The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 8 · Thomas Jefferson
INDIAN TRIBES.
Croghan's Catal. Lezar 400 From the mouth of Ohios to the mouth of Wabash. Webings 200 On the Mississippi below the Shakies. Ousasoys } Grand Tuc} 4,000 On the White Creek, a branch of the Mississippi. Linways 1,000 On the Mississippi. Bouquet's. Les Puans 700 Near Puans Bay. Folle Avoine 350 Near Puans Bay. Ouanakina 300 } Chiakanessou 350 } Conjectured to be tribes of the Creeks. Machecous 800 } Souikilas 200 } Dodge's. Minneamis 2,000 } North-west of Lake Michigan, to the } heads of Mississippi, and up to Lake } Superior. Piankishas, } Mascoutins, } 800 } On and near the Wabash toward the Illinois. Vermillions,} But apprehending these might be different appellations for some of the tribes already enumerated, I have not inserted them in the table, but state them separately as worthy of further inquiry. The variations observable in numbering the same tribe may sometimes be ascribed to imperfect information, and sometimes to a greater or less comprehension of settlements under the same name. (7.) [46] Smith. [47] Evans. [48] The os sacrum.
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