Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I
above the ankle, and they afterwards join one to the other and tie them at a man's height
sometimes higher, so that it is impossible to
withdraw the foot without untying the cords.
OBSERVATIONS OF WENTWORTH GREENHALGH,
A JOURNEY FROM ALBANY TO Y e INDIANS, WESTWARD ; th 1677, AND ENDED JULY Y e 14, FOLLOWING. Lond. Doc. III. ]
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The Maquaes have four townes, vict. Cahaniaga, Canagora, Canajorha, Tionondogue, besides one small village about 110 miles from Albany.
Cahaniaga is double stockadoed round; has four forts, [ports ?] about four foot wide a piece, conteyns about 24 houses, and is situate upon the edge of an hill, about a bow shott from the river side.
Canagora is only single stockadoed; has four ports like the former, conteyns about 16 houses; itt
upon a fflatt, a stone's throw from y e waters side. Canajorha is also singly stockadoed; and the like man r of ports and quantity of houses as Canagora; the like situacon; only about two miles distant from the water. is situated
Tionondogue is double stockadoed around, has four ports, four foot wide a piece, contains a bt 30 houses; is scituated on a hill a bow shott from y e Eiver.
The small village is without ffence, and conteyns about ten houses; lyes close by the river side, on the north side, as do all the former.
The Maquaes pass in all for about 300 fighting men. Their corn grows close by the River side.