Hon. N. G. TAYLOR,
Commissioner Indian Affairs

Resolved, By the Choctaw and Chickasaw freedmen, in council assembled, that James Squire Wolf, Squire Butler, Isaac Anderson, and Anderson Brown, be and are hereby appointed delegates to confer with Major M. W. Chollar, United States Indian agent for the Choctaws and Chickasaws, the superintendent of Indian affairs, and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in regard to the interest of our people; and the said delegates are hereby instructed to present the views set forth in our petition of this date, and respectfully urge the government to take early action in all matters affecting our interest; and we pledge the delegation herein appointed the earnest and hearty support of our people, satisfied that this delegation will be true to the trust reposed in them, having the interest of our race at heart.

Resolved further, That this resolution, with our petition, be presented by the delegation above mentioned to Major M. W. Chollar, United States Indian agent for the Choctaws and Chickasaws, with the request that he take the proper steps to lay these matters before the government at the earliest day practicable.

Done at Boggy Depot, this 10th day of June, 1868

                                                                 JAMES SQUIRE X WOLF, President of Council                                                          FLETCHER FRAZIER, Secretary of council

We, the delegates of the Choctaw and Chickasaw freedmen in council assembled, respectfully present this our humble petition, praying that your honor will grant this our prayer.

We understand that, in accordance with the last treaty made between the government and the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, that should the said Indians fail to give our people the right of suffrage and incorporate us into their tribes within two years from the ratification of the treaty, that the sum of $300,000 (the purchase money of the leased district) should be used for our benefit.

Now, as the Chickasaws passed an act about November, 1866, refusing to grant us any of the rights mentioned in the 3d article of the treaty of 1866; and as the Choctaws, by an act passed at the last session of their council, known as the Sampson Folsom act, refused to grant us the rights above referred to, and as the disposition shown by the Choctaws and Chickasaws is so well known to our people; and as the two years mentioned in the 3d article of the treaty of 1866 has so nearly elapsed, and our people are so uneasy and restless, being in ignorance of their fate, and the country being full of rumors in regard to these matters, our people decided to call upon the government, through their delegates, to relieve their minds of suspense. Trusting in the justice and humanity of the government, towards which we feel the profoundest respect and gratitude, we present this our petition:

We respectfully pray that we be removed from the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations at an early day, and that the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, before mentioned, be used by the government, as the government may deem fit, for our use and benefit; and as this matter is one of vital interest to our people, we humbly pray that your honor will authorize and order that a delegation of our people, selected by this council and herein named, composed of James Squire Wolf, Squire Butler, Isaac Alexander, and Anderson Brown, shall proceed to Washington, in company with Major M. W. Chollar, agent for the Choctaws and Chickasaws, (who is the first friend and protector our people have ever known,) to lay the views and wishes of our people before the government, and to consult with yourself and the venerable superintendent of Indian affairs for this territory, the Hon. Colonel Wortham, (whose acts have shown us that he is our true friend in whom we can rely,) in regard to the future of our people.

Done at Boggy Depot, C. N., June 10, 1868 .

                                                                                               

                                                JAMES SQUIRE X WOLF