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a hog among then. Robert Walton who was then the trader for the town, gave the women some pigs, & this is the origin of their stock. There are 4 villages below this town on A,la,ba,ma, who had formerly a regular town; - they are probably the ancient A,la,ba,ma. 1st. E,cun,chate, from E,cun,na, earth, and chate, red. A | a hog among then. Robert Walton who was then the trader for the town, gave the women some pigs, & this is the origin of their stock. There are 4 villages below this town on A,la,ba,ma, who had formerly a regular town; - they are probably the ancient A,la,ba,ma. | ||
1st. E,cun,chate, from E,cun,na, earth, and chate, red. A small village on the left bank of Alabama, who have their fields in the right side in the cane swamp. They are a poor people, without stock, are idle & indolent & seldom make bread enough, but fine melons in great abundance in their season. The land back from the settlement is of thin quality, - oak, hickory, pine & ponds. Back of this, hills, or waving - here the soil is of good quality for cultivation. That of thin quality, extends nearly a mile. | |||
2nd , Too, wos,sau is 3 miles below E,cun,cha-te, on the same side of the river - a small village, on a high bluff. The land is good about & back of the village; - they have some lots fenced with cane & some with rails, for potatoes & ground nuts. The corn is cultivated on the right side of the river on rich cane swamps. These people have a few hogs, but no other stock. | |||
3d. Pau,woc,te, a small village 2 miles below Too,wos,sau on a high bluff, the same side of the river. The land level & rich for five miles back, but none of it cultivated around their houses. Their | |||
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a hog among then. Robert Walton who was then the trader for the town, gave the women some pigs, & this is the origin of their stock. There are 4 villages below this town on A,la,ba,ma, who had formerly a regular town; - they are probably the ancient A,la,ba,ma. 1st. E,cun,chate, from E,cun,na, earth, and chate, red. A small village on the left bank of Alabama, who have their fields in the right side in the cane swamp. They are a poor people, without stock, are idle & indolent & seldom make bread enough, but fine melons in great abundance in their season. The land back from the settlement is of thin quality, - oak, hickory, pine & ponds. Back of this, hills, or waving - here the soil is of good quality for cultivation. That of thin quality, extends nearly a mile.
2nd , Too, wos,sau is 3 miles below E,cun,cha-te, on the same side of the river - a small village, on a high bluff. The land is good about & back of the village; - they have some lots fenced with cane & some with rails, for potatoes & ground nuts. The corn is cultivated on the right side of the river on rich cane swamps. These people have a few hogs, but no other stock. 3d. Pau,woc,te, a small village 2 miles below Too,wos,sau on a high bluff, the same side of the river. The land level & rich for five miles back, but none of it cultivated around their houses. Their