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found trouble from the unusual number of some letters. A still 

 earlier Mohawk book of 16 pages was printed in Boston in 1707. 

 In education, the Rev. Mr Wheelock reported that Joseph Brant 

 and the other Indian boys were doing well. He then had 23 

 Indians in his school. 



Toward the close of this year Johnson made a tabular state- 

 ment of these confederacies, with the names, numbers and situa- 

 tion of the nations. Of the Six Nations, the Mohawks, Onon- 

 dagas and Senecas were considered the elder branches, the three 

 others being the younger. The Mohawks had 160 men and two 

 villages on their river, with some emigrants at Schoharie. The 

 Oneidas had two villages ; one 25 miles from Fort Stanwix, and 

 the other 12 miles west of (?) Oneida lake, with emigrants in 

 several places toward the Susquehanna. They had 250 men. 

 The Tuscaroras had 140 men, with one village 6 miles from the 

 first Oneidas, and several about the Susquehanna. The Onon- 

 dagas had 150 men; one large village being 6 miles from Onon- 

 daga lake, with a smaller one at some distance. The Cayugas 

 had 200 men, a large village near Cayuga lake, and several 

 thence to the Susquehanna. The Senecas were 1050 men, with 

 several villages, beginning about 50 (?) miles from Cayuga and 

 from thence to Chenussio. The largest was about 70 miles from 

 Niagara, with others thence to the Ohio. Two eastern villages, 

 Kanadasero and Kanaderagey, adhered to the English ; the others 

 were in the western confederacy. The Oswegatchies were 80 

 men, chiefly Onondagas, living at La Galette on the St Law- 

 rence. The Nanticokes and others were southern Indians 

 removed to the Susquehanna and subject to the Six Nations. 

 In Canada the Mohawk Caughnawagas were 300 men and 

 attached to the English. Others were mentioned. ]\[any of the 

 Iroquois had no fixed residence, and their numbers could not be 

 computed. 



In December the Six Nations were in their best mood and 

 ready to join the English against the Ottawa confederacy, parti} 

 because the Indians about Detroit had asked for peace and 

 obtained a truce till spring. Lieutenant Governor Colden thought 



