A farmer by trade, Mudeater was a prominent member of his tribe and played a key role in gaining United States citizenship for his people.

[5] Under the treaty, the United States, represented by George Washington Manypenny, purchased the land which had previously been bought from the Delaware Nation and granted citizenship to the Wyandottes as well as the right to resettle.

[6] This period, dubbed Bleeding Kansas, also saw the steep rise of pre-civil war tensions as proslavery and abolitionist partisans fought violent campaigns of guerrilla warfare throughout the state.

[7] These troubles, alongside the difficulties of tribal members in receiving allotments and annuity funds granted them under the 1855 treaty led to a split in the nation.

[6] No arrangements had been made with the Bureau of Indian Affairs prior to this migration, but upon arrival in mid-August 1857 this band was granted an invitation from the Seneca-Cayuga Nation to settle on Seneca lands.