Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I
They do in all consist of about 100 houses; they ly about 60 miles to the southward of y e Onondagos; they intend the next spring to build all their houses together and stockade them; they have
abundance of Corne; they ly within two or three miles of the lake Tichero.
They pass for about
300 fighting men.
The Senecques have four townes, vict. Canagora, Tiotohatton, Canoenada and Keint-he. Canagora and Tiotohatton lye within 30 miles of y e Lake ffrontenacque, and y e other two ly about four or five They have abundance of Corne. None of their towns are miles apiece to y e Southward of those. stockadoed.
Canagorah lyes on the top of a great hill, and in that, as well as in the bignesse, much like Onondago, contayning 150 houses, northwestward of Caiougo, 72 miles. Here y e Indyans were very desirous to see us ride our horses,
y when all y l
e maides
w ch wee did: they made great feasts and dancing, and invited us
were together, both wee and our Indyans might choose such us lyked us to
ly with.
Tiotohattan lyes on the brincke or edge of a hill; has not much cleared ground;
w ch signifies bending.
is near the river
Westward of Canagorah about 30 miles, containing e largest of all the houses wee saw, y e ordinary being 50 @ 60 foot long about 120 houses, being y with 12 @ 13 fires in one house. They have good store of corne, growing about a mile to the NorthTiotehatton,