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Page 8
It is not customary among the Creeks to associate with the women ; and it is a
curious fact , that there are white men in the nation who have been here five
years , without ever entering an Indian house . I visit them , take them by the hand
, talk ...
It is not customary among the Creeks to associate with the women ; and it is a
curious fact , that there are white men in the nation who have been here five
years , without ever entering an Indian house . I visit them , take them by the hand
, talk ...
Page 42
... then make his hunt and bring home the meat ; putting all this in the possession
of his wife , ends the ceremony and they are married , or as the Indians express it
, the woman is bound , and not till then . This information is obtained from Co ...
... then make his hunt and bring home the meat ; putting all this in the possession
of his wife , ends the ceremony and they are married , or as the Indians express it
, the woman is bound , and not till then . This information is obtained from Co ...
Page 62
In the year 1729 , an old chief of Cussetuh , called by the white people Captain
Ellick , married three Uchce women , and brought them to Cussetuh , which was
greatly disliked by his towns people ; their opposition determined him to move ...
In the year 1729 , an old chief of Cussetuh , called by the white people Captain
Ellick , married three Uchce women , and brought them to Cussetuh , which was
greatly disliked by his towns people ; their opposition determined him to move ...
Page 73
If the party applied to ; approve of the match , they answer accordingly , to the
woman who made the application . ... and such other articles of clothing as he is
able to do , and sends them by the women to the females of the family of the bride
.
If the party applied to ; approve of the match , they answer accordingly , to the
woman who made the application . ... and such other articles of clothing as he is
able to do , and sends them by the women to the females of the family of the bride
.
Page 76
The pin - e - bun - gau , ( turkey dance , ) is danced by the women of the turkey
tribe ; and while they are dancing , the possau is brewed . This is a powerful
emetic . The possau is drank from twelve o'clock to the middle of the afternoon .
The pin - e - bun - gau , ( turkey dance , ) is danced by the women of the turkey
tribe ; and while they are dancing , the possau is brewed . This is a powerful
emetic . The possau is drank from twelve o'clock to the middle of the afternoon .
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