1. Correspondences between U.S. Senator Elmer Thomas and Choctaw Nation Principal Chief Ben Dwight on Mineral Land Sale, 1948 Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_14A_0024 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: Correspondences between U.S. Senator Elmer Thomas and Choctaw Nation Principal Chief Ben Dwight on Mineral Land Sale, 1948 Date: 1948-06-25 Creator: Dwight Ben H. (1890-1953) Names: Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 80th (1947-1949)
![["Senator Elmer Thomas received a letter from Ben Dwight, on behalf of the Choctaw Nation, expressing gratitude for his assistance in getting the Choctaw-Chickasaw Coal Sale Bill passed in Congress. Dwight acknowledges that an appropriation for the sale may not be secured until January, but is pleased that the matter is now on a definite and binding basis. Senator Thomas plans to visit Oklahoma during the fall campaign and looks forward to seeing Dwight."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_11_14_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Choctaw-Chickasaw%20Coal%20Lands,%20Jan.-Nov.,%201946/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_11_14A_0024_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondences between U.S. Senator Elmer Thomas and Choctaw Nation Principal Chief Ben Dwight on Mineral Land Sale, 1948")