Creek Treaty of 1866, Article 2: "many persons of African descent" (Washington, June 14, 1866)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet proven
Year: 1866 · Places: Florida, Oklahoma & the Five Tribes, Africa
SUMMARYCreek Treaty of 1866, Article 2: "many persons of African descent" (Washington, June 14, 1866) [Connections: Five Tribes, Florida & maroons, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORDAs quoted in the 2018 federal complaint by Creek freedmen descendants (para. 38), Article 2 begins "inasmuch as there are among the Creek many persons of African descent" and says they and their descendants "shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges of native citizens," including an equal interest in the soil and national funds
PATTERNMuscogee courts in 2025 called the word "descendants" in this treaty "the linchpin" (see 2025 card)
LENS (WW9)"among the Creek" is the US's own word for people later filed under a separate roll
OPENverify the quote directly in 14 Stat. 785
SOURCEFirst Amended Complaint, Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band v. Zinke, No. 1:18-cv-01705 (D.D.C., Aug. 17, 2018), via Turtle Talk. Primary: Treaty with the Creeks, June 14, 1866, 14 Stat. 785.