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![["Elmer Thomas is responding to a letter from John Jones regarding a suit against the Railway Company. He is referring the matter to the Indian Office for further information and will advise Jones once he has more concrete details. Thomas also sends a letter to the Commissioner of the Indian Office, John Collier, requesting an update on the status of the suit."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_10_34_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Chickasaw-Choctaw,%201936-1937/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_10_34_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Regarding Legal Suit Against the Railway Company")
![["The text consists of a series of letters between Senator Elmer Thomas, John Craig, and the Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding the illegal cutting of timber from land belonging to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. Senator Thomas promises to address the issue with the Indian Office and the officials of the Choctaw Nation. Craig expresses interest in purchasing the remaining tribal timber lands and requests that his offer be transmitted to the proper officials. The Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs acknowledges Craig's offer and states that if the tribal timber lands are to be sold, he will be provided with a copy of the advertisement to submit a bid."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_10_63_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Choctaw%20and%20Chickasaw,%20Sale%20of%20Timberlands,%201936-1937/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_10_63_0024_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Regarding the Illegal Timber Cutting on Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations' Lands")
