208 Wright, Early Records of the Wild Turkey. [April 



Florida, — London, 1664" by William Hilton pertain to this 

 species. In Port Royal Land, 1 " the woods (abounds) with .... 



Turkeys, " Along Cape Fear River, " we proceeded down to a 



place. . . .which we called Turkic-Quarters, because we killed several 

 Turkies thereabouts." "In that time as our business called us up 

 and down the River and Branches, we killed of wild fowl, four 



Swans, .... ten Turkies, " In "A Brief Description of the 



Province of Carolina, London, 1666" we find that 2 "The Woods 

 are stored with Deer and Wild Turkeys, of a great magnitude, 

 weighing many times above 50 1. apiece of more tast than in 

 England, being in their proper climate." 



In "Mr. Carteret's Relation of their Planting at Ashley River 

 1670" occurs 3 " Here is alsoe wilde Turke which the Indian brought 

 but is not soe pleasant to eate of as the tame, but very fleshy and 

 farr bigger." In 1674, Henry Woodward's "A Faithfull Relation 

 of My Westoe Voiage" appears. While in Carolina, he supped 4 

 "wth two fatt Turkeys to helpe wth parcht corne flower broth." 

 In another instance, "he carried along a fat Turkey for his better 

 accommodation at night." In 1682, we have two notes: one by 

 T. Ashe and the other by Samuel Wilson. The former finds the 5 

 " Birds for Food, and pleasure of Game, are . . . . : In winter huge 

 flights of Wild Turkies, oftentimes weighing from twenty, thirty 

 to forty pound." The latter records, "Here are also in the woods, 



great plenty of Wild Turkeys, " The last note of the century 



is by Richard Blome (1. c, p. 156). "Their woods and Fields (are) 

 likewise stored with great plenty of wild Turkeys,. . . .whose flesh 

 is delicate Meat." 



The first note of the next century occurs in the "Journal of John 

 Barnwell." When 15 miles above Bathtown, he interprets the 

 turkey's presence as sure evidence that the enemy did not expect 

 them. 6 



Three years later (1714), the celebrated Lawson publishes his 

 "History of Carolina." On a "Thousand Miles Travel among 



' Force, P. Vol. IV, pp. 8, 10, 11, 15. 



2 Carroll, B. R. Hist. Colls, of S. C. New York, 1836, Vol. II, p. 12. 



» Narratives of Early Carolina, 1650-1708. New York, 1911, p. 119. 



4 ibid., p. 131. 



s Carroll, B. R. 1. c, Vol. II, pp. 73, 28. 



e Va. Mag., Vol. V, No. 4, p. 401;' Vol. VI, No. I, p. 44. 



