Thirty Years' View (Vol. 2 of 2): or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850Benton, Thomas Hart
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Thirty Years' View (Vol. 2 of 2): or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850
Benton, Thomas Hart
United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861
"Now, therefore, the commissioners aforesaid, by virtue of the
power and authority vested in them by the treaty made with the
Creek Indians on the 14th of February, 1833, as above stated,
hereby designate and assign to the Seminole tribe of Indians,
for their separate future residence for ever, a tract of country
lying between the Canadian River and the south fork thereof, and
extending west to where a line running north and south between
the main Canadian and north branch will strike the forks of
Little River; provided said west line does not extend more than
twenty-five miles west from the mouth of said Little River. And
the undersigned Seminole chiefs, delegated as aforesaid, on
behalf of the nation, hereby declare themselves well satisfied
with the location provided for them by the commissioners, and
agree that their nation shall commence the removal to their new
home as soon as the government will make the arrangements for
their emigration satisfactory to the Seminole nation."
This treaty is signed by the delegation, and by the commissioners
of the United States, and witnessed, among others, by the same
Major Phagan, agent, and Abraham, interpreter, whose presence was
stipulated for at Payne's Landing.
Thus the two conditions on which the removal depended, were complied
with; they were both established in the affirmative. The Creeks,
under the solemn sanction and guarantee of the United States, agree
to receive back the Seminoles as a part of their confederacy, and
agree that they shall live adjoining them on lands designated for
their residence. The delegation declare themselves well satisfied
with the country assigned them, and agree that the removal should
commence as soon as the United States could make the necessary
arrangements for the removal of the people.
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