By Barton's estimate, the Cherokees numbered but 7,500, the Chocktaws 30,000; by the Commissioner's census the Cherokees numbered 21,911, the Choctaws 15,000.

It is of course out of the question to believe that while in 44 years the Cherokees had increased threefold, the Choctaws had diminished one half.

The terms themselves must have altered their significance or else there was extensive inter-tribal migration.

Similarly, according to the reports, the Creeks had increased by 4,000--the Seminoles and Choctaws had diminished by 3,000.
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