saw 700 of these on one Garment.
When an Indian believes he has received an
Injury he is never satisfied without Revenge
and if he cannot obtain it on the aggressor he
seeks to do it on some of the same tribe
or family - to illustrate this Disposition,
I may here relate an Account
that was given me of an old Indian Man
on the Allegany River

whom I saw
and shook hand with, who passes
among them by the name of Stiff
Arms. In an Indian War many
years since, when he was young
he was shot in an Engagement
thro' both his arms - tho Ball
passing near the Elbows entirely
disabled him for resistance he
thought it necessary to make his re
peat - in this situation it seems like
ly he would have perished but some
of his own Tribe found and took care
of him feeding him for a long time
and dressing his Wound. Hostiliies
between the contending parties being
by this time over, himself and his Tribe
returned home, the thoughts of