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Florida "Choctaw," as I have supposed, we can (race them down to 
1847 when "four Choctaw warriors" arc enumerated in the penin- 
sula. 1 In 1850 seventy-six more Seminole were sent west, 1 but 
we do not know whether the remnant in question was among them 
or remained in its ancient home. The latter would be the more 
likely supposition, but the reverse is indicated by an old Seminole 
Indian in Oklahoma, who declared that he knew of these Florida 
Choctaw, asserting that one youth descended from them is still living 
among the Seminole of Oklahoma, lie added that when the Seminole 
reached Fort Smith during their removal west the Choctaw who were 
with them wanted to remain with the Choctaw who had emigrated 
from Mississippi, hut the Indian agent would not allow it. He 
knew nothing regarding the origin of this band of Choctaw, but 
thought they had emigrated to Florida from Mississippi about the 
time when the other Seminole settled there. 
Ethnology 
From what has been said regarding the history of the Florida 
Indians it is evident that it. is no longer possible to add to their 
ethnology, except as new manuscripts come to light from time to 
time, particularly in the Spanish archives. It is probable, however, 
that such supplementary information will be comparatively small. 
We must rely principally on the narratives of Laudonniere and his 
companions, assisted by the illustrations of Le Moyne, on such infor- 
mation as may be extracted from the writings of the Franciscan 
fathers, Pareja and Mouilla, and on a few notes in the works of 
other Spaniards. It lias not been thought best to reproduce Le 
Moyne's drawings in the present volume, although his text has been 
freely drawn upon, because the former contain so many errors that 
Le Moyne must have intrusted the execution to some one entirely 
unfamiliar with his subject, or else extreme liberties must have been 
taken with the originals. 
Ribault describes the Timucua as "of good stature, well shaped of 
body as any people in the world; very gentle, courteous, and good- 
natured, of tawny color, hawked nose, and of pleasant countenance." 2 
They were good swimmers and could climb trees with agility. 
The only invariable article of apparel worn by males was the 
breechclout, which we are informed consisted of a painted deerskin. 
Le Moyne represents this as if it were in one piece, passed about the 
privates, and carried round and tied at the back. If his representa- 
tion might be relied upon the Florida Indians would be set off in this 
i Schoolcraft, Ind. Tribes, I, p 522. a French, llisL. Colls. La., 1875, pp. 171, 172. 
