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number in Truro] and at Punonakanit, or Billingsgate [New Wellfleet], 

 that are praying Indians, that do frequently meet together upou the 

 Lord's Day to worship God ; and likewise the rest as followeth, 72. 

 "Potonumaquut [the southeast part of Eastham], or Nawsett [the north 

 part of Eastham], or Eastham, there are praying Indians 44. Mano- 

 moyik [Chatham] there are praying Indians 71. Sawkattukett [the 

 west part of Harwich], Nobsquassit [the northeast part of Yarmouth], 

 Matakees [the land between Barnstable and Yarmouth Harbors, lying 

 principally in the northwest part of Yarmouth and] Weequakut [pro- 

 nounced at present Cheekwacket, the southwest part of the east precinct 

 in Barnstable], praying Indians 122. Satuit, Pawpoesit, Coatuit 

 [Coatuit is in the southwest part of Barnstable], Mashpee, Wakoquet 

 [Satuit, or Sanctuit, Hawpoesit, and Wakoquet or Waquoit, are all 

 within or near the limits of Mashpee] there is praying Indians 95. Cod- 

 tannut [probably Canaumut Neck in Mashpee], Ashimut [or Skimuit. 

 On the west line of Mashpee], Weesquobs [between Pokesset meeting- 

 house and Wenaumut Neck in Sandwich], there is praying Indians 22. 

 Pispogutt [concerning this see Mr. Freeman's letter], Wawayontat 

 [Waywayantic or Wewewantett, Wareham], Sokones [commonly pro- 

 nounced Succonussett. Part of Falmouth], there is praying Indians 3C. 

 Cotuhtikut [or Titticut, part of Middleborough], Assoowamsoo [or Assoo- 

 wamsett, part of Middleborough], there are praying Indians, one with 

 another, 35." Besides these places, Mr. Bourne mentions Mannamit 

 [in Sandwich, near the bottom of Buzzard's Bay], also Mananiet, which 

 is supposed to be the same place. 



"As for lands set out to the Indians, distinct from the English lands, 

 there are divers places already bounded, viz : Where I am most con- 

 versant there is a tract of land preserved for them and theirs forever, 

 under hand and seal, the which is near ten miles in length and five miles 

 in breadth. There is the like done at Comassakumkanit [probably Her- 

 ring Pond, in Plymouth], near Sandwich, and at Cotuhtikut." 



Mr. John Cotton, pastor of the English church at Plymouth in 1G74, 

 writes to Mr. Gookin that he sometimes preached to a company of 40 

 praying Indians at a place called Kitteaumut [or Katamet, now spelled 

 Cataumut; part of Sandwich, on Buzzard's Bay]. Mr. Cotton spells 

 Mashpee, Marshpang. The following letter of the Hon. Nat. Freeman, 

 dated September 23, 1792, published in the same volume of the Massa- 

 chusetts Historical Society's Collections, in reference to the sites of 

 Indian towns on the cape, gives a fuller accouut of some of the places 

 and Indians mentioned in the letter of Mr. Bourne: "From the best of 

 my own recollection, and the little additional information I have ob- 

 tained, I believe there are not more than two or three Indians, and those 

 females, remaining in Sandwich. In Barnstable I know of not one, ex- 

 cept it be in a part of Mashpee included in Barnstable limits for taxing. 

 These, as they are not within the boundaries of the township, are in- 

 cluded in the number for Mashpee. In Falmouth proper there may be, 

 at a place called Cataumet [the same which is noted in Holland's map], 



