hv_coatesi_account_1798_091

23rd 7 day. We went on foot this morning, JacobTaylor bearing us company, to see the Tusca-rora and Stockbridge Indians. They lay southfrom this place up the Oneida Creek: the formertwo miles off and the latter four. The land is good with considerable bot-tom up the creek, on which the Tuscaroras arescatteringly settled, most of them having someenclosure of wheat, corn, mowing ground &;c.,with a considerable number of cattle, andsome horses, sheep and swine, which made apretty clever appearance. On arriving at the Stockbridge settlement,the prospect of their improvement wasmore delightful, They have a large streetbetween two and three miles in length, whichascends up the middle of a valley one mile ormore in width. On each side of this street their houses are erected, 20 or 30 perches from eachother. The land on this street is mostly cleared,and fenced off in small lots, which were inwith wheat, corn, and grass for mowing or pas-ture. It is about 9 years since they settled here inthe woods. These first houses are mostly smalland poor: some have laterly put up pretty goodhouses, and others are preparing for it. They have gardens near their doors, and con-