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5803. NEGROES, Bravery.—
They are at
least as brave, and more adventuresome. But
this may proceed from a want of forethought,
which prevents their seeing a danger till it be
present. When present, they do not go through
it with more coolness or steadiness than the
whites.—
Notes on Virginia. Washington ed. viii, 381.
Ford ed., iii, 245.
(1782)
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