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that the women [poor creatures?] shall rise again and
expect for themselves a kind of Muhomedan
paradise; for a new race of women far
superior & much more beautiful shall be
provided for them who are said to be
descended from the race of the Burrabin
superior beings residing with the deity
Baiamai. It was particularly enjoined
['to' crossed out] me not to divulge this secret respecting
the women.
I cannot say that this their belief has
any great moral inflence upon them, but
they have some idea that those who have
led a good life would fare better
than others.
I would only add in conclusion that
these ['ideas' crossed out] are entirely their own original
notions not any thing derived from their
intercourse with Europeans and though they
are very doubtful as ['to who made them and all' crossed out] the father of all things
['the world' crossed out], they fancy that most likely Baiamai
made originally all. Now whatever errors
and absurdities ['they may have mixed up' crossed out]
may adhere to this their belief, we cannot