Beschreibung:

Manuscript document, 2pp, specifying the allocation of funds according to a treaty between the Confederate States of America and the Creek Nation, written at Fort Washita Chickasaw Nation, August 9, 1864. Like the rest of the United States, the Civil War also created political factions amongst some American Indian tribes, including the Creeks. Upper Creeks had pro-Union sympathies while lower Creeks sided with the South. In July of 1861, bands of lower Creeks signed a treaty with the Confederate States government. The treaty specified that in exchange for their loyalty and service, the Creek Nation received protection and some reparations from the Confederacy. The document offered in the lot refers to the treaty and specifies where reparations would be allocated. The opening statement of the document reads, "Received of S.S. Scott Commissioner of Indian affairs the sum of forty nine thousand one hundred and forty dollars for the amount required to comply with the treaty stipulations entered into between the Confederate States and the Creek Indians." The remainder of the document clearly states who was given the funds, what amount, and where most of the money would be allocated. Secretarially signed at bottom by the Treasurer of the Creek Nation and one of its leaders, Samuel Checote. Samuel Checote (1819-1884) was a Methodist Minister and full-blooded Creek. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he served as captain of Company B of the 1st Regiment of Creek Mounted Volunteers on August 13, 1861, and he became lieutenant colonel of his regiment six days later. He retained his Confederate sympathies after the war and the people appointed him principal chief in 1867. Remaining tensions from the war resulted in a factional Creek conflict labeled the Green Peach War. Condition: Typical folds and toning of the paper with some surface loss at the top right and left corners as well as some evidence at the margins. Does not interfere with the legibility of the document.