“The story is told that young Tom was out with his father and brother-in-law one day on some errand across the river, when the senior Quick was felled by a round from a marauding Indian’s rifle. Young Tom and the brother-in-law tried to drag the elder wounded Quick to safety, but he was dying and commanded them to run for their lives. The two men then frantically made their way back across the frozen river. Tom paused after reaching the bank to see if they were being pursued and saw to his horror his now-dead father being scalped.
“Something snapped in him and from this point on, Tom Quick swore vengeance on all Indians.”
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/loa/tom-quick/
Link at http://knuckledraggin.com/2017/09/tom-quick/
For a similar character, see http://www.johnlivereatingjohnston.com/
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