[Dole’s answer, August 10, 1861].
In April, the report from the Indian Office had been:
| Choctaws | 18,000 | |
| Chickasaws | 5,000 | |
| Total | 23,000 | |
| Creeks | 13,550 | |
| Cherokees | 17,530 | |
| Seminoles | 2,267 | |
| Neosho Agency | 4,863 | |
| Leased District | 2,500 | |
| Total | 63,710 |
[Indian Office, Report Book, no. 12].
[421] Letter to President Davis [Official Records, first ser., vol. iii, 614].
[422] Identical with Article I of both the Cherokee and the Choctaw and Chickasaw, but different from the Seminole in that the Seminole provided simply for “perpetual peace and friendship.”
[423] The corresponding Choctaw and Chickasaw Article [XLIX] stipulated that the colonel of the regiment should be appointed by the president. Of course, Douglas H. Cooper, was at this time, the one and only candidate for the place and there is no doubt that the exception was made for his especial benefit. However, Pike objected to his holding, in addition to the colonelcy, the office of Indian agent [Official Records, first ser., vol. iii, 614].
Agent Garrett wanted the position of colonel in the Creek regiment and Pike recommended him, but McCulloch objected saying,
I hope the appointment will not be made, for Colonel Garrett is in no way qualified for the position, and from what I know of his habits, I am satisfied that a worse appointment could not be made.—Official Records, first ser., vol. iii, 597.
This was before the treaty had been negotiated and, after it had been negotiated, Pike wrote to Walker as follows: