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manifested a full approbation of our under-taking. 23rd. The forepart of this day some of ourcompany were engaged in writing and arrang-ing our business, whilst others were employedin preparing for our removal up to Genesinguhtahaving agreed, last evening, with Henry O'Nealto go with us and be our interpreter. We have had a pretty comfortablehouse much to ourselves. Cornplanter hastwo houses about ten feet apart though roofedover between as the other parts of the housewith bark. The space between serves for an en-try, a place to pound their corn, put their weed, &;c. There is a door in each apartment opens intothis entry. The room assigned us is thirty feet longthe other 24 ft, each sixteen feet wide. They are builtof round poles, set in close together by notchesnear the end; not chunked or plastered be-tween, so that we found our end pretty open and coldenough before morning. Upon our telling theChief they had better make their houses tighterby plastering up the cracks, he replied, if they madetheir houses too warm, they would not like to leave themwhen winter came to go a hunting. along each side of the apartments from the door to the other end, were berths about four feet wideand one foot high, covered with boards; on these