Also known as the Treaty with the Choctaw at the Choctaw Trading House.
The Treaty of October 24, 1816, also known as the Treaty of the Choctaw Trading House, is an agreement between the United States and the Choctaw nation. It involves the cession of Choctaw lands east of a specified boundary in exchange for annual payments of six thousand dollars for twenty years, plus an immediate merchandise payment of ten thousand dollars. The treaty was concluded and executed in open council at the Choctaw trading house with the necessary representatives from both parties.
A treaty of cession between the United States of America and the Choctaw nation of Indians.
James Madison, President of the United States of America, by General John Coffee, John Rhea, and John M'Kee, esquires, commissioners on the part of the United States, duly authorized for that purpose, on the one part, and the mingoes, leaders, captains, and warriors, of the Choctaw nation, in general council assembled, in behalf of themselves and the whole nation, on the other part, have entered into the following articles, which, when ratified by the President of the United States, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall be obligatory on both parties:
Article I. The Choctaw nation, for the consideration hereafter mentioned, cede to the United States all their title and claim to lands lying east of the following boundary, beginning at the mouth of Ooktibbuha, the Chickasaw boundary, and running from thence down the Tombigby river, until it intersects the northern boundary of a cession made to the United States by the Choctaws, at Mount Dexter, on the 16th November, 1805.
Article II. In consideration of the foregoing cession, the United States engage to pay to the Chactaw nation the sum of six thousand dollars annually, for twenty years; they also agree to pay them in merchandise, to be delivered immediately on signing the present treaty, the sum of ten thousand dollars.
Done and executed in full and open council, at the Choctaw trading house, this twenty-fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, and of the independence of the United States the forty-first.
John Coffee
John Rhea
John McKee
Mushoolatubbee, his x mark
Pooshamallaha, his x mark
Pukshunnubbu, his x mark
General Terror, his x mark
Choctaw Eestannokee, his x mark
General Humming Bird, his x mark
Talking warrior, his x mark
David Folsom
Bob Cole, his x mark
Oofuppa, his x mark
Hoopoieeskitteenee, his x mark
Hoopoieemiko, his x mark
Hoopoieethoma, his x mark
Witness:
Tho. H. Williams, Secretary to the Commission
John Pitchlynn, Interpreter
Turner Broshear, Interpreter
M. Mackey, Interpreter
Silas Dinsmoor
R. Chamberlin
Indian Treaty No. 85
1816, October 24.
Treaty with the Choctaw at the Choctaw Trading House
Ratification of President, 30 Dec 1816.
For resolution of Senate, 23 Dec 1816, see box containing treaty with the Wea and Kickapoo, 4 Jun 1816, No. 81.
Treaty with Choctaw of 16 Nov 1805, No. 51 referred to in Article 1 of the above treaty.