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Domestic News
October 27, 1806
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Anecdote about a Sagamore or Indian chief on Nantucket known for his talent in setting dislocated bones without charge, treating over 1600 persons, never losing a patient, and dying in November 1797 at age 84.
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ANECDOTE.
Of the Talents and Benevolence of an Indian Chief.
There lived a few years ago on Nantucket, a Sagamore or Indian chief, whose character deserves to be preserved. He had a peculiar talent for setting dislocated bones. In the last 14 years of his life, in which he kept an exact account, he set or healed no less than 1151 bones, and as he had practised some years before, he supposed he had operated on 1600 or 1700 persons. What is a remarkable trait in his character he never took fee or reward for the most important services; even when he spent days and weeks in dressing wounds. He had the satisfaction of never losing a patient while under his care. This honest, worthy Indian died in November, 1797, at the advanced age of 84 years—a remarkable instance of native ingenuity and humanity.
Of the Talents and Benevolence of an Indian Chief.
There lived a few years ago on Nantucket, a Sagamore or Indian chief, whose character deserves to be preserved. He had a peculiar talent for setting dislocated bones. In the last 14 years of his life, in which he kept an exact account, he set or healed no less than 1151 bones, and as he had practised some years before, he supposed he had operated on 1600 or 1700 persons. What is a remarkable trait in his character he never took fee or reward for the most important services; even when he spent days and weeks in dressing wounds. He had the satisfaction of never losing a patient while under his care. This honest, worthy Indian died in November, 1797, at the advanced age of 84 years—a remarkable instance of native ingenuity and humanity.
What sub-type of article is it?
Death Or Funeral
Indian Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Nantucket Indian Chief
Bone Setting
Benevolence
Dislocated Bones
Native Ingenuity
Where did it happen?
Nantucket
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Nantucket
Event Date
November, 1797
Outcome
died at the advanced age of 84 years; never lost a patient while under his care.
Event Details
A Sagamore or Indian chief on Nantucket had a talent for setting dislocated bones, treating no less than 1151 cases in the last 14 years of his life and estimating 1600 or 1700 persons overall; he never took fee or reward, even for extended wound care.