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settlors of South Carolina relied in all of their communications with 
the natives, calls the Kiawa " Chyawhaw, " ' and although he is unsup- 
ported in this, his information should have been the most reliable. 
If he is correct, the Kiawa were probably a branch of those Chialia 
Indians noted elsewhere, some of whom are known to have lived near 
the Yainaseo at an early period. It is also to be observed that the 
chief of Kiawa accompanied Woodward on his expedition to visit the 
chief of "Chufytachyque" and acted as his interpreter. 2 If the latter 
were the Kasihta Creeks, as I shall try to show, 3 this fact would 
indicate some similarity between the languages of the two peoples. 
The following statement of the explorer Sanford may be added: 
All along I observed a kinde of Emulacon amongst the three principall Indians of 
this Country (viz') Those of Keywaha, Eddistowe and Port Royall concerning us 
and our Friendship]), contending to assure it to themselves and jealous of the other 
though all be allyed and this Notw ,h standing that they knewe wee were in actuall 
warre with the Natives att Clarendon and had killed and sent away many of them, 
ffor they frequently discoursed with us concerning the warre, told us that the Natives 
were noughts they land Sandy and barren, their Country sickly, but if wee would 
come amongst them Wee whould finde the Contrary to all their Evills, and never any 
occasion of dischargeing our Gunns but in merryment and for pastime. 4 
Clarendon County was in the North Carolina settlement between 
Cape Fear and Pamlico Sound, mainly in Siouan territory. In 1727 
the Kiawa chief was given a grant of land south of the Combahee 
River, which probably means that his people removed about that 
time to the south to be near the other Cusabo Indians. 5 
Besides these two coastal groups of Cusabo the Coosa tribe is to 
be distinguished in some degree from the rest because, instead of 
occupying a section of coast, it was in the hinterland of South Caro- 
lina along the upper courses of the Ashley, Edisto, Ashepoo, Combahee, 
and Coosawhatchie Rivers. From this difference in position and on 
the strength of the name I suggest that it may possibly have been a 
branch of the Coosa of Coosa River, Alabama, and hence may have 
belonged to the true Muskogee group. On the basis of our present 
information this can not be definitely affirmed or denied. 
By nearly all of the living Creeks the Osochi are supposed to be 
a Muskogee tribe of long standing, and Bartram classifies them 
with those who in his time spoke the Muskogee tongue. 6 Neverthe- 
less Adair gives them as one of the "nations" which had settled 
among the Lower Creeks. 7 In very early times they came to be 
associated very closely with the Chiaha and when they gave up 
their own square ground the two combined. An old Osochi whom 
I S. Car. Hist. Soc. Colls., v, p. 186. 
» Ibid, p. 191. 
» See pp. 216-218. 
* S. Car. Hist. Soc. Colls., v, pp. 79-80. 
* S. Car. Docs. (Pub. Records of S. Car., x, p. 24.) 
6 Bartram, Travels, p. 462. 
7 Adair, Hist. Am. Inds., p. 257. 
