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is usable I haven't got. I did not offer translations, in fact have felt that if printed it had better by by myself, & not get a sponsor into trouble.
Nothing about Mattasunk, those gentry they get into shows aren't much - I have had it happen before, gave an old sinner [?] $5. & never heard. Indians (one underlined) don't do that. If Mattanseunk & Mattakeeunk were down here my guess would be fishing, but I've small faith. Mattaseunk is now Salmon Stream, & the other is near. Mattakeeset is a common spelling here & southward, occasionally occurring in its full form Namattakeset. Mattaseunk seems nearer the Mattachest spelling. But I no nerve [?] about mont [?] forms up with you; not, at the moment, enough to write to Stanislaus. With us the ēē sounds seem diminutive, something is small, or narrow, or thin; area Mattakee [last two letters underlined and superscribed] goes with herring runs, Mattachu [last letter superscribed] - with larger water. Mata- is a coming-out term: V. Madagascet; is used very widely for going to the shore, from inland, or even from near by: in all dialects, Hudson Straits to N. Carolina. The string of Mats- in Rasles [one underlined] make Mattaseunk look bad brook (two underlined).
Well, I wish you were over there in the chair where you were. Thanks indeed for the Chadwick, my best wishes,
Sincerely yours
William B. Cabot.
Nothing about Mattasunk, those gentry they get into shows aren't much - I have had it happen before, gave an old sinner [?] $5. & never heard. Indians (one underlined) don't do that. If Mattanseunk & Mattakeeunk were down here my guess would be fishing, but I've small faith. Mattaseunk is now Salmon Stream, & the other is near. Mattakeeset is a common spelling here & southward, occasionally occurring in its full form Namattakeset. Mattaseunk seems nearer the Mattachest spelling. But I no nerve [?] about mont [?] forms up with you; not, at the moment, enough to write to Stanislaus. With us the ēē sounds seem diminutive, something is small, or narrow, or thin; area Mattakee [last two letters underlined and superscribed] goes with herring runs, Mattachu [last letter superscribed] - with larger water. Mata- is a coming-out term: V. Madagascet; is used very widely for going to the shore, from inland, or even from near by: in all dialects, Hudson Straits to N. Carolina. The string of Mats- in Rasles [one underlined] make Mattaseunk look bad brook (two underlined).
Well, I wish you were over there in the chair where you were. Thanks indeed for the Chadwick, my best wishes,
Sincerely yours
William B. Cabot.
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