A Letter Regarding Payment to Choctaws and Chickasaws
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_6_68_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- A Letter Regarding Payment to Choctaws and Chickasaws
- Date Created:
- 1949-06-10
- EDTF:
- 1949-06-10
- Creator:
- Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000
- 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 is regarding the payment to the Choctaws and Chickasaws for the sale of their coal lands to the government, specifically regarding the rights of heirs. The Indian Office will send out notices for proof of relationship in the fall, and living enrolled members will be paid first. The share of deceased members will be paid to their heirs, and proof of heirship notices will be sent out for completion. The document expresses gratitude for the efforts made in behalf of the Chickasaws and suggests that living enrolled members be paid first.
- Policy Area:
- Energy, Native Americans
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_6_68_0000, Box, 6, 68, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation), District of Columbia (national district)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 4 Pages