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Long ago the Indians were afflieted eith some very awful diseases which do not now prevail. One of these different from the small pox, or your ,yet occational dreadful sous in the flesh. When any one in a family was taken with that disorder, the diseased person was taken away and had a house or camp builtat a distance from any other house and then lived alone.Then the priest was sent for to cleanse the house just as if some person had died in it. After this should any one touch the diseased person, he would he would be unclean as if he has touched a dead body corr earth.

A great which ago the Indians had a town surrounded in by ba high stone wall,and the houses of stone hahd flat roofs ,covered with somthing like stone, Once their enemies came, broke down a part of the wall and did much injury.Thomas Smith, (this great grand fater told this)

Long ago the Indians travelled a great distance, and same to a great water.On arriving at this water , or after croping,he is not certain which, They divided, a part went to the north and a part to the soouth.Those who went to the north settled in two towns called Kannamogi and Nutagi ,These were called ka tu gi ka yali, ie the old town , because they took this had in this jouney , and were considered as the grand father of all the Indians , The name of this tribe is tguv, ni ko (supposed to be the same as the delaware)

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                                                Thomas Smith.