1. 1937 Correspondence Regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes' Per Capita Payments Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_34_0019 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: 1937 Correspondence Regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes' Per Capita Payments Date: 1937-01-08 Creator: Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965 Names: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 75th (1937-1939)
![["Senator Elmer Thomas received a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a query about per capita payments to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes. The letter explained that per capita payments were not permissible and that the funds belonging to the tribes would be used as a revolving fund to benefit a greater number of Indians. Senator Thomas forwarded this information to the individual who made the inquiry, James R. Spain."]](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_0019_thumbnail.jpg "1937 Correspondence Regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes' Per Capita Payments")