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noles (at Banes' Laiulinir on the Ochlawaha) bv which the^' ceded 

 their lands which they held in Florida in consideration of the pa\- 

 ment to them of an annuity of $15,400, and the\' a^jreed to send a 

 delegation of chiefs to see the country offered them west of the 

 Mississippi River to which they had agreed to emigrate. It was 

 stipulated in the treaty that the cost of emigration should be paid for 

 b}"- the United States. All cattle owned by the Indians were to be 

 estimated and paid for, and ]')ro\ision made that eacli person on 

 reaching the new location should receive a blanket, a homespun 

 frock, and an additional annuity of three hundred dollars per \'ear 

 for tifteen years was to be divided among them, besides other minor 

 considerations, such as claims for runaway shues, and the services 

 of a blacksmith, etc. 



It was agreed that they were to remove within three years. The 

 Seminoles living north of the boundary line (designated b}' Camp 

 Moultrie) began to move west, and a few bands continued to emi- 

 grate until 1835, when the balance refused positively to go at all. 



This year marked the commencement of what is known as the 

 Seminole War. The Indians burned a bridge within six miles of 

 Fort Brook, on Tampa Bay, and killed a mail-carrier in x\ugust 

 of that 3'ear. Charles Emathla, an Indian chief, who was one of 

 those friendh' to the emigration movement, had been killed, and 

 chiefs Little Cloud and Alligator, with their bands, attacked and 

 nearly destroyed Major Dade's company at a place about iifty-tive 

 miles south of Tampa Bay, Major Dade being among the killed. 

 The party consisted of 114 men, 112 of whom were killed. It was 

 at this time that Osceola tirst became prominent in directing the 

 movements of the Indians. 



Robert Osceola and Charlie Osceola (of the Big Cypress) are 

 descendants of that celebrated chief. Some of the old Indians are 

 still alive who took part in that w^ar. In speaking to Old Charlie 

 (not Charlie Osceola) about Osceola he did not know at tirst wdio 

 I meant, but upon my asking him if he had heard of Powell he 

 immediately answered, " Uncar : me know, great man." 



The older Indians believe to this day that General Harney granted 



