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"Estimate of the probable amt. required to purchase the Indian territory in Fla. from the Seminoles now in possession and to gain their consent to migrate to the Seminole country West, at the expense of the U.S.
HdChf 2 @ $4 & $5.000 Subchef 6 @ $2.000 | 21.000
Warriors 200 @ $5.00= |100.000
Women & children 800 @ $100= | 80.000
[[?]] [[underlined]] | 14.000 [/underlined]]
[[underlined]] | 215.000 [/underlined]]
Note. The exact no. is not known, but the [[underlined]] rate {[/underlined]] is indicated is suggested as offering a chance of their peaceable removal."
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[[underlined]] Sept. 5. 1849.{[/underlined]] There was great excitement & some anxiety about me at Tampa Bay. Bets were offered that I should see no Indian and [[?]] took one (of 1 doubloon) from Kennedy, and offered to double it, which K declined. [[underlined]] Morris [/underlined]] had expressed his conviction that I should see no one etc.
[[underlined]] Sept 6. 1849 [[/underlined]] Early this morng. I go up to Ft. Brooke in a small boat with [[underlined]] Fuss Eneha [[/underlined]] - General joy except from [[underlined]] Morris [[/underlined]] who [[underlined]] seems [[/underlined] at down altho' assuring me of his confidence in this result - "just as he said always"!!!
[[underlined]] Sept 7. 1849 [[/underlined]] order for War Dept. to Genl Twiggs telling him (21 Aug) to offer $100= a head - delegation is coming & [[underlined]] Col. Spencer will aid [[/underlined]] him!!! Letters of later date refer the Col. to me exclusively for aid. Gen. Twiggs assures he "shall recommend me as [[underlined]] sole Commissioner [[/underlined]] as the others would be merely nominal - & I should do every thing
[[underlined]] Sept 8. 1849. [[/underlined]] Prepare an estimate of amt. which I think might tempt these indians to go as follow (see app pap.) Maj. M. is startled this [[?]] when I mention that I shall try to remove these Indians by order War Dept.
[[underlined]] Sept. 9. [/underlined]] M. calls & settle Felipe's account $76. and remark that it were an [[underlined]] easy [[/underlined]] job to remove the Indians! Quesen he more Knave or Fool? Qusen sake?
[[underlined]] Sept. 13. [/underlined]] Gen. Twiggs says the Indians will go as they are peaceable - I say not - "now beware"
[[underlined]] Sept. 15th [/underlined]] Off for Ch. Harbor to meet Chief. Gen Twiggs Maj. Mackall, D. Randall, Rains Gibbon on board & [[?]] Twiggs & [[underlined]] Fuss Eneha [[/underlined]].
[[underlined]] Sept. 17th [[/underlined]] Land at trading house with F.E. and William. Meet F.H. Emathla Jones, Tiny & 1 other in wood near by F.H.E. & his handsome young brother return on board with me.
[[underlined]] Sept. 18th. [[/underlined]] I land with Lt. Gibbon & meet Bowlegs with 3 [[?]] warriors & hold Council. After a generall talk on the difficulty I tell him that [[underlined]] Gen. Twiggs directs me to say [[/underlined]] that [[underlined]] he [[/underlined]] comes to settle this business only - has nothing [[underlined]] else [[/underlined]] to say & after they have given up the murderers he will give them 2 stores & leave the country. [[underlined]] He [[/underlined]] has [[underlined]] nothing [[/underlined]] to say about [[underlined]] unknowns [[/underlined]]. They agree at once to surrender all concerned & came for that purpose.
I then proceeded to say that I was neither Agent nor General and I [[underlined]] desire [[/underlined]] them to let their chief go aboard & say to Gen Twriggs what they had said to me. Transcription Notes:
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