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TREATY SUPPLEMENT
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- Seminole Nation and the Confederate States of America
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- A CONVENTION supplementary to the treaty of friendship this day made
and concluded at the council-house of the Seminole Nation, on the first
day of August, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, between the
Confederate States of America, by Albert Pike, their commissioner, with
full powers, of the one part, and the Seminole Nation of red men, by their
chiefs, headmen, and warriors in general council assembled, of the other
part.
In addition to the said treaty, and by way of separate convention and
agreement, it is hereby agreed between the said parties that in consideration of
the common interests of the Confederate States and the Seminole Nation, and of
the protection and rights secured and guaranteed to the latter by said treaty,
the said Seminole Nation will raise and furnish, and the Confederate States will
receive into their service, not less than two nor more than five companies of
mounted men, to serve in the armies of the Confederate States for twelve months.
Each company shall be composed of not less than 64 nor more than 100 men in all.
The company officers shall be elected by the members of the company, and
the major commanding by a majority of the votes of all the members of the
battalion. The men shall be armed by the Confederate States, receive the same
pay and allowances as other mounted troops in the service, and not be moved
beyond the limits of the Indian country west of Arkansas, without their consent.
In testimony whereof the said Albert Pike, as such commissioner of the
Confederate States, doth hereunto set his hand and affix the seal of his arms,
and Hin-i-ha Micco or John Jumper, principal chief of the Seminole Nation,
Pas-co-fa, George Cloud, Fos-hut-ehi Tus-ti-nuk-ki, Ta-eo-sa Fic-si-co, Hal-pa-ta,
I-ma-thla, Fos-hut-chi tIa-cho-chi, Sa-to-a Hacho, O-chi-si Cho-fo-to-a,
Cho-fo-top Hacho, Su-nuk Micco, and Tus-ti-nuk Co-cho-co-ni, town chiefs,
commissioners with plenary powers thereof, on the part of the Seminole Nation,
do hereunto set their hands and affix their seals.
Done in duplicate at the Seminole Agency, in the Seminole Nation, on the second
day of August, in the year first aforesaid.
[SEAL.]
- ALBERT PIKE,
- Commissioner of the Confederate States of America
- to the Indian Nations West of Arkansas.
- John Jumper, principal chief of the Seminole Nation; Pas-co-fa, town
chief; George Cloud, town chief; Fos-hut-chi Tus-ti-nuk-ki, town chief; Fos-hut-chi
Ha-cho-chi, town chief; O-chi-si Cho-fo-to-a, town chief; Tus-ti-nuk Co-cho-co-ni,
town chief; Sa-to-a Hacho, town chief; Cho-fo-top Hacho, town chief; Su-nuk
Micco, town chief; Ta-co-sa Fic-si-co, town chief; Hal-pa-ta, town chief;
I-ma-thla, town chief.
Signed, sealed, and mutually delivered in our presence.
- Wm. Quesenbury, secretary to the commissioner; E. Rector,
superintendent of Indian affairs for the Western Superintendency; Samuel
M. Rutherford, agent of the Confederate States for the Seminoles; James M.
C. Smith, special interpreter; Charles B. Johnson, W. Warren Johnson, W.
L. Pike, W. H. Faulkner.
(To the Indian names are subjoined marks.)
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RATIFICATION.
Resolved (two-thirds of the Congress concurring), That the
Congress of the Confederate States of America do advise and consent to the
ratification of the articles of a treaty made by Albert Pike, commissioner of
the Confederate States to the Indian nations west of Arkansas, in behalf of the
Confederate States, of the one part, and by the Seminole Nation of Indians, by
its chiefs, headmen, and war-riots in general council assembled, of the other
part, concluded at the Seminole council-house, in the Seminole Nation, on the
first day of August, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, with the
following amendments:
I. Add at the end of Article XXX the following words, "and the Confederate
States will request the several States of the Confederacy to adopt and enact the
provisions of this article in respect to suits and proceedings in their
respective courts."
II. Strike out from Article XXXVII the following words, "the same rights
and privileges as may be enjoyed by the Delegates from any Territory of the
Confederate States to the said House of Representatives," and insert in
lieu thereof the following words, "a seat in the Hall of the House of
Representatives, to propose and introduce measures for the benefit of said
nations and to be heard in regard thereto and on other questions in which either
of said nations is particularly interested, with such other rights and
privileges as may be determined by the House of Representatives."
III. Strike out from Article XXXVIII the following words, "or in a State
court," and insert in lieu thereof the following words, "or in a State
court, subject to the laws of the State."
Resolved further (two-thirds of the Congress concurring), That the
Congress do also advise and consent to the ratification of the convention,
supplementary to the aforesaid treaty with the Seminoles, made by the same
parties of each part and concluded at the same time and place with the same.
- NOTE.--The foregoing treaty, together with the amendments, was duly
ratified by the Seminole Nation.
SOURCE: United States War Department. THE
WAR OF THE REBELLION: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and
Confederate Armies. 128 Volumes. Washington: Government Printing Office,
1880-1901.
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