1812
There are no descriptions of John Horse before adolescence, but his appearance, like his name, must have revealed a mixed heritage. Describing him as an adult, white observers classed him as a "Negro" but noted a mixture of ethnic features, including black skin, long and straight black hair, Seminole clothing, tall erect posture, and "just a smile of red blood mantling to his forehead."
Sources:
McCall 399-401, Sprague Origin 300.
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