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A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison by James E. (James Everett) Seaver
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superior cast, and he soared above the trifling subjects of revenge, which
are common amongst Indians, as being far beneath his attention. In his
childish and boyish days, his natural turn was to practise in the art of
war, though he despised the cruelties that the warriors inflicted upon
their subjugated enemies. He was manly in his deportment, courageous and,
active; and commanded respect. Though he appeared well pleased with peace,
he was cunning in Indian warfare, and succeeded to admiration in the
execution of his plans.

At the age of fourteen or fifteen years, he went into the war with manly
fortitude, armed with a tomahawk and scalping knife; and when he returned,
brought one white man a prisoner, whom he had taken with his own hands, on
the west branch of the Susquehannah river. It so happened, that as he was
looking out for his enemies, he discovered two men boiling sap in the
woods. He watched them unperceived, till dark when he advanced with a
noiseless step to where they were standing, caught one of them before they
were apprized of danger, and conducted him to the camp. He was well
treated while a prisoner, and redeemed at the close of the war.

At the time Kaujisestaugeau gave me my liberty to go to my friends, Thomas
was anxious to go with me; but as I have before observed, the Chiefs would
not suffer him to leave them on the account of his courage and skill in
war: expecting that they should need his assistance. He was a great
Counsellor and a Chief when quite young; and in the last capacity, went
two or three times to Philadelphia to assist in making treaties with the
people of the states.

Thomas had four wives, by whom he had eight children. Jacob Jemison, his
second son by his last wife, who is at this time twenty-seven or
twenty-eight years of age, went to Dartmouth college, in the spring of
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