Note 25 — X.

Her husband commanded a company at Crawford’s defeat. He was a large, noble looking man, and a bold and intrepid warrior. He was in the bloody Moravian campaign, and took his share in the tragedy, by shedding the first blood on that occasion, when he shot, tomahawked and scalped Shebosh, a Moravian chief. But retributive justice was meted to him. After being taken prisoner, the Indians inquired his name. “Charles Builderback,” replied he, after some little pause. At this revelation, the Indians stared at each other with malignant triumph. “Ha!” said they, “you kill many Indians—you big captain—you kill Moravians.” From that moment, probably, his death was decreed.