Per Capita Payment Process for Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes, 1949-08-24

Item — Box: 6, Folder: 74

Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_74_0005

Staff Only

The text is a series of letters regarding the per capita payment due to the deceased wife of John L. Boland, a Choctaw tribal member. The letters discuss the need for proof of heirship forms and the delay in receiving them from the Five Civilized Tribes Agency in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Congressman Carl Albert is involved in the correspondence, trying to expedite the process for Mr. Boland and his family. The letters highlight the bureaucratic challenges and delays in receiving the necessary paperwork for claiming the payment.

Dates

1949-08-24

Language of Materials

English

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