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Montheratit called Father Le Roi an impoilor and 

 a cheat, produced the letter, and fixed it at the 

 gate of the fort, giving it in charge to the fen- 

 tinel to take care of it ; and fince that time 

 there were no Jefuits among the Allihamojis, 



Whilft I am here going to fpeak of the Alii- 

 hamons^ I fhall have an opportunity to treat like- 

 wife of the ^ajkikisy the O^la/Iiepas^ the Tomcas, the 

 Kawuytas^ th^ Abekas^ xhtTalapon/Iias^ xh^ Con/Iia- 

 kiSy and the Pakanas^ whofe manners are all near- 

 ly related to one another. All thefe nations put 

 together can raife about four thoufand warriors.. 

 They are all well-fliaped men, live commonly 

 along the river fides, and no fooner are you arri- 

 ved among thefe well-behaved men, whofe wo- 

 men are of the fame charadlcr, and for the greater 

 part beautiful, but they come to receive you at 

 the landing-place, Ihaking hands v/ith you, and 

 prefenting you with the calumet. After hav- 

 ing fmoaked, they afl< from you the caufe of 

 your coming, and the time you fpent on the 

 road i what flay you intend to make among 

 them, whether you have a wife and children *. 



They 



-' The politenefs of the Indians gees even fo far as to offer 

 to the Europeans their girh, and for that purpcfe the chiefs 



