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selections from NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF
MRS. MARY JEMISON
(index to selections)
from CHAPTER XI.
Death of Hiokatoo.—Biography.—His Birth—Education.—Goes against the
Cherokees, &c.—Bloody Battle, &c.—His success and cruelties in the
French War.—Battle
at Fort Freeland.—Capts. Dougherty and Boon
killed.—His Cruelties in the neighborhood of Cherry Valley, &c.—Indians
remove their general Encampment.—In 1782, Col. Crawford is sent to
destroy them, &c.—Is met by a Traitor,—Battle.—Crawford's Men
surprized.—Irregular Retreat.—Crawford and Doct. Night
taken.—Council.—Crawford Condemned and Burnt.—Aggravating
Circumstances.—Night is sentenced to be Burnt.—Is Painted by
Hiokatoo.—Is conducted off, &c.—His fortunate Escape.—Hiokatoo in the
French War takes Col. Canton.—His Sentence.—Is bound on a wild Colt that
runs loose three days.—Returns Alive.—Is made to run the Gauntlet.—Gets
knocked down, &c.—Is Redeemed and sent Home.—Hiokatoo's Enmity to the
Cherokees, &c.—His Height—Strength—Speed, &c. |
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[11.1]
In the month of November 1811, my husband Hiokatoo, who had been sick four years
of the consumption, died at the advanced age of one hundred and three years, as
nearly as the time could be estimated. He was the last that remained to me of
our family connection, or rather of my old friends with whom I was adopted,
except a part of one family, which now lives at Tonewanta.
[11.2]
Hiokatoo was buried decently, and had all the insignia of a veteran warrior
buried with him; consisting of a war club
[see below], tomahawk and scalping knife, a
powder-flask, flint, a piece of spunk
[touchwood or tender for starting a fire],
a small cake and a cup; and in his best clothing. . . .
replica of Indian war club
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