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Pearl Randolph .		FEC
Jacksonville, F1orid~.


Civil War that Berry served in the afore—menttoned offices. He held. his marshalship under a Judge King of Jacksonville, Florida. As State and yederal Government Contractor he built many public structures, a few of which are still in use, among them the jetties at Mayport, Florida which he helped to build. and. a jaiL. at High Springs, Florida.

	It was during the war between the Indians and a~ttlere that Berryts grandmother, serving asa nurse at Tampa Bay was captured by the Indians and carried away to become the‘ squaw of their chief; she was later re—captured by her owners. This was a common procedure, according to Berry‘s statements. IndianB often captured. slaves, particularly the women, or aided In their escape and almost always intermarried with them. The red. men were credited with inciting many uprisings and whole— ~‚ sale escapes among the slaves.

	Country frolics (dances) were quite often at— tended by Indians, whose main reason for going was to obtain whiskey, for whic1i they had a very strong fondness. Berry describes a~ intoxieated Indian as a ‘tornado mad. man‘ and. recalls a hair raising incident that ended in tragedy for the offender.