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        Religion, and manners of worship. 

Every family has one or more of the following named skins, which they consider, as deities. They are called by the Miamies corpunyoiner? or representations of the great spirit. A wolfs head, a Buffalo's tail, a mink's skin, a otters skin, a snakes skin, or the feathers of some unusual or extscordinary (sic: extraordinary) bird. They say, when the great spirit formed them, he placed the above named skins &c in their possession, and told them, that if they would worship them, they would be happy, and live to an immence age.

 It is customary for some member of the family to pay divine worship to their supposed deity once in every month or (moon).  This kind of worship is performed by signing all night songs or tunes of a serious nature. 
 The next day, a kettle of provisions and a few pipes of tobacco is prepared, and the neighbors are invited to partake of what has been prepared for the occasion. When the company is collected, they are