Correspondence Regarding Payment to Choctaws and Chickasaws for Land Sales to the Government
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_6_76_0012
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding Payment to Choctaws and Chickasaws for Land Sales to the Government
- Date Created:
- 1949-07-09
- EDTF:
- 1949-07-09
- Creator:
- unknown
- 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. Myrtle Kisten wrote a letter to Congressman Carl Albert inquiring about the delayed payment to the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes for the sale of their coal and asphalt lands to the government. Congressman Albert responded, informing her that payments would begin in July and be mailed out by the Five Tribes Agency in Muskogee. Mrs. Kisten expressed her concerns and requested more information on the exact date of payment.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation
- Topic:
- Banks and banking--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_6_76_0000, Box, 6, 76, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages