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Indian Home Guard
Seminole Bounty
and Back Pay
Be it remembered that on this 18th, day of
September, A. D. 1867, before me, E. J. Brown, acting United
States agent for the Seminole Indians, personally came the
persons mentioned below, who being by me first duly sworn, and
having the oath duly interpreted to them by Robert Johnson,
United States interpreter, depose as follows:
We were members of the First Regiment
Indian Home Guards, in the company and under the captain
designated opposite our names, and were honorably discharged.
Some time in the months of August and
September, A. D. 1865, we delivered to J. W. Wright our
certificate of discharge, made and subscribed the necessary
declaration for the purpose of obtaining bounty or back pay, to
which we were entitled under the provisions of the act of
Congress, approved the day of , A. D. 186-. We also executed and
delivered to the said J. W. Wright a power of attorney to act as
our attorney in fact, and draw the bounty and back pay for us.
We further state that up to this time we have not received the
same, or any part thereof, from the said J. W. Wright, or from
any person for him, or from any source whatever.
We make this declaration for the purpose
of having the sum paid to ns as soon as possible through the
agent of our nation or sonic other person who will attend to the
same promptly. Furthermore we ask and desire that all moneys and
discharges be placed in the hands of our agent, and we hereby
revoke all powers of attorney given to J. W. Wright as our
attorney for bounty claims, and will not acknowledge him as our
attorney from this date.
ROBERT JOHNSON, His XX mark, Interpreter
SAMUEL CHECOTO, Chief of the Creek Nation.
Witness:
Agent’s acknowledgment.
I hereby certify that these signatures
were made and sworn to before me this 18th day of September, A.
D. 1867, in absence of any magistrate.
E. J. BROWN,
Acting Agent for Seminoles.
| Signature |
Marks |
Signature |
Marks |
| Company A. |
XX |
Company A. |
XX |
| OC-CHEN-A-HOLA |
XX |
POT-KIS-KOYI |
XX |
| TA-HARJO. |
XX |
MICKE-E-HOLA. |
XX |
| LA-BITCH-O-GEE. |
XX |
MICKE HARJO |
XX |
| WE-HE-A-HOLA. |
XX |
WAY-E-A-HO-LET-TE-GEE. |
XX |
| NO-COS-E-A-HOLA |
XX |
CON-YOT-HARJO |
XX |
| PIN-HARJO |
XX |
FOS-HOLCHIE-E-MARTHLA |
XX |
| SUMPSY |
XX |
LFER-NE-FIXICO |
XX |
| POWOK |
XX |
FIX-SICK-HARJO |
XX |
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| Company B. |
XX |
Company C |
XX |
| JOH-NEE |
XX |
YAH-NA-FIXICO |
XX |
| |
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PIN-O-GEE |
XX |
| Company G. |
XX |
|
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| NO-LOR-E-BO-GEE. |
XX |
Company H |
XX |
| AH-GID-E-A-HOLA. |
XX |
NE-A-HA-JO-GE |
XX |
Seminole Revoke Power of Attorney
Letter from John Chupco,
Seminole Chief
Bounty Declaration of 28
Seminole Indians |
