Government; and they have
a Counsellor at Law, ap-
pointed for their Assistance
in difficult Cases; viz. Joseph
Herkland

. They consist
of about 56 Families, have
9900 Acres of Land, which is
secured to them by Law, in
such a Manner, that no
Individual of them has power
to sell or lease any part of
it to white people; but it
is divided into Lots, some of an
hundred & some of fifty acres,
and they possess their Land
and other Things as distinct
and private property; They