The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-19
SAM HOUSTON AND the INDIANS
Ten OF Treaty Between tho cherokees and
affiliated Tribes and tho Provisional
Government Of Texas.

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Indians and their affiliated bands
and he provisional government Of
Texas. ia the YEAR 1898. which vas
retained by The Indians and N. on-
~ one extant outside III tho records
In Tho state department Of Texas.
vas secured by the Oklahoma His
torical society from Emmett Starr.
who has spent much time in collect
Ing literature. records and history
OF the Cherokee Indians. SAYS the
Guthrie State Capital Tn. contents
Of the documents do not specify why
such q treaty was made whether
war caused II. or whether ii was vol
untary. but the latter conjecture IL
not feasible
The treaty. however. again brings
up the story of Gen. Sam Houston
of whom much has been written. the
latest prominence being given the
name being when Tempt. Houston,
son. an odd character died in Ok
lahoma. a few month. ago
Gen. Houston's coming to Texas
and his ultimate connection with the
making OF this treaty was his first
appearance on record after he left
his home in Tennessee.
A short time previous to 1885 I'll.
Indians and whites in a certain por-
ton of Texas became engaged in
what was declared war. 1t only last
ID a short time and it is said a few
Indians were killed by the white peo-
pie. A treaty, however, was drawn
up in which Sam Houston. with
James Forbes. on the part Of the
provisional government of Texas,
participated 1t was some time after
his, then, that Sam Houston came
10 the Indian Territory with the
Cherokees. and afterwards met and
married Talihina Rogers, daughter
u the then chief of the Cherokees.
Temple Houston, who recently died
lnion. and he inherited many Of the
rats of his Indian mother. Her re-
mains now rest in grave at Fort
;ibson. in the Indian Territory.
This treaty. made and entered in
ten years before the state OF Tex
Is was admitted to the union, is in
in isfn ct n.
,oint 1t is fact that much Of the
.arly history of the Indians and
heir dealings with the white man
ias been lost because Of no record
,eins kept of it. The Indians never
preserve records OF their transactions
pith the white man. and it is by &C
.ident. merely. that this copy has
,esn discovered II is supposed that
must have been made by Houston
himself. and in The disposition OF ms
fleets after he died got into hands
where, fortunately Mr.. Starr found
{ He offered IL TO ne historical so
.ieiv for its final resting place, and
here ii will remain. The treaty
avs:
This treaty. made and t.blish-
81 between Sam Houston and John
Forbes commissioners on the part OF
Provisional government Of Texas. oi
he one part. aud Inc Ch-ro.e-s ana
heir associated bands now residing
T-xss of he other pari. io-~it.
lhawnees p-ls~sr-s. lusn~"s.
<ickannos. Choct.~s Bolusies, Ian
MES. Alabama Coh.,ti~s. t.ddns
y ID. N.ches. T.bootattahes. aud
'n1tueuor.s by he head chiefs
cad m.u aud -arrisrs OF me
sh-rok-ss a. elder brother aud rep
.s.ntativ-s OF al ne other bands.
,xre-shls - th.ir isst genera conu-
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