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Novr. 1769.  off Cape Brett

All came up together to the ship  the strangers were numerous & appeard rich  their Canoes were well carvd & ornamented & they had with them many weapons of patoo patoos of stone & whales bones which they value much  They had also ribbs of whales of which we had often seen imitations in wood carvd & ornamented with tufts of Dogs hair  the people themselves were browner than to the Southward as indeed they have been ever since we came to Opoorage  & they had a much larger quantity of Amoco or black stains upon their bodys & faces  almost universaly they had a broad spiral on each buttock & many had their thighs almost intirely black   small lines only being left untouchd so that they lookd like stripd breeches  in this particular  I mean Amoco  almost Every different tribe seem to vary their customs  we have some days seen Canoes where every man has been almost coverd with it & at the same time others where scarce a man has had a spot except his lipps black'd  which seems to be always Essential

These people would not part with any of their arms &c. for any price we could offer  at last however one producd an axe of Talk & offerd it for Cloth  it was given & the Canoe immediately put off with it   a musquet

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