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Indians made Slaves among the Negroea
	“The Indians and the white settlers in the valley transaoted business with each other and were friemfly towards each other, as I have been iold by my mother, Ellza, and my grandmother, Courtney Hai~,k.

	“The missionaries often called the Indian families together for the purpose of teaohing them and the Indians had been invited, prior to bethg driven front the valley, to a sort of festival in the woods. They had prepared rnuoh food for the ocoasion. The braves had gone on a long hunt to provide meat and the squa~s had prepared muoh corn and other grain to be ~ised at the feast. AU the tribes had been invited to a council and the poor people were ha~py, not knowing they were being deceived.

	“The decoy worked, for while the Indians were worshiping God the nieet.. Ing was rudely interrupted by orders of th~ Governor of the State. The Gov~. ernor, whose duty it was to give protection to the poor soul~, caused them to be taken captives and driven away at the point of swords and guns.

	“In vain, my grandmother said, the Indians prayed to ‘be let return to their haines. Instead of being given their liberty, some several hundred horses and ponies were capt~u‘ed to be used in transporting the Indians away from the valley. Many of the aged Indians and many innocent children died on the long journey and traditional stories speak of that journey as the ‚ trat 1 of death . t ~

	“After long weeks of flight, when the homes of the Indians had been reduced to ashes, the long trail still carried them away from their beautiful valley. ~r greatgrandfather and his squaw became acquainted with a party of Indians that were going to the oax~ebrakes of Alaba~na. The pilgrims were not well fed or we].l clothed arrl they were glad to travel tawards the south, be~ lieving the climate would be favorable to their health.

	“After a long and dreary journey, the Indians reached Alabama. Raohaol had her youngest papoose strapped on to her back while John had oared for the