Payment Distribution for Choctaw and Chickasaw Coal Lands
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_6_64_0011
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Payment Distribution for Choctaw and Chickasaw Coal Lands
- Date Created:
- 1949-05-28
- EDTF:
- 1949-05-28
- Creator:
- Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/146
- Description:
- Mrs. Elie James wrote a letter asking about payment to members of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations for the sale of their coal lands. Carl Albert, M.C., responded, explaining that payments to deceased members will be distributed to their heirs after proof of heirship is provided. Living enrolled members will be paid first, with notices sent out in August. Mrs. James responded, thanking for the information and asking for clarification on how payments to deceased members will be handled.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans, Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_6_64_0000, Box, 6, 64, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
