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Correspondence from William Brooks Cabot to Fannie Hardy Eckstorm ca. 1930-1946, part 3
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| − | + | [This is page 2, the concluding page of W. B. Cabot's letter of November 6, 1934. Page 1 is found in Part 2 of this collection, and titled ms158_b1f017_002.16.pdf .] | |
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| + | I doubt crooked being just the right word for this added meaning, but one can't hold an Indian too firmly [?] for his English. Anyway he was near enough. Now I have let myself think that all the Kenagtuc forms you come to are really Keneneghs [one underlined], features of length with a break or twist in them. Beauchamp's Maha I don't know about, but take it as some form of magnificent ; still it may well be a tide word. | ||
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| + | O'Brian has Kanangawenuk, flood tide, (perhaps spring tide or extra high tide) | ||
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| + | V. Qwenanargek, long island (Islesboro) is curiously like Conanicut, R.I. in type There is a connecticut R. in [one superscribed], Long Island, & Contoocook, N.H. They fit pretty well. | ||
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| + | Anyway when you get a Kenegtuc name I think it goes with long, & a break or twist. There is something in that -egh- that I haven't got at yet, haven't tried particularly. | ||
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| + | Am in a pretty futile period as regards finishing up names : just stir them up & go away. | ||
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| + | Sincerely yours | ||
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| + | William Cabot. | ||
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[This is page 2, the concluding page of W. B. Cabot's letter of November 6, 1934. Page 1 is found in Part 2 of this collection, and titled ms158_b1f017_002.16.pdf .]
I doubt crooked being just the right word for this added meaning, but one can't hold an Indian too firmly [?] for his English. Anyway he was near enough. Now I have let myself think that all the Kenagtuc forms you come to are really Keneneghs [one underlined], features of length with a break or twist in them. Beauchamp's Maha I don't know about, but take it as some form of magnificent ; still it may well be a tide word.
O'Brian has Kanangawenuk, flood tide, (perhaps spring tide or extra high tide)
V. Qwenanargek, long island (Islesboro) is curiously like Conanicut, R.I. in type There is a connecticut R. in [one superscribed], Long Island, & Contoocook, N.H. They fit pretty well.
Anyway when you get a Kenegtuc name I think it goes with long, & a break or twist. There is something in that -egh- that I haven't got at yet, haven't tried particularly.
Am in a pretty futile period as regards finishing up names : just stir them up & go away.
Sincerely yours
William Cabot.