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Altho I have had some acquaintance with the western Indians I have not many instances of great age among you. At Stork bridge Captn Kunkapot* was for many years the oldest man of his tribe. I am not certain how great his age was when he died; but am reassured that it had not exceeded Eighty.

Of Johnson's Mohawks * Abraham, a brother of the famoous Hendrick, was the oldest of his tribe. I saw him in 1756, a few months before his death; when he did not appear to be ThreeScore & ten - I saw a sister of theirs in 1765 who appeared to be above Seventy and is probably yet living

Among the Onohoguasas I never saw one of their men who had arrived to ThreeScore. Whither the smallpox carried off their old men in the year 1745 I am not able to say - There is a village of unclear near unclear where I have seen very old persons, both male & female, who were born in N. Carolina, near the sea shore, and from whence they removed about the year 1711 and settled where I found them.

I am, with great Sincerity, Rev Sir, your most humble Servt Gideon Hawley

• unclear was very sober & temperate?, all his unclear was remarkable on his stability.
• Abraham was a sober man and charity obliges me to think he died a good Chieftan. He was carried off by a fever, which that year prevailed among his tribe and was fatal to many.

To the Honbe Dr. Nathl Freeman, Sandwich from his Friend. G. Hawley March 1 1793.