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Review: 'Oklahoma’S Indian New Deal', Blake Watson

School of Law Faculty Publications

Citation information for the book reviewed:

Blackman, Jon S. 2013. Oklahoma's Indian New Deal. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2013.

Buying West Florida From The Indians: The Forbes Purchase And Mitchel V. United States (1835), Blake Watson

School of Law Faculty Publications

This article takes an in-depth look at Mitchel v. United States. In order to place the Forbes Purchase in historical context, Part I provides an overview of European and American control of Florida. Part II details the events that led to the sale by the Creek and Seminole Indians of nearly a million and a half acres in 1804-1806 and 1810-1811. Part III describes the efforts of the purchasers and subsequent grantees to obtain confirmation of the Forbes Purchase. Part IV details the decisions in the Mitchel litigation. The purchase is compared in Part V to other transfers of Indian …