Chief Tallahassee, a late 19th Century Creek Seminole Leader, ca. 1890s

Chief Tallahassee, a late 19th Century Creek Seminole Leader, ca. 1890s

The influence that Florida Indian leaders, such as Chief Tallahassee, held in their local villages was sometimes misconstrued by white officials to suggest more political control over all South Florida Indians than they actually had. The independent mindset of the Indian leaders would influence their political negotiations with the United States.

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Image Number RC12455, Reference Collection, State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory.

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ca. 1890s

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