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A Character of the Province of Maryland / Described in four distinct parts; also a small Treatise on the Wild and Naked Indians (or Susquehanokes) of Maryland, their customs, manners, absurdities, and religion; together with a collection of historical letters. cover

A Character of the Province of Maryland / Described in four distinct parts; also a small Treatise on the Wild and Naked Indians (or Susquehanokes) of Maryland, their customs, manners, absurdities, and religion; together with a collection of historical letters.

Chapter 74: Note 47, page 71.
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The tract presents a promotional portrait of Maryland intended to encourage emigration, describing fertile land, navigable waterways, and economic prospects while mixing practical observation with exuberant praise. It is organized in four parts and includes a separate treatise on the Susquehanoke Indians that catalogs their customs, religion, and manners as observed by the author. The narrative outlines the redemption system and the terms and experiences of bonded servants, and it offers reports on colonial life, social conditions, and agricultural opportunity. A collection of historical letters supplements the account, and the tone shifts between colloquial rhetoric and deliberate persuasion aimed at prospective migrants.

Note 47, page 71.

The language of the Susquehannas, as Smith remarks, differed from that of the Virginian tribes generally. As already stated, it was one of the dialects of the Huron-Iroquois, and its relation to other members of the family may be seen by the following table of the numerals:

Sus­que­han­na
or Min­qua.
Hoch­e­laga. Hu­ron. Mo­hawk. Onon­da­ga.

 1.

Onskat,

Segada,

Eskate,

Easka,

Unskat.

 2.

Tiggene,

Tigneny,

Téni,

Tekeni,

Tegni.

 3.

Axe,

Asche,

Hachin,

Aghsea,

Achen.

 4.

Raiene,

Honnacon,

Dac,

Kieri,

Gayeri.

 5.

Wisck,

Ouiscon,

Ouyche,

Wisk,

Wisk.

 6.

Jaiack,

Indahir,

Houhahea,

Yayak,

Haiak.

 7.

Tzadack,

Ayaga,

Sotaret,

Jatak,

Tchiatak.

 8.

Tickerom,

Addegue,

Attaret,

Satego,

Tegeron.

 9.

Waderom,

Madellon,

Nechon,

Tiyohto,

Waderom.

10.

Assan,

Assem,

Oyeri.