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8. Sau,va,no,gee is on a pine forest 3 miles below Le,cau,suh & back from a swamp bordering on the river. Their fields are on both sides of the River but mostly on the left bank, between the swamp & the river, on a vein of rich cane brake land. They are the Shaw,a,ne & retain the language & customs of their countrymen to the N.W. and aided them in their late war with the U States. Some Uchees have settled with them. They are industrious, work with their women, and make plenty of corn. They have no cattle & but few horses & hogs. The town house is an oblong square cabin, roof 8 feet pitch - the sides & roof covered with the bark of the pine. On the left side of the river.

9.  Mook,lau,sau, is a small town one mile below Sau,va,no,gee on the left bank of a fine little creek; and bordering on a cypress swamp. Their fields are below those of Sau va,no,gee bordering on the river. They have some lots about their houses fenced for potatoes. One chief has some cattle, horses, and hogs; - a few others have some cattle & hogs. In the season of floods, the river spreads out on this side below the town nearly 8 miles from bank to bank & is very destructive to game & stock.  

10. Coo,sau,dee, is a compact little town situated 3 miles below the confluence of Coosau & Tallapoo-sa on the right bank of Alabama. They have fields on both sides of the river; but their chief dependence is