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Payment for Coal Lands Sale to Choctaws and Chickasaws

 Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_65_0006

Dates

  • May 16, 1948
  • 81st (1949-1951)

Scope and Contents

Mrs. Nancy C. Young received a letter from Carl Albert, a congressman, thanking her for her support in passing a bill for payment to the Choctaws and Chickasaws for the sale of their coal lands to the government. The Indian Office has advised that enrolled members of the tribes will receive their payments first, with checks being sent out by the Superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes Agency in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Mrs. Young expressed her thanks for getting the bill passed in a letter to Carl Albert.

Creator

Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000

Congress 81st (1949-1951)

Policy Area Indians of North America--Oklahoma; Constituent Correspondence; Indians of North America--Claims

Tribal Affiliation Chickasaw Indians; Choctaw Indians
  • TypeDeliverableUnit

Repository Details

Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository

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