Nov. 5th.  Ketuckeewagauboway.  This being Sunday, I told him he knew very well that I never listened to Indians on the Prayer Day unless they were just come from a journey, &c.  He went away, saying he had forgot, &c.

6th.  Oshkinaway and brother, 18 p., of the British shore.  Brought a present of some partridges.

7th.  Metacosegay.  This man resides the greater part of the time on the Canadian side of the river, but hunts often on the American shore.  He resided many years ago with a French family at St. Mary, and has imbibed something of the French taste and manners, always wearing an ornamental hat, and making a bow on entering and leaving the office.  He has been in the regular habit of visiting me from the year 1822, and generally applies for what is termed nwappo on setting out for his fall and winter hunts.  His elder wife, for he has two, is a Sioux slave, taken in youth. (3, 12 r.)

7th.  Nauwequay Wegauboway. (4, 20.)

9th.  This day Bisconaosh visited me for the first time since my residence here.  He came with his wife and two children.  This man is of the ancient band of the Falls, but being strongly attached to the British government, has been shy of approaching me.  This has been taken advantage of by Mr. E., a trader on the opposite shore, who told him the Americans would cause him to be whipped, with other idle stuff of that sort, if he came over.  He stated these facts as the cause for his not coming earlier to see me, and said he was anxious to return to the seat of his forefathers, &c.  Presented him with an axe, pair of spears, ice-chisel, knife, and a couple of flints, and with sixteen rations of flour, pork, and beans. 10th.  Ketuckeewagauboway.  This is a resident Indian of this place.  He is a fisherman during the summer, and scarcely ever does more in the winter than to snare hares or kill partridges, which he exposes for sale.  He also makes snow-shoes, &c.  He is intemperate and improvident, wasting in liquor what would be useful to his family if laid out for provisions, &c.  It is impossible to avoid issues to such persons occasionally.  Advice and reproof he always takes well, acknowledges their justice with good nature, and is even facetiously pleasant.  This man used formerly to come to the office intoxicated; but my undeviating rule of listening to no Indian in that state, has had good effect.

10th.  Kewazee, a fisherman in the fall, a hunter in the winter, is the eldest son of the old hereditary chief Oshawano.  Keeps himself well clothed, and supports his family of four persons comfortably in the Indian way.  Having concluded to stop fishing for the season, he came to solicit some provision to go inland.  This is one of the home band who adheres to the American government, and has entirely broken off all visits to D.I., even contrary to the practice of his father and all the other members of his family.