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�is usable I haven't got. I did not offer [?] times, in fact Lan felt that if printed it had better by by myself, & not get a sponsor into trouble. Nothing about Mattansunk, those gentry they get into shows aren't much - I have had it happen before, gave an old [?] $5. & never heard. Indians (Indians is underscored) don't do that. If Mattansunk & Mattakeeunk were down here my guess would be fishing, but I'm small faith, Mattaneunk is now Salmon Stream, & the other is near. Mattakeesit is a common spelling here & southward, occasionally occurring in its full form Namattakeeunk spelling. But I no [?] about [?] eye with you; not, at the moment, enough to write to Stanislaus. with us the [?] sounds seem [?], soemthing is small, or narrow, or this [?] ocean Mattakee goes with herring runs, Mattachic - with larger waters. [?] is a common-out term: V. [?]; is used very widely for going to the shore, from inland, or [?] [?] near by: in all dialects, Hudson Straits to N. Carolina. The string of mets- in Rasdes (Rasdes is undlined) make Mattaseunk look bad brook (both bad and brook are underlined) Wello, I wish you were one [?] the chair where you were. Thankks indeed for the Chadwick. My best wishes, Sincerely yours, William B. Cabot.