In 1835, Jehiel Brooks is appointed commissioner to treat with the Caddo Nation to purchase their lands in Louisiana, nearly a million acres. His daily journal offers insight into the negotiations and the final treaty, from which would flow long-lasting repercussions.
Events during the tenure of Jehiel Brooks as Indian Agent on Red River, 1830-1834. He dealt with illicit trading, interlopers, and alcoholism, while trying to convince the Caddo to sell their land to the U.S.
The story of Jehiel Brooks, for whom the neighborhood of Brookland was named. The first part follows him from birth in 1797 to his selection as Red River Indian Agent in 1830.
Bygone Brookland 