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the 5th visit. I shall leave with 7 of the delegation for Fort Meyers, tomorrow, and the other three will go into the Indian country, by land, from here. A number of the Florida Indians have lately been between Key Biscayne & Cape Sable on the eastern coast - probably trying to open a trade with white people, but I learn that they are not likely to succeed, as the state authorities as well as those of the U.S. are on their guard in that quarter. Most respectfully Your obt. Servt. [[signed]] JC Casey [[/signed]] Capt Tampa Bay Florida January 18, 1854 How Jeffn Davis Sec War Sir - I have the honor to transmit herewith the accounts of Lieut. T. K. Walbridge sc/a. for the 4th. quarter 1853, under the appropriation for removing the Fla Indians. He has taken up on his return, all the property (hidian gud) left by L Blake late asst. of Ind. Dept which was known to be public property. The delegation of Western Seminoles arrived here with Lt Gibbon on the 5th I sent 3 of them from here by land into the Ind. country The remaining 7 I took to Caloosa Hatchee where I met some Florida Indians who invited them into their country, and a party started off before my return. Mo respectfully Yr obedt Sert [[signed]] J.C. Casey [[/signed]] Capt Tampa Bay Fla Jany 24. 1854 Hon Jeff Davis Sec: War Sir; - on April 11. 1850 the Seminoles agreed that in consequence of the reduction of their numbers their boundary should be removed to a line farther south than the boundary established by Gen. Worth in August 1842 (marked in the map of Florida from the Topographical Bureau). The new boundary was fixed as follows: --- [[end page]] [[start page]] "From the [[underlined]] mouth if Pea River [[/underlined]] (N.E. angle of Charlotte Harbor) along the edge of the [[underllined]] Big Prairie [[/underlined]], eastwardly, to the [[underlined]] South end [[/underlined]] of Lake Istokpoga; thence along the S.E. edge of that Lake to the [[underlined]] Creek [[/underlined]] connecting it with [[underlined]] Kissimmee [[/underlined]], thence down said [[underlined]] Creek [[/underlined]] to [[underlined]] Kissimmee [[/underlined]] down the [[underlined]] Kissimmee [[/underlined]] and across [[underlined]] Okee Chokee [[/underlined]] , and from [[underlined]] S. side [[/underlined]] of [[underlined]] Okee Chokee [[/underlined]] to [[underlined]] Shark river [[/underlined]] , as in the boundary if 1842; and lastly from the mouth of [[underlined]] Shark river [[/underlined]] , northerly, along the gulf coast to the first point of departure at the [[underlined]] N.E. corner of Ch. Harbor [[/underlined]] , excluding all the Inland of Charlotte Harbor" This change altho accepted by the Indians, and by those regarded as marking their boundary ever since, was never acted on nor sanctioned by the authorities at [[?]]. I now submit and ask you approbation, in order that settlers may crop [[underlined]] Pea River [[/underlined]] occupy a large district from which they now feel themselves excluded by the old Boundary and neutral belt of 20 miles established in 1842 The settlement of both bank of [[underlined]] Pea River [/underlined]] down to its mount would present an additional restraint on the Indians and as none of their towns are within 20 mile of that river, such occupation need not add to the ordinary danger of a frontier. With great respect yr ob sevt [[signed]] J.C. Casey [[/signed]] Capt a.s.a. Tampa Bay Fla February 6 1854 Hon Jeffn Davis Sec War Sir, I have the honor to transmit herewith the accounts of Lt Geo Gibbon 4 Arty for Distrubments under the appripriation for removing the Florida Indians during the 4th Qr. 1853 Very resplly [[signed]] J.C. Casey [[/signed]] Capt in Chg Fla Ind [[end page]]
