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They are juft, honed, liberal and hofpitable to 
Grangers ; confiderate, loving and affedlionate to 
their wives and relations ; fond of their children ; 
induftrious, frugal, temperate and perfevering ; 
charitable and forbearing. I have been weeks 
and months amongd them and in their towns* 
and never obferved the lead: fign of contention or 
wrangling : never faw an indance of an Indian 
beating his wife, or even reproving her in anger* 
In this cafe they dand as examples of reproof to 
the mod civilized nations, as not being defedtive 
in judice, gratitude and a good underdanding ; 
for indeed their wives merit their edeem and the 
mod gentle treatment, they being indudrious, 
frugal, careful, loving and affedlionate. 
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The Mufcogulges are more volatile, fprightly 
and talkative than their Northern neighbours, 
the Cherokees ; and, though far more didant 
from the white fettlements than any nation Ead 
of the MiiTiflipi or Ohio, appear evidently to have 
made greater advances towards the refinements 
of true civilization, which cannot, in the lead 
degree, be attributed to the good examples of 
the white people. 
Their internal police and family economy 
at once engage the notice of European tra- 
vellers, and incontrovertibly place thefe peo- 
ple in an illuftrious point of view : their libe- 
rality, intimacy and friendly intercourfe one with 
another, without any redraint of ceremonious 
formality, as if they were even inlenfible of the 
ufe or neceflity of alfociating the paffions or 
affedtions of avarice, ambition or covetoufnefs. 
A man goes forth on his bufineis or avoca- 
tions ; he calls in at another town ; if he wants 
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