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generally denominated [underlined] Padoucas or [underlined] White Padoucas in late maps: but in some early maps they are called [underlined] Matocantes. They are also called White Indians and Civilized Indians in the United States - The Indians about Illinois territory call them the Mud Indians An Account given to [crossed out: by] Dr. W. O. Pugh by Cap'n Davies, seems to strengthen Lieutenant Roberts' story - "During the War of the Revolution Cap'n Davies was stationed with his Company (among whom were several Welshmen) at a trading post among the Illinois Indians - He was greatly surprised at seeing some of his men familiarly conversing with the strange Indians, and upon interrogating them, found that they were natives of Wales, and that they readily understood the strangers as they spoke in their own language - The Illinois call this particular people the Mud Indians, because they only come [came?] down at the season of the flooding of the Missouri, for want of sufficient water for their canoes in the upper branches where they come from - General Bowles and Mr Chisholm met with a family of these people who had been taken prisoners by the Cherokees, and who had in their possession an old manuscript on vellum, very dingy, which appeared to be an old Roman Missal - Chisholm wished to take it to Phil [?] for the purpose of finding some one to read it, but they would not part with it, as they considered it a [underlined] great medicine.

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