Harold,

Hope you warm up and catch your breath. I remember when I had to trek my 
stinkies to a laundromat. Not a fun afternoon!

Just got the first of my books by Helen Roundtree: Pocahontas, Powhatan, 
Openchanacanough - Three Indian Lives Changed by Jamestown. So far it is 
quite interesting, and will probably answer a lot of the questions I 
previously asked on the list. So far, in the section on Powhatan, there is 
no mention of any slaves.

I have read other sources that indicate some of the Virginia tribes took in 
enslaved African-Americans and made them members of their tribe, thereby 
freeing them from slavery. To what extent this was done, I don't know. I 
know that Anita Wills of this list traces her ancestory through such an 
event and in her book suggests it was a common practice. Imported slaves, it 
would seem, would be quite amenable to tribal life, moreso than those born 
here. My supposition, at least.

Anne

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