Inquiry About Choctaw and Chickasaw Coal Land Payments
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_6_69_0008
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Inquiry About Choctaw and Chickasaw Coal Land Payments
- Date Created:
- 1949-05-24
- EDTF:
- 1949-05-24
- 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. Carrie Guess Dougten received a letter from Congressman Carl Albert regarding payments due to the Choctaws and Chickasaws for coal lands sold to the government. Enrolled members will be paid within the next sixty days, and claims of deceased members will be settled afterwards. Proof of heirship notices will be sent out to determine legal heirs and amounts. Mrs. Dougten asked for help for her sick mother, Journette Harrison, to receive her payment.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_6_69_0000, Box, 6, 69, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- District of Columbia (national district), Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages
