Treaty of Fort St. Stephens
- Treaty of Fort St. Stephens
The Treaty of Fort St. Stephens or Treaty of Choctaw Trading House was signed between the United States and the Choctaws. The treaty was signed at the Choctaw trading house on October 24, 1816. It ceded convert|10000|acre|km2 of Choctaw land east of the Tombigbee River. The land was exchanged for 6,000 US dollars annually for twenty years. In 2008 dollars that would be nearly $80,000.
Terms
The preamble begins with,
1. Lands to be ceded.
2. Pay the Choctaw $6000 US dollars annually for 20 years and $10000 worth of merchandise.
ignatories
John Coffee, John Rhea, John McKee, Mushoolatubbee, Pooshamallaha, Pukshunnubbu, General Terror, Choctaw Eestannokee, General Humming Bird, Talking warrior, David Folsom, Bob Cole, Oofuppa, Hoopoieeskitteenee, Hoopoieemiko, and Hoopoieethoma.
Witness: Tho. H. Williams, secretary to the commission; John Pitchlynn, interpreter; Turner Broshear, interpreter; M. Mackey, interpreter; Silas Dinsmoor; and R. Chamberlin.
ee also
*List of Choctaw Treaties
*Treaty of Hopewell
*Treaty of Fort Adams
*Treaty of Fort Confederation
*Treaty of Hoe Buckintoopa
*Treaty of Mount Dexter
*Treaty of Doak's Stand
*Treaty of Washington City
*Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
*List of treaties
Citations
External links
* [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/cho0137.htm Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (Treaty with the Choctaw, 1816)]
* [http://www.minneapolisfed.org/Research/data/us/calc/hist1800.cfm CPI Calculator]
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