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Payment Update for Choctaws and Chickasaws, 1949-07-08

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 77
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_77_0002
Mrs. Susie B. Williams wrote to Congressman Carl Albert inquiring about the time of payment to the Choctaws and Chickasaws for the sale of their coal and asphalt lands to the government. Congressman Albert assured her that payments would begin in July and expressed frustration with the slowness of the Indian Service. Mrs. Williams was advised to inform her neighbors that they would soon receive their checks. Congressman Albert offered further assistance if needed.

Dates

  • 1949-07-08

Language of Materials

English

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Extent

2 pages

Overview

81st Congress (1949-1951)

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Related Materials

Chickasaw Indians; Choctaw Indians

General

Native Americans
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Repository Details

Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository

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