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Correspondence from William Brooks Cabot to Fannie Hardy Eckstorm ca. 1930-1946, part 2

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�[?] as a [?] label, + I did so.  That was before I had a Virginia [?], but now I find (old Va.) nepensum, dust, in the vocabs I have looked up the punk form for sand is only for fine sand; it belongs really [?] find stuff that blows about easily, dust, powder, ashes; the [?] to mean little, small; a rather commons use in [?].  Because we have so many important [?} [?] hereabouts that are [?] I still learn that way, but am ready to dodge if you stir.
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of nipunket as a wet label, & I did so.  That was before I had a Virginia vocab, but now I find (old Va.) nepensum, dust.  In the vocabs I have looked up the punk form for sand is only for fine sand; it belongs really to fine stuff that blows about easily, dust, powder, ashes; the p- seems to mean little, small; a rather common use in diminutives.  Because we have so many important apons- and nepons- hereabouts that are wet I still lean that way, but am ready to dodge if you stir.
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Re. Mohegan, Beauchamp says one of the forms of [?] is [?].  Now [?] in Connecticut.  The full form is [?] which implies some sort of [?] or [?] + you [?] just that in
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Re. Mohegan, Beauchamp says one of the forms of Mahican is Mahakeneghtuc.  Now Kenaghtuc is Connecticut, & the full form is Quonenegh [one underlined] -, which implies some sort of crook, or twist, & you get just that in

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of nipunket as a wet label, & I did so. That was before I had a Virginia vocab, but now I find (old Va.) nepensum, dust. In the vocabs I have looked up the punk form for sand is only for fine sand; it belongs really to fine stuff that blows about easily, dust, powder, ashes; the p- seems to mean little, small; a rather common use in diminutives. Because we have so many important apons- and nepons- hereabouts that are wet I still lean that way, but am ready to dodge if you stir.

Re. Mohegan, Beauchamp says one of the forms of Mahican is Mahakeneghtuc. Now Kenaghtuc is Connecticut, & the full form is Quonenegh [one underlined] -, which implies some sort of crook, or twist, & you get just that in