there any discovery of Metallic Min- erals ?
A. There are Metallic Minerals discovered in several places-Iron Ore of three differ- ent kinds; two kinds of store ore, and one of bog ore; Silver Ore, Sulphur, Alum, etc.
Q. When yet a young man, I remember to have heard a Popular story that the In- dians knew of a rich mine of some valuable ore at Wyomick. Did you hear anything of it among your Delawares and Shawanese who formerly resided there ?
A. I at that time heard the same story, but there was no foundation for it. The Indians that had resided there told me, that they had heard the same Story of the White People, but they knew not of anything of the kind being there.
Q. I have seen pieces of old earthen ves- sels, said to have been large, found under- ground in the lowlands; is there any such in your country ?
A. There have been found a kind of East - ern Pots, and pieces of Pot, certainly made by hand found under Ground. I have seen such ware.
Q. Everytime I travel to Philadelphia I endeavor to recollect your former explana- tion of the real Indian Names of the Rivers and Creeks I pass, but cannot do it. The first is Lehigh.
A. Lechauweek -Easton. Menagaeksin (Manakasy) or Bethlehem.
Q. Durham Creek? A.
Q. Tohicon ? A. Bridge of drift wood Creek.
Q. Tinicum ? Λ. Q Deep Run ? A.
Q. Great Neshamini ?
A. I am at a loss to find the true inter- pretation of the word "Neshamini," and probably it is not correctly put down. Shammeen, is to grease. The letter N be- fore a word very often expresses the person I-in this place it might be interpreted N'Shanimeen, I am greasing, or N'Sham- meen.
Q. Pennypack ?
A. Penipeck. Note. I am uneertain in the meaning of the word, but it alludes to something that does not move-either ereek or run must flow from a standing pool, pond or lake, or the ereek must be slow running
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water, or some unmovable object be, or have been at the spot.
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CCXIII.
"VIRGINIA COUSINS" is the latest con- tribution to Virginia history, biography and genealogy, and although we do not like the arrangement, it is without doubt one of the most interesting volumes relating to the peo- ple of the Old Dominion. The author, G. Brown Goode, us
gives in a well-filled volume, a key Southern genealogy, although it purports to be "A Study of the Ancestry and Posterity of John Goode of Whitby, a Virginia Colonist of the Seventeenth Century." It is more, it is an historical record of many of the leaders and statesmen who made Virginia, and whose history from early colony days down to the present time is here interwoven. The title is well chosen, for all Virginia seems to be related in, addition claiming kindred to other sections, North and West.
THE ROWAN FAMILY.
This family settled in that part of York county, Pennsylvania, which was ent off by Adams county. I do not know the name of the pioneer settler, but the following were his children, all of whom were born in York county : [Perhaps Henry Rowan, as he ap- pears to have been a settler on Marsh creek as early as June, 1739. ]
i. Robert; b. March 8, 1754.
ii. James; b. May 25, 1756.
iii. Jean; b. October 5, 1757. iv. Alexander; b. March 17, 1763.
v. Jeremiah; b. April 24, 1764. vi. Henry; b. June 22, 1766.
James Rowan, above, gentleman, was com- missioned ensign of the Eighth company of foot in the Second battalion of militia of York county.
The Rowan family belonged to the Asso- ciate Reformed Presbyterian church. On November 18, 1760, James Rowan married Mary Boggs, and had the following chil- dren:
i. Henry, b. Nov. 22, 1791.
ii. Robert Boggs, b. March 22, 1793, d. June 1, 1832. iii. Jane, b. August 30, 1794.
iv. James, b. August, 1796, d. Sept. 10, 1831.
v. John, b. July 31, 1798. vi. Maria, b. October 2, 1800. vii. David Wilson, b. June 5, 1802. viii. Alexander, b. June 6, 1804.
The latter Alexander Rowan, married first Eliza Black, of Columbia, aud secondly, Elizabeth Roberts, of Wrightsville, York county. Under Ritner's administration he was supervisor of the repairs of the Colum- bia and Philadelphia Railroad. He died in Wrightsville some years ago, and his son James is a freight conductor on the Pennsyl- vania Railroad, in whose possession the family Bible is, from which I have copied the above record. None of the name are living in Adams county. The family went West. SAMUEL EVANS.
MARTIN, OF NORTHUMBERLAND.
[The following is a portion of a letter re- ceived from Fort Worth, Texas. As it is of general interest, we give it to readers of Notes and Queries, in the hope of supple- menting it very soon, with some of the infor- mation requested.]
Our traditional history says: "Peter Mar- tin (my great grandfather) was of French (Huguenot) descent. Ilis ancestors settled in the province of New Jersey. He with his brother Robert removed to Northumberland county, in the Province of Pennsylvania, previous to the American Revolution." His (Peter's) wife was Sarah Campbell, daughter of Robert Campbell and - MeMakin. Robert Campbell lived at or near Princeton, N. J., where he died about 1812. I have a memorandum copy of a partition of his es . tate made in 1812, allotting one share to Robert Campbell Martin, Peter Boyd Mar- tin and Mary (m. Langdon) heirs of Sarah Martin.
Peter and Robert Martin were active Whigs; the former "an officer(Lieutenant) in the Pennsylvania service, and the latter, a commissioner to treat with the Indians. Peter Martin was taken prisoner at the battle of Brandywine in 1777, and was killed a few days afterwards in the guard-house at Wilmington, Delaware, by a British officer for remonstrating against the treatment he and his fellow-prisoners received." After Peter's death, his widow returned in 1778 (having already gone to Philadelphia about 1777, where on June 1, 1777, my grand-
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father, Peter Boyd Martin, was born), where her mother and relatives resided. In 1780 she removed to Philadelphia where she died in 1783, leaving three children-Robert Campbell Martin (married Sarah Wood-ide, and raised a family in Philadelphia); Peter Boyd Martin (my grandfather who came South in 1812, and married in North Carolina) and Mary, who married Langdon, of N. J., and her descendants re- moved to Indiana,
A friend has sent me an extract from the muster-roll of the 11th Pennsylvania, stat- ing that "Peter Martin was second Lieuten- ant of the Eleventh Regiment Continental Line, commanded by Col. Richard Inmpton and was killed at Battle of Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777. This regiment suffered so heavily that it was consolidated with the 10th Regi- ment in July 1778." From another source I learn your are the author of "Pennsylva- nia in the Revolution," and that the above information is given also in Vol. 1, p. 746 of said work.
I have just received a long and interest- ing letter from Camden, New Jersey, in re- ply to some inquiries, wherein it reads: "A John Martin was a member of the Committee of the Assembly of Pennsylvania to treat with Teedyuscung the Indian Chief, at Lancaster, Pa. Ilis associates were some of the most able men of the day, and the mission was one of great importance. This committee was appointed March 24, 1762. (See p. 62, Vol. V Pa. Mag.")
Now, inasmuch as our family tradition erred as to Peter Martin being killed in prison by a British officer, instead of at Brandywine, as the muster rolls show, I am inclined to think that it also erred in saying that Robert Martin was a commissioner to treat with the Indians. The father of Rob- ert and Lieut. Peter was John Martin, so my father's record shows. My grandfather, Peter Boyd Martin, was first named John, after his grandfather, and after the death of his father Lieut. Peter, his mother changed his name to Peter, and his middle name "Boyd." I am unable to account for this, unless that was the maiden name of the mother of Robert and Lieut. Peter.
In the "Pocket Gazeteer, of Pennsylva- nia, " is to be found the account of North- umberland county, that "Lieutenant Win. Boyd, of Captain Wm. Brady's com- pany, Colonel Wm. Cooke's regiment, was killed at Brandywine." He was the
son of a widow named Saralı Boyd, who. lived in Northumberland. His brother,. Thomas Boyd, was in the Canada campaign. Capt. John Boyd, of the Rangers, was an- other brother. Ile was a justice of North- umberland after the war closed."
I mention this Boyd matter, as from your researches you may be able to give me my connecting link with the Boyds. As Robert. Campbell Martin, of Philadelphia, was named after his grandfather, Robert Camp- bell, of Princeton (my own father was named Robert Campbell Martin, after this Philadelphia uncle of his, and my eldest brother and his son, and my youngest son each bear the same name), I am satisfied that my great-grandmother, Sarah (Camp- bell) Martin, gave my grandfather his mid- dle name, Boyd, after the family" name of her husband, Lieutenant Peter Martin's- mother, this being the custom and real ori- gin of middle names, I believe.
What I desire to find out, if possible, is my ancestry back of Lieutenant Peter Mar- tin, and his father John, and incidentally all that I can of Robert Martin and his de- scendants, and also concerning the Boyds.
HECKEWELDER ON INDIAN NAMES ..
II.
Q. Frankford Creek ? A.
Q. Pegs Run or Cohaxsin.
A. Or Guiaxen, shoes of a Beef hide. I' am uncertain, but my conje cture, hatthe- Word being a Monsey one, must signify Shoes made of the Hide of a Beef, not of Deer Skin, as the Indians make them. Per- haps some Person with our Shoes made his- first appearance, or an Indian got the Name by first obtaining a pair on that spot.
Q. Schuylkill ?
A. Probably a Sweedish name-given by the Swedes.
Q. Skippack?
A. Skipeck .
Q. Perkimoming? A.
Q. Menacasie?
A. Signiheth a winding stream.
Q. Bushkill or Leghitton?
A. Sandy Creek, properly, "Leguiton," but if the Word is taken down right, it should; I think, denote a place where writings were. drawn. Alluding to the Indian Treaties-
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formerly held at Easton, at or near the mouth of the said Bushkill.
Q. Pohateunk ?
A. Perhaps it should be Pehateunk, if so it would allude to a place where they had waited for others-waiting place.
Q. Muscaniunk ?
A. Maskhannicunk. at the rapid running stream.
Q. Maccongie ?
A. Machkuntschi-Bears harbour, place of bears.
Q. Maxatany ? A. Pea vine Land. Q. Oley ? A. Walo, a hole; place surrounded with Hills.
Q. Tulpehaccon :
A. Turtle ground; harbour of Turtles.
Q. Susquehannah
A. Ach susquehanne, Muddy Stream. I conjecture that thro' a misunderstanding by
a White Person, the River got this name. Q. Potomack ?
A. Pethamok-they are approaching, by water or in a craft-canoe.
Q. Patapsco ? A.
Q. Delaware River ?
A. Lenapewi Sipu.
Q. Blue Mountain ?
A. Kittachtin, loftiest Mountain.
Q. Pocono Mountain ?
A. Pokhanne, dark Creek.
Q. Tobyhanna Creek ?
A. Topihanne, Alder Creek.
Q. Tunkhanna ?
A. Smaller, inferior Creek.
Q. Iloeth's Creek ?
A. Wequetan, from a kind of grass grow- ing there.
Q. The first Creek heyond the blue Mc un tains ?
A. Pokhapok.
Q. Sankichnack ?
A. Sankhanneck, flintstone Creek.
Q. The Creek in Allen Township turning Levan's, Wilson's and Beils Mills ? Little Lehigh Creek ? Jordan Creek ? Pequest ? Appoquinomin Creek, in Delaware State ? Cohancy Creek, in Jersey ? Brandywine ? and many others that may occur ?
A.
Q. Swatara Creek ?
A. Swatara, must be a Seneca or Mingo word, which I do not understand.
Q. Cow?
A. Wechshumins, the horned Beast. Item Siliamees, the beast with milk'
Q. Horse ?
A. Nechnaungees, the heast that carries a burden.
Q. Sheep ?
A. Memekes, from the sound they make Q. Bull ?
A. Lennowechum, he Beast.
Q. Stallion ? A. Weelchos.
Q. Ram. A. Memikuhi.
Q. Hog ?
A. Kuschkush. Q. Bear ?
A. Machk, the hlack handed Animal. N. B .- Because its feet are somewhat like that of a man.
Q. Deer. A. Achtuch.
Q. Fox.
A. Wakus, the animal that circles round in pursuit of its prey.
Q. Panther ?
A. Quenieschkuney, the long tail edanimal.
Q. Raccoon ?
A. Dackulentschen, the soft pawed Ani- mal.
Q. Squirrel ?
A. Prackulentschen, the animal which in climbing Trees, cleaves close to the Tree.
Q. Rabbit ?
A. Tschemammes.
Q. Goose ?
A. Kaak, pl. Kaakak. Q. Duck ? A. Shiewe. for Ducks generally, vet every kind have a distinguishing Name.
Q. Pidgeon ? A. Amimi. Q. Hen ?
A. Tipaas-Tipassak, fowls. Q. Cock ? A. Lennowehella, the male of the feath- ered.
Q. Turkey ?
A. Tschikenum, the scratching fowl, he- cause they scratch the leaves to find Acorns, etc.
Q. Eagle ? A. Wapalanne, the Bald Eagle. Q. Hawk ?
A. Alanne, a Bird of prey. Q. Swallow. A. L'chauvanetil, the little forked Tailed bird.
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Q. Robbin ?
A. Tschirgochkos. Q. Crow ?
A. Ahaas.
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CCXIV.
CHAMBERS. - As suggested by "S. D. B." we have written to the gentleman who lives at the Ridge, in Cumberland county, but as yet have not received any reply. Perchance you can obtain what we desire.
MIDDLETOWN ITEMS. - John McCammon, a native of Ireland, was postmaster in 1808, and continued as late as 1821.
"Round Top Mill, " in 1810. Where was it ?
Thomas MeCammon, son of John, d. March 4, 1822, aged 20 yrs., 5 mos. and 22 days.
Jacob King, d. March 23, 1806, aged 65 years.
Washington Inn, formerly kept by Wil- liam Crabb, was occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth Wentz in April, 1806.
William Wentz, d. Feb. 12, 1807, aged 37 years.
William Lanman, postmaster, and for- merly member of the Legislature, d. Dec. 13, 1832.
William Allison, of Middletown, elected in 1810 major of the First battalion, 78th Regt., Penna. militia.
REV. WILLIAM GRAHAM,
The Founder of Washington and Lee Uni- versity.
WILLIAM GRAHAM, son of William Gra- ham, was born in Paxtang township then Lancaster connty, Province of Pennsylvania, on the 19th of December, 1745. Ilis father of Scotch paerntage came from the North of Ireland, as did his mother whose maiden name was Susannah Miller. Ilisearly years were spent on the farm, but by dint of hard labor and perseverance, so characteristic of the Scotch-Irish youth of that day, he pre- pared himself for admission to the college of New Jersey (now Princeton), where he grad- uated in 1773. He tanght in the grammar school connected with that institution, while studying theology under the tuition of the Rev. John Roan.
Among the papers of Rev. John Roan we have the following account :
"Wm. Graham enter'd 10br, 23, 1767. 1768. Jan. 23-31, absent.
Ap. 2-25, absent. May 1, abs't some days. June 13, returned 8br. 2d.
Dec'r. 24, some days absent.
Went away Feb. 4, 1769. In all here 9 months. I told his father, June 10, 1769, that it should be charged at about £8 pr. an- num, viz .. 6:00:0,
Rec'd Dec'r 21, 1769, of ye above. . . . 4:10:0 Again, May, 1771 .0:07:0
Jan. 18, 1773. . 1:10:0. Lent to Win. Graham Nov. 15, 1773. . 0:10:0 Jan. 19, 1774. 1:05:0.
From the foregoing it would seem that as late as 1774, he was a student of Mr. Roan's.
Mr. Graham, on the 26th of October, 1775, was licensed to preach by the Presby- tery of Hanover, Virginia, to which locality his family had previously removed. When. the Presbytery determined to establish a. school for the rearing of young men for the ministry, they applied to the Rev. Stanhope Smith, then itinerating in Virginia, to re- commend a suitable person to take charge of their school, upon which he at once suggested Mr. Graham. Prior to this a classical school had been taught at a place called Mt. Pleasant, and there Mr. G. commenced his- labors as a teacher, and there we find the. germ whence sprung Washington College, and the now celebrated Washingtion and. Lee University of Virginia. Mr. Graham. died at Richmond, Va., June 8th, 1799. IIe. inarried Mary Kerr, of Carlisle, Pa., and by her had two sons and three daughters. His eldest son entered the ministry, but died young; the other studied medicine, settled in Georgia, and died about 1840.
BOYD OF NORTHUMBERLAND.
I. John Boyd, b. about 1719, in North of Treland, came to America about 1744 and settled in Chester county. He married about 1749. Sarah De Vane, b. in 1725 and d. Nov. 10, 1813. They both died in North- umberland county. She was of Huguenot descent. Their children were, among others: 3. i. John ; b. Feb. 22, 1750, m. Rebeces Bull.
ii. Thomas ; b. 1752, in Northumberland eounty; was lieutenant in Sullivan's cam- paign against the Six Nations; was taken prisoner by the Indians and Tories under
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command of Col. John Butler, his son Walter, and Brant, at Little Beard's Town on the Genessee, in September, 1779, and inhumanly tortured and burned. (See Pearce's Annals of Luzerne connty, p. 142- 3.) lle was unmarried.
iii. William; b. at Northumberland in 1755; was a lientenant 12th Regiment, I'enn- sylvania Line, Col. Wm. Cooke, and fell at the battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777. He was unmarried.
II. JOHN BOYD, b. February 22, 1750, in Chester county, Pa. ; d. February 13, 1831, in Northumberland, Pa. Coucerning him we give the following obituary published at time of his death.
"Died in Northumberland, Penn'a, 13th of Feb., 1831, Capt. John Boyd, an officer of the Revolution, and a member of the Cincin- nati Society of Penn'a, aged 82 years. The deceased was born in Chester county, Penn'a, on the 22d of Feb., 1750, and removed to the county of Northumberland in 1773, then nearly all a wilderness. He took an early and decided part in favor of his country in the great struggle for liberty. His cominis- sion as a first Lieutenant in the Continental army is dated in May, 1777, which 'rank he held till Feb., 1781, when he accepted a Cap- tain's commission from the State of Penn- sylvania, who had a short time previous re- solved to raise and equip three companies of Rangers for the defense of the Western fron- tier, then much disturbed by the hostile in- eursions of the savages. It was to the com- mand of these companies that Capt. Boyd was promoted. In June, 1781, while march- ing his men across the Allegheny mountains, he fell into an ambuscade of Indians near the head waters of the Raystown branch of the Juniata in Bedford county, and was made a prisoner, with a uumber of his soldiers, and Ied a captive through the wilderness to Can- ada. One of the Indian chiefs, who was in- strumental in saving Capt. Boyd's life, when asked "Why he did not put his prisoner to death ?" raised his eyes and pointing to the heavens, said, "The Great Spirit protects him." He was confiued during his continu- anee in Canada on an island in the St. Law- rence, near Montreal. In the spring of 1782 an exchange of prisoners took place, und he was returned to Philadelphia by water with a number of his fellow soldiers. Ile was en- gaged in the battle of "White Plains," "Germantown," "Brandywine" and "Stony
Point," and all engagements previous to 1781. He was one of the 50 who composed the "Forlorn Hope, " led by Anthony Wayne at "Stony Point," who met within the fort. Ile was at "West Point" and there saw the unfortunate Andre executed.
Ile was one of the surviving officers of the Revolution who enjoyed the provisions of the act of Congress of May, 1828. He was a member of the Supreme Executive Conneil of Pennsylvania before the adoption of the present Constitution, aud an elector of Pres- ident and Vice President in 1792, when he had the honor of voting for Gen. Washing- ton and John Adams. He was appointed by Gen. Washington, without solicitation, an Inspector of Internal Revenue for Pennsyl- vania, after which he held the office of Reg- ister and Recorder for Northumberland county under Governor Mckean. Captain Boyd enjoyed in an eminent degree the esteem and confidence of those of his fellow citizens who had the pleasure of his acquaint- ance, and few persons were more extensively known in the part of the State where he re- sided. Much more might be said in his praise, but he is now above the praise of inan. After living to witness the prosperity of his country, in the defense of which he had ven- tured his all, he has gone to reap his reward in another and better world, where there are joys for evermore, for those that love their Redeemer and their God.
Captain Boyd, m. May 13, 1794, Rebecca Bull, daughter of Col. John Bull, of the Army of the Revolution. Their children were:
i. Sarah-Haines, b. April 9, 1796; d. 1866 at Peoria, Ill. ; n .. Rev. William R. Smith.
ii. Annie-Smith, b. Feb. 8, 1799; d. Nov. 24, 1801. itt. Mary-Philips, b. Nov. 24, 1799; d. Dec. 7, 1801.
iv. Elizabeth Rittenhouse, 5. Sept. 20, 1801; d. at Alton, Ill. ; m. Sept. 6, 1826, Dr. Heury Kent Lathey.
v. John-Benjamin, b. Jan. 11, 1804; d. unm. at Northumberland; studied law, and was admitted to the bar at Sunbury, but never practiced.
vi. William-Thomas, b. Nov. 29, 1805; m. Grace Slater, deceased.
vii. Marie-Josepha, b. Sept. 16, 1808; m. Nov. 28, 1832, Samuel Freeman Headley; is living at Morristown, N. J.
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HECKEWELDER ON INDIAN NAMES.
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Q. Blackbird ?
A. Tschochquallen.
Q. To eat ?
A. Mizin.
Q. Silence ?
A. Tschitquin.
Q. Gehela ?
A. So! Verily ! Yes ! Is it possible ?
Q. Bread ?
A. Aehpoan.
Q. Whiskey ?
A. Whiskey.
Q. Rum ?
A. Lam-Wisachgan.
Q. Cider ?
A. Sidel.
Q. Beer ?
A. Beel.
Q. Wine ?
A. Wine.
Q. An iron chain ?
A. Iluegnoan.
Q. Brother ?
A. Nimat.
Q. Sister ?
A. Chesimus.
Q. Father ?
A. Nooch, my Father; Gooch, your Father.
Q. Mother ?
A. Gachwees.
Q. Wife ?
A. Wikimat.
Q. Venison.
A. Achtuchwiji Ojoos.
Q. Beef ?
A. Wechshnmui Ojoos.
Q. Pork ?
A. Kuschkuschiwi Ojoos.
Q. Plum?
A. Sipuacan-Sipuamentican.
Q. Grape ?
A. Wisachgamin.
Q. Strawberry ?
A. Uch dehihm.
Q. Potatoe ?
A. Hoppenis.
Q. Tobacco ?
A. Kschaley.
Q. Apple ?
A. Appelis.
Q. Peach ?
A. Pilkas.
Q. Is your name Pisele Tulpe yet ? A. My name with the Delawares is Pisele- tulpe, i. e., the soft shelled Turtle.
Q. What is Ohio River ? A. Unknown to me why so ealled.
Q. Allegenie ?
A. From Tallegewi, the powerful Nation which once inhabited that country, but was extirpated.
Q. Monongahela ?
A. Michmenanngihille, the falling banks. Q. Juniata ?
A. A Mingo Name.
Q. Muskingam ?
A. Elk Eve River-Elk River.
Q. Wabash ?
A. White Water River.
Q. What is their Word for Great Spirit ? A. Weelsit Mannitto, the good Spirit. Thev say that the good Spirit can do them no harm, nor will, that they need not dread his vengeance, he being all in all good.
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