Payne's Landing, 1832: "slaves and other property, alleged to have been stolen" (Ocklawaha River, May 9, 1832)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet proven
Year: 1832 · Places: Florida, Oklahoma & the Five Tribes
SUMMARYPayne's Landing, 1832: "slaves and other property, alleged to have been stolen" (Ocklawaha River, May 9, 1832) [Connections: Tallahassee & Orlando, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORDThe Seminole "relinquish to the United States, all claim to the lands they at present occupy in the Territory of Florida" (Art. I). Article VI: the Seminole sought relief from demands for "slaves and other property, alleged to have been stolen and destroyed by them," and the US would settle claims "provided the amount does not exceed seven thousand (7,000) dollars." Article II names "their faithful interpreters Abraham and Cudjo," each to get $200; both signed with "his x mark" as interpreters
PATTERNThe removal treaty was tied to slaveholders' claims on people living among the Seminoles, and the nation spoke to the US through Black interpreters
LENS (WW9)The removal deal was also a slave-catching deal: the US wanted the land and the people on it
OPENCudjo's background and the claims paid under Article VI need deep research
SOURCETreaty with the Seminole, 1832 (Oklahoma State University, Kappler), 7 Stat. 368.