Payment for Choctaw and Chickasaw Coal Lands: A Call to Action, 1949-01-10

Item — Box: DP 6, Folder: 57

Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_57_0005

Staff Only

The letter is from Dr. G.E. Hartshorne to Hon. Carl Albert, inquiring about the payment to the Choctaws and Chickasaws for the sale of their segregated coal lands. Dr. Hartshorne expresses hope that Congress will appropriate the money to fulfill this obligation. The letter also mentions a proposed law to pay the Choctaws for their coal and asphalt deposits after 40 years. Dr. Hartshorne requests Hon. Carl Albert's support in getting the bill passed.

Dates

1949-01-10

Language of Materials

English

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