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remaining. It is made of a flat plate of brass about as thick as 
the kettle, inside of which it was placed. The corners of the 
plate are bent over. This is from the fort south of Pompey 
_ Center, making it 15 or 20 years older than the last. 
Copper spoons are rather rare, the Indians preferring the 
wooden ones which they made with so much taste and skill. 
‘Fig. 157 was drawn by Mr R. A. Grider from a large copper 
spoon belonging to Mr D. I. Devoe of Fort Plain N. Y. It was 
; made from part of a kettle, and was found in a grave. Fig. 188 
is a profile view of another made of pewter, and fig. 139 is a full 
view of the same. The form is much like that of the wooden 
- spoon but lacks the ornament at the top of the handle, which 
is bent over. This was found in a grave in Cayuga county with 
_ a pewter mug containing 44 French coins, dated from 1642 to 
1656. Some of the earlier dates may be doubtful. 
Fig. 151 is a flat copper spatula, found on the Odell farm, 
lot 3, Van Buren, on the south side of Seneca river. It has been 
hammered into shape, and is rather smooth. This may have 
been once nearly on a plane but is now considerably bent. Fig. 
163 is much like the last in outline but has a longer handle, 
thickened at the end. It is of iron and was found in the town 
of Fleming in 1887. 
Among the presents recommended for the Five Nations in 
1694, were “50. Brass Kettles of two, three, & four pound a 
p® thin beaten and light to Carry when they go a hunting, or 
_ to war if the Continue.”’—O’Callaghan 4:126. The high value 
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_ the Indians placed on “small brass kettles ” was noted in 1696. 
Among the presents of that year were 30 small and 14 large 
kettles. 
For trade purposes they were often brought to the Indians 
in graded sizes. Mr J. V. H. Clark mentioned some thus ar- 
ranged in Pompey. ‘Mr David Hinsdale found a nest of brass 
kettles, the largest of which would hold two pails full, and the 
smallest about three pints. They were all bailed, ready for use, 
and some of the smaller ones were used in Dr Western’s family 
and Mr Hinsdale’s family for several years. The larger ones, 
