Note 131 — Chapter II · GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SLAVERY.
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According to the census of 1860, several Indian tribes had Negro-slaves. Our informant enumerates the Choctaws, Cherokees, Creeks and Chickasaws. Slavery was carried on to a great extent; some owners had from 50 to 200 slaves131. We may remember that all these tribes originally had no slaves.