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UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
UNDER DIRECTION OF
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON
December 10, 1888

Dear Sir:

An Indian relic, not uncommon in this locality, is a rude chipped stone axe, or adze, notched on both edges; many specimens bearing evidence that this notch was used by means of a withe or thong for the attachment of the handle.  A rough sketch of the two sides is herewith enclosed for your information.  They are found principally on the Atlantic seaboard from New Jersey to Georgia.  It has been suggested that they were handled as adzed, and had been used to dig out the interiors of soapstone pots or dishes.  They may likewise have been used to dig out canoes or to fashion the interior of the "dug out."