2006-Apr-03

01.26.09

Fushatchee
2006-Apr-03, Alabama, Tuckabatchee tour - 2006 (0)
The introduction to "Creeks and Southerners" by Andrew K. Frank (2005) tells of Andrew Brissert, who in 1783 got in trouble with the Spanish authorities in Pensacola. He and his wife had come to buy some food supplies and sell two African American slaves. He was arrested for being "dressed and painted as an Indian" and suspected of being a spy. The thing was, he was an Indian. He was born in England, spoke English, and except for his paint and dress acted like an Englishman, but he was also a Creek. His Creek family ...

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