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where the path now crosses from Cussetuh to Fort Wilkinson. The village is advantageously situated - the land rich, the range good for cattle & hogs. The swamp is more than three miles through on the left bank of the river & is high & good cane brake. On the right bank it is one mile through, low & flat. The cane, sassafras & shoemake (sumach) large. This extensive & valuable swamp extends down on one side or the other of the river for 12 miles. They have but a few families there, notwithstanding it is one of the best situations the Indians possess for stock farming & fish. Being a frontier, and the great loss they sustained in having 16 of their gun men murdered discourages them from returning. 3d, Toc,co,yule,gau (tadpole) a small settlement on Kit,cho,foone creek, near some beaver dams on brfanches of that creek - the land good, but v=broken - fine range, small canes & pea vines on the hills - and reeds on the branches. They have eight or ten families. This establishment is of of two years only, and they have worm fences. U,che Will the head of the village has some cattle & they have promised to attend to hogs and to follow the direction of the agent for Indian affairs as soon as they can get into stock. Some of the Uchees have settled with the Shawa,ni at Sau,va,n,ogee among the Creeks of the Upper Towns. 5. Oose,oo,che is about 2 miles below U,chee on the right bank of Chat,to,ho,che. They formerly lived on Flint River, and settling here, they built a hothouse