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 Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/stevepem http://www.erols.com/apembert http://www.educationalsynthesis.org To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html