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Settlement for Choctaws and Chickasaws

 Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_69_0005

Dates

  • June 08, 1949
  • 81st (1949-1951)

Scope and Contents

Mrs. Louisa E. Harris wrote to Congressman Carl Albert regarding the payment to the Choctaws and Chickasaws for the sale of their coal lands to the government. She has been waiting for this payment for many years and is glad that it is finally going to be settled. Congressman Albert informed her that the living enrolled members will be paid first and checks will be mailed out by the Superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes Agency in July. Mrs. Harris expressed her frustration and mentioned that she has been waiting for this payment since 1914.

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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