1936 Letter from Bryan County Clerk to Senator Elmer Thomas Regarding the Resignation of Choctaw Chief1937-01-01unknownhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_053_12_10_62_0004The letter is from W.S. Gardner, the County Clerk of Bryan County, Oklahoma, to Senator Elmer Thomas in Washington, D.C. Gardner is informing the Senator that the Choctaw Chief, Ben Dwight, will be resigning, and he is requesting that the Choctaw people, who are mostly Democrats, be recognized in upcoming appointments. Gardner suggests that the Senator consult with other members of the Oklahoma delegation and offers to assist in any way necessary.