Index Abaco, 294, 316, 327. See also Hole in the Rock Abeeka (Abeika, Choctaw town), 271, 272 Abeshaï Creek, 281 Acadians, 157, 173, 198 Adair, James, 42, 367 (n. 2) “Address to the Inhabitants of the British Settlements in America upon Slave Keeping, An” (Benjamin Rush), 152 Ækanphanækin Swamp, 109 Africans. See slaves (African) agave (as fence), 244 agricultural implements and machinery , 45–55, 160, 173–74, 193–94, 203; Dutch plough, 193; suffolk plough, 193; threshing machines, 194; sawmills, 193; “sicle,” 194; scythe and hook, 194; windmills, 193. See also cotton gin agriculture, 159; food crops suited for production in the Floridas, 160–69; commercial crops suited for production in the Floridas, 169–78; dye plants suitable for production in the Floridas, 182–86; medicinal plants suitable for production in the Floridas, 180–82; tropical plants suitable for production in the Floridas, 186–91. See also names of individual crops Aïsa Hatcha River (Rio d’ais or Ais river), 88, 198, 243, 250, 254, 255, 295, 301. See also Indian River Aitheesuka River, 272 Alachua (region), 160 Alachua (Spanish settlement), 243, 251 albinos, 156–57 allied tribes (of Creek Indians), 142 alligators, 149 Amaxura River, 88, 254 ambergris, 107, 379 (n. 17) Amelia Inlet, 88 Amelia Island, 109, 241, 298 America: economic potential of, 177, 216; effect of Proclamation of 1763, 217–20; views on clearing of forests, 195 “American elk.” See moose American Indian origin theories, 110; Carthage theory, 115; Chickasaw account , 128; Chinese origin, 116, 119; Choctaw account, 121; Jewish origin theory, 114–15; Norwegian origin, 115–16; polygenesis, 119–21l; Tartar origin, 115–19 American Indian women, 131, 135–36, 137, 139, 145, 146, 147; childbirth, 111–12; gender-related work roles, 112, 125; method of carrying children , 112; menstrual seclusion, 114, 125, 384 (n. 47) American Indians: adultery, views on, 113; alcohol abuse, 128; appearance of, 112–13; burial practices, 112; character of, 113; foods, 72, 78, 106, 127, 138, 144; hieroglyphic paintings , 74, 150, 268; hoe, 160; hospitality , 113; hunting camp, 280; method of making ¤res, 112; mounds, 274; rituals, 112; origin of, 63–64, 114– 21, 128, 129; physic, 133, 138, 147, 149; populations of southern tribes, 131, 143, 361 (n. 134); property rights, view on, 113; scalping, 149; sexual practices, 65, 113, 128, 147, 375 (n. 87), 384 (n. 55); tattoos, 73; tumuli, 253; urination, 112; war camps, 125; war tactics, 112, 149. See also names of individual tribes American Military Pocket Atlas, 31 American Philosophical Society, 10, 12, 17; West Florida members, 359 (n. 107) anagreeta (corn dish), 162 Andros Island, 35 Angel Fish Creek, 307, 308, 309 anise, starry, 182 Annals of the Troubles in the Netherlands (Bernard Romans), 2, 38–39 annona tree, 177 “anomalous beings.” See albinos Apalachia, 252 Apalachian (Apalachicola) River, 88 Apalachian Mountains, 253 Apalachicola River, 42, 43, 88, 241, 254, 265, 267 Apé Bogue oosè (creek), 283 Apè Tonsa (creek), 283 apples, 93, 168 Aquelon-Pissa Indians, 149 aquifers, 251 Ardry (settler), 283 Arkansas Indians, 123, 148, 382 (n. 43) Arnold, Benedict, 20 arnotto, 182–83, 395 (n. 137) Artaguette, Pierre de, 122, 382 (n. 41) arum. See eddo Ashuck hooma (Chickasaw town), 124 asphaltum, 107, 379 (n. 18) Atlantic Pilot (William Gerard De Brahm), 44, 48, 263, 320; assessment of by Bernard Romans, 263–65, 405 (n. 237) “Attempts towards a Short Description of West Florida” (Bernard Romans), 8 Avena aquatica sylvestris. See wild rice Ayomala Indians, 156 Ayovola (Spanish settlement), 251 Bague-aithé-Tannè River, 271 Bague-fooka (stream), 271 Bahama Bank, 321, 326 Bahama Channel, 255 Bahama Islands, 294. See also Grand Bahama Island Bahama Straits, 318 Bahia Honda, 324 Baires (or Bères) (mosquito nets), 220, 224 Bakkatané River, 269 balaustian, 181, 394 (n. 131) Balm-of-Gilead, 275. See also Tacamahaca barilla, 191 Barton’s Bluff, Mississippi, 276 Bartram, John, 11, 15, 48, 242, 369 (n. 21), 392 (n. 109) Bartram, William, 42, 58, 355 (nn. 68, 76), 367 (n. 2) Bashailawaw Creek, 281 Baskett,Thomas,283 Batcha-Chooka (hill), 281 bay and cypress galls, 106–7. See also soil types Bay of Honda, 323, 328 Bay of Mantanca, 324 Beak’s Key, 297, 319. See also Cat Key beans, 166 Bear Cut, 306 Bear Killer’s Bluff. See Nita Abè bears, 256, 306, 320; bear fat oil, 127, 144; bear skin, 200 Beelofa (creek), 283 bees, 191 “belly-ach,” 234 Bemini Islands, 294, 295, 296, 316, 318–19 benni. See sesamen Bernard Romans Hurricane of 1772, 70...