They tied me in the Aforegoing way nine nights in succession; they had me stretched and tied so tight, that I could not move one inch to turn or rest myself; that large knot was on the back of my neck, so that I was obliged to lay on it all night, and it hurt my neck very much.
"Narrative of the Captivity of William Biggs among the Kickapoo Indians in Illinois in 1788"
William Biggs
The Aforegoing facts are substantially known to Le Roy, Bayard, and McEvers, and to Harrison and Ogden.
"Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete"
Matthew L. Davis