The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-16
TREATY
Bet,oeen the United States Of .7meies and The Creek
and Seminole tribes Of Indians; concluded january
A, l645; ratified March 6, lS45. 4

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and Seminole tribes Of Indians; concluded January
| A, ls45; ratified March 6, lS45.
JAMES X. POLK,
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
To all and singular 10 1hom these presents shall come,
greeting
! Whereas treaty was made and concluded at the
Creek agency on the fourth day Of January, in the
wear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty five, between William Armstrong, p. M. But
Ter, James Logan, and Thomas l.. Judge, commits
soners in behalf of the United States, of the first
part; the Creek tribe of Indians, of the second part
and the Seminole tribe of Indians, of the third parts
Aud whereas the said treaty having been submit
ted TO the Senate for its constitutional action thereon,
the Senate did, on the sixth day Of March, one
thousand eight hundred and forty 1--we advise and
consent the ratification Of said treaty, with
tain amendments
And whereas the said Indians did, by their chiefs
and head men, in full council assembled, on the
twenty-eighih day of May thousand eight
hundred and fortyfve, give their free and voluntary
assent to the amendments made by the Senate in
the resolution aforesaid; which treaty, resolution Of
the Senate making the amendments to said treaty,
and the assent of the Indians TO said amendments,
in the words following, to wit;
articles of treaty made by Wiiam ARMSTRONG p. NJ
Butler, James Logan, and Thomas l.. Judge,
missions,s in behalf efthe United States, ofhe first
part; the Creek tribe Of Indians, Of the second; and
the Seminole tribe Of Indians, Of The third part:
Whereas it stipulated, in the fourth article of
the Creek treaty of 1889 that the Seminoles should
thenceforward be considered constituent part of
the Creek nation and that permanent and COM
Portable home should be secured for them on the
lands apart in said treaty the country of the
Creeks: And whereas many of the Semnoles have
settled and now living in the Creek country;
while others, constituting large portion of the
tribe, have refused to make their homes in any part
thereof, assigning as reason that they unwil-
ling TO submit to Creek laws and government, and
that they apprehensive of being deprived by the
Creek authorities of their property And whereas
repeated complaints have been made to the United
States government, that those of the Seminoes who
refused to 60 into the Creek country, have, without
authority or right, settled upon lands secured to
other tribes, and that they have committed hume
rous and extensive depredatons upon the property
ofthose upon whose lands they have ntruded;
Now, therefore, in order to reconcile all difficult
ties respecting location and jurisdiction, settle all
disputed questions which have arisen, or may here
after arise in regard to rights of property, and espe
caly to preserve the peace of the frontier seriously
endangered by the restless and warlike spirit of the
intrudng Seminoes the parties to this treaty have
agreed to the following stipulations:
ART. /. The Creeks agree that the Semnoles
shall be entitled TO settle in body, separately,
they please in any part of the Creek country; that
they shall make their own town regulations, sub
iect, however to the general control Of the Creek
Short that no distinction shall be made between the
two tribes in any respect except in the management
Of their pecunary affairs, in which neither shall in
terfere with the other.
Arr 2. The Seminoles agree that those of their
tribe who have not done before the ratification Of
this treaty, SHALL Immediately thereafter remove to,
and permanently settle in, the Creek country
Arr. g. It is mutually agreed by the Creeks and
Seminoles that all contested cases between the two
tribes, concerning the right of property, growing
ofco that hoya
previous to the ratification Of this treaty, shall be
subject to the decision of the President Of the United
States
ART. 4. The Creeks being greatly dissatisfied
with the manner in which their boundaries were adj
justed by the treaty of 1888, which they say they
did not understand until after its executions; and it
appearing that in said treaty addition was made
to their country for the OF the Seminoles, but
that, on the contrary, they were deprived without
adequate compensation, of a considerable extent Of
valuable territory; and moreover, the Seminoes
since the Creeks first agreed to receive Them having
been engaged in protracted and bloody contest
which has naturally engendered feelings and habits
calculated to make them troublesome neighbors;-I
the United States, in consideration of these circum
stances, agree that an additional annuity Of three
thousand dollars, for purposes of education shall
be allowed for the term Of twenty years; that the
annuity Of three thousand dollars provided in the
treaty of 1892 for like purposes, shall be continued
until the determination of the additional annuity
education funds Of the Creeks, including the annui
ties above named, the annual allowance of one thou
sand dollars provided in the treaty of 1888, and
also all balances of appropriations for education
nutes, that may be due from the United States,
shall be expe nded in their country for the sup
port of manual-labor school in the Canadian dis
tric and of another in the Arkansas district provi
ded that the President does not object to such appi
cation of the annuites above-named, granted in the
treaties of 1882 and 1888 And it is also agreed
AZ, tofS
of the Creek council shall be consulted.
ART 5. The Semnoles having expressed desire
to settle in body on Little river, some distance
westward of the present residence of the greater
portion of them, it is agreed that rations shall be
issued to such as may remove while on their way
to their homes; and that, after their emigration
is completed, the whole tribe shall be subsisted for
six months; duo notice to be given that those who
do not into the Creek country before the issues
commence, shall be excluded. And it is distinctly
understood, that all those Seminoles, except those
now in Florida, who refuse to to and settle
in the Creek country within six months after this
treaty is ratified, shall not participate in any of the
benefits it provides
Arr. g. The sum of fifteen thousand four hun
bred dollars, provided in the second article of the
treaty of Payne's Landing, shall be paid in the
manner therein pointed out, Immediately after the
emigration of those Seminoles who may remove to
the Creek country is completed. Also, as soon af-
ter such emigration as practicable, the annuity of
the fourth article of said treaty; and in addition
thereto, for the period, two thousand dollars
per annum, in goods suited to their wants, to be
equally divided among all the members of the tribe
Arr. T. In full satisfaction and discharge of all
claims for property left or abandoned in Florida, at
the request Of the officers of the United States un-
der promise of remuneration, thousand dollars
per annum, in agricultural implements, shall be fur
nished the Seminoles for FIVE years.
ART. g. To avoid all danger of encroachments on
he mar IF ethe Crepk mr. 4 beI
territory of other nations the northern and western
boundary lines Of the Creek country shall be plain
ly and distinctly marked.
| In witness Whereof the said commissioners and
the undersigned chiefs and head men Of the Creek
and Seminole tribes, have hereunto set their hands,
al the Creek agency, this fourth day Of January,
| l645.
VIM. ARMSTRONG,
| Acting Superintendent Western Territory
p. M. BUTLER, Cher. Agent.