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An Urgent Plea for Choc-Chic Land Payments

 Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_59_0003

Dates

  • March 17, 1949
  • 81st (1949-1951)

Scope and Contents

Mr. Jones is writing to Congressman Carl Albert about the payment to enrolled members of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes for the sale of their lands to the government. Congressman Albert assures Mr. Jones that the full amount of $8,500,000 has been included in an appropriation bill and is expected to be approved. He is working to expedite the per capita payments to the tribes, acknowledging their need for the money. Mr. Jones expresses the urgency of the situation, emphasizing the poverty of the tribes and the importance of making the funds available quickly.

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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