Author: Batman, John,
Title: Journal, manuscript
Date: 10 May-11 June 1835.
Accession Number: MS13181
Transcript Number: pp0016-041-0
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we were at this time
spread along. He made a
Sign to us - and all made
in the same direction. He
came up to the person (an
old woman) quite cripple
she had no toes on one foot
we then saw the remainder
of the Tribe about a mile
further on we made to-
-wards them and got up to
them about 1 oclock P.M.
they seemed quite pleased with
my Natives, who could parcially
understand them they sang and
danced for them - I found them to be
only women and Children - 20
of the former and 24 of the
latter the women where all of
a small size - and every
woman had a child at her
back except one who was
quite a young woman, and verry
good looking - we understood

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