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Despite their pleas, the Seminole Nation was opposed to the settlement of their former companions in arms, arguing that the black Seminoles had effectively abandoned their tribe and had no rights to land or other benefits under the 1866 treaty. Among other objections they voiced was the presence of undesirable individuals and “notorious outlaws” in the black Seminole group. Despite opposition to their settlement in the Seminole Nation, David Bowlegs and his family departed for Indian Territory in December and were welcomed by relatives in the freedman community. (Mulroy 1993:153-54, 159)

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