1. Telegraph Approval of $8.5 Million Purchase for Choctaws and Chickasaws Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_61_0010 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Carl Albert Collection Title: Telegraph Approval of $8.5 Million Purchase for Choctaws and Chickasaws Date: 1949-03-24 Creator: Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000 Policy Area: Native Americans, Public Lands and Natural Resources Names: Chickasaw Nation, Caddo Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 81st (1949-1951)
![["Various telegrams are being sent to different recipients regarding the approval of $8,500,000 for the purchase of segregated coal and asphalt lands of Choctaws and Chickasaws by the House of Representatives. The messages are being sent by Congressman Carl Albert and are being charged to his personal account."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/James%20R.%20Jones%20Collection/James%20R.%20Jones%20Departmental%20Series,%201968-1986/CAC_CC_001_4_6_61_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Choctaw%20and%20Chickasaw%20Indians,%201949/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_6_61_0010_thumbnail.jpg "Telegraph Approval of $8.5 Million Purchase for Choctaws and Chickasaws")