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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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At an Indian camp up the Alleghany River, a young Seneca warrior who escaped smallpox raged against the 'Great Man above' for afflicting his people, tomahawked a stump in fury, then suddenly went blind, his head swelled until his eyes burst, and he died hours later.
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A young warrior of the Seneca nation, who had escaped taking the small pox, which is raging amongst them, being much incensed at seeing so many of his brethren seized with that malady expressed himself to this effect: That if the Great Man above dared to give him the small pox he would tomahawk him as he would a stump, which he pointed at, and to shew how he would act, began cutting the stump in a most furious manner. In a few minutes he was struck entirely blind, and his head swelled to so great a degree that his eye-balls burst from their sockets, and he expired in a few hours.
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Up The Alleghany River, About Eight Miles From This Place
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struck entirely blind, head swelled to so great a degree that his eye-balls burst from their sockets, and he expired in a few hours
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A young warrior of the Seneca nation, who had escaped taking the small pox, which is raging amongst them, being much incensed at seeing so many of his brethren seized with that malady expressed himself to this effect: That if the Great Man above dared to give him the small pox he would tomahawk him as he would a stump, which he pointed at, and to shew how he would act, began cutting the stump in a most furious manner. In a few minutes he was struck entirely blind, and his head swelled to so great a degree that his eye-balls burst from their sockets, and he expired in a few hours.