Urgent Request for Payment: Chickasaw-Choctaw Coal and Asphalt Lands

Identifier:

CAC_CC_001_4_6_57_0009

Contributing Institution:

Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Title:

Urgent Request for Payment: Chickasaw-Choctaw Coal and Asphalt Lands

Date Created:

1949-02-09

EDTF:

1949-02-09

Creator:

unknown

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Language:

eng

Record Type:

correspondence

Collection:

Carl Albert Collection

Collection Finding Aid:

https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/146

Description:

The document from Reverend Jesse Greenwood to Congressman Carl Albert expresses the urgency of appropriating funds for the sale of Chickasaw-Choctaw coal and asphalt lands to the government. The Reverend emphasizes the importance of this money for making improvements on farms and in homes, and requests prompt action on the matter. Congressman Albert responds, assuring Reverend Greenwood that he will do everything he can to ensure the full amount of $8,500,000 is appropriated by Congress during the current session.

Policy Area:

Energy, Public Lands and Natural Resources

Names:

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation

Topic:

Indians of North America--Oklahoma

Congress:

81st (1949-1951)

Physical Location:

CAC_CC_1_4_6_57_0000, Box, 6, 57, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving

Location Represented:

Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)

Type:

Text

Extent:

2 Pages