| | | Kicapoos,[_l_] }| 4,000 |On Lake Michigan and |Where they Outtagamies,[_l_] }| | between it and the | respectively Musquatans,[_l_] }| | Mississippi. | reside. Miscotins,[_l_] }| | | Outtamacks,[_l_] }| | | Musquaykeys,[_l_] }| | | | | | Oswegatches,[_h_] | 100 |Settled at Swagatchy in |Thereabouts. | | Canada, on the River | | | St. Lawrence. | | | | Connesedagoes,[_k_]}| 300 |Near Montreal. | Coghnewagoes,[_k_] }| | | | | | Orondocks,[_k_] | 100}|Settled near Trois | Abonakies,[_k_] | 150}| Rivers. | Alagonkins,[_k_] | 100}| | | | | La Suil,[†] |10,000 |South-west of Lake | | | Superior. | --------------------+-------+-------------------------+------------------ [_a_] These are the oldest Tribe of the Confederacy of the Six Nations. [_b_] Connected with New York, part of the Confederacy with New York. [_c_] Connected with, and depending on the Five Nations. [_d_] Dependent on the Six Nations, and connected with Pennsylvania. [_e_] Connected with Pennsylvania. [_f_] Connected with the Twightwees. [_g_] These two Nations the English had never any trade, or connection with. [_h_] Connected formerly with the French. [_i_] Connected with the Indians about Detroit, and dependant on the commanding officer. [_j_] Always connected with the French. [_k_] Connected with the French. [_l_] Never connected in any trade or otherwise with the English. [*] There are several villages of Chipawas settled along the bank of Lake Superior, but as I have no knowledge of that country, cannot ascertain their numbers. [†] These are a nation of Indians settled south-west of Lake Superior, called by the French La Sue, who, by the best account that I could ever get from the French and Indians, are computed ten thousand fighting men. They spread over a large tract of country, and have forty odd villages; in which country are several other tribes of Indians, who are tributaries to the La Sues, none of whom except a very few, have ever known the use of fire-arms: as yet but two villages. I suppose the French don’t choose to risk a trade among such a powerful body of people, at so vast a distance. CROGHAN TO SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON[133]