Delayed Payments to Choctaws and Chickasaws for Coal Lands: A Letter from Carl Albert
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_6_77_0018
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Delayed Payments to Choctaws and Chickasaws for Coal Lands: A Letter from Carl Albert
- Date Created:
- 1949-06-29
- EDTF:
- 1949-06-29
- 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:
- The letter discusses the delay in payments to Choctaws and Chickasaws for coal lands they sold to the government. The Congressman is working to expedite the payments and mentions that deceased members' heirs will be paid after enrolled members receive their money. The letter also mentions the process for determining legal heirs and the amount each will receive. The recipient expresses the need for the payment due to financial difficulties.
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_6_77_0000, Box, 6, 77, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages