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Curteous, to Strangers, live peacably among themselves and easily contented[.]

The men are commonly of the middle Size, have well proportioned limbs, Regular Features, and fairer in complexion than any other nation I have seen[.] They wear their Hair long behind and Short before like the Canadians[.] Some who wish to appear greater Bucks than the rest tie their Hair, wear ornaments Such as Feathers or Beads in their Ears & Paint or Tattoo their faces ridiculous ugly – round their Heads they wear a Piece of Beaver, otter, or a martin Skin decorated with a Bunch of Feathers before and behind[.] The Rest of their Dress consists of Beaver Robe and Capot and Brayet and Leggins of Dressed moose deer Skin[.] Their Robes and Capots ornamented with several Bunches of leather Strings, garnished with Porcupine Quils of different Colours the Ends of which are hung with Beaver Claws[.] About their necks they have a well polished Piece of Carribou Horn which is white & bent round the Neck, on their Arms & wrists they tie Bracelets & arm Bands made also of Porcupine Quils[.] Round their waist they have likewise a Porcupine Quil Belt, curiously wrought and varigated with Quills of different Colours[.] The women in general are of a lower Stature than the men, wear their Hair and ornaments like them and are reckoned handsome[.] Their Dress in Winter is a Cotillion woven like a mat, of thongs of hare Skin, and a Robe of the same drug[get], on their heads they have a Cap – Shaped like a milled Cap, made also of the like Stuff of their Robes[.] Their Leggins are long and made like Trowsers, except in the Front where an aperture if left to attend to the Calls of Nature[.] Their sum

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