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the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sect. 17, T. 2, R. 16E. there was evidently a treasure deposited, which was taken up about 15 years ago. About the time just mentioned I was in company with a party passing along the road, and when we arrived near the place he told me he wanted to show me something. We turned from the road about 30 paces and arrived at a large sand rock which was about 3 ft. high, 4 ft. long, and 3 ft. wide. On top the rock had a smoothe surface on which were a number of irregular marks or grooves made with an instrument one inch wide and the grooves were 1/2 inch deep. On examining the place I noticed a pit about one foot from the rock. This pit was 2 ft. square and 3 ft.	deep with walls of thin	slab rock.
When I finished	the examination I	was	asked	my
opinion, which I gave as follows; The party that opened the pit evidently had knowledge of what he was hunting, for the work showed to be freshly done; and there being fire coals left in the pit was evidence it was done at night. Whoever buried this treasure or whatever it might have been, and at what time it was done, is not know, neither is it known who opened the pit and took out what it contained.
In conclusion I wish to say something that I have not alluded	to before.	I am	blind to the
extent that I can	not see my	way to	go from	place
to place, and I have to be led. I can, however, see to write on	heavy ruled lines	when I	get a
proper reflection	of light. It was	under	these
disadvantages that I have written and it was at the earnest request of some of my friends that I wrote. I will now close	for the reason that	my eyesight	is
so dim that I can scarcely see.
I find in reading over the manuscript I have left out many things that I failed to recall at the proper time. I hope that the foregoing will be received with some interest by the Historical Society of Mississippi.
Should my sight improve I might later on write a supplement to this.
Respectfully,
John H. Evans
De Soto, Miss.
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JEHU EVANS 10/8/1795 - 6/24/1877
October 8, 1795	- Jehu was born in Edgefield
District, South Carolina. In 1810 he emigrated to Louisiana Territory and settled in what is now Wayne County,Mississippi.
In 1812 he volunteered for service in the War of 1812 and was mustered into service at Myrtle Springs in Wayne County, Mississippi. He was a private in Carson's Regiment, Mississippi Militia, and was subsequently	elected	Captain	of	his
Company. He held the rank of Captain in Josiah Watts Company, serving 1 month and 25 days from September 25 to November 10,	1812 and received
$36.45 pay at the rate of $8.00 per month and 40 cents per day for his horse. The names ?John Evans" and "Jehu Evans" were interchangable throughout the papers but the oath was signed "Jehu Evans". He marched to Pensacola, Florida and was attached to Colonel Wade Hampton's Regiment. He was ordered to New Orleans on January 8th	and on	the	way
encountered heavy skirmishs with hostile Indians. He arrived in New Orleans the day following the battle at Chalmette and assisted in burying the dead and ministering to the wounded.	Upon
expiration of his term of service he returned to surveying with Mr. Hicks, a government surveyor.
January 24, 1822 - Married Sarah Pegaus Hicks who was born January 19,	1801 in North Carolina. ?	She
was the daughter of	George	Hicks of	Richmond
County, North Carolina and was a sister of Thomas
F.	Hicks, Esquire.	She came to Mississippi in
1815.
1832 - Jehu moved to Clarke County about two miles north of the Wayne County line and near the old Trace from Mobile. He served as Surveyor of Clarke County for 22 years. About 1872 Jehu and Sarah moved to Shubuta to live with their daughter, Mrs. martha J. Yates.
June 24, 1877 - Jehu died in Shubuta at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Martha J. Yates. He was burried at his old home place which was described in the Postlude in this book.
December 4, 1885	- Sarah Hicks Evans died in
Shubuta at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martha J. Yates. She was burried at the old home place beside her husband.