articles such as axes knives guns ammunition &c. Their number is about five hundred souls and there are some among them grown old without having ever seen an European and who still form their utensils out of Bones and stone.

The Nascapees are generally above the middle size slender and long shanked. The cheeks jutting out remarkably on both sides make the contour of the face incline to the oval[.] The eyes are black the nose rather flat mouth capacious lips thick the teeth white the hair rough & black and the complexion of a beautiful frog colour gives the last touch to this antic figure.

The men dress in a Capot Brayet and Leggins of Carriboux skin prepared in the hair which they wear at all seasons next the skin the outside Being painted in various fantastical figures of different colours, which they extract from wood & herbs, and the shoulders decorated with Epaulettes made of Beads porcupine

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