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Correspondence Regarding Payment for Coal Land to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_6_78_0007
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding Payment for Coal Land to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians
- Date Created:
- 1949-06-27
- EDTF:
- 1949-06-27
- 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 is from Bennie Hampton to Congressman Carl Albert, inquiring about the payment to Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians for coal land sold to the government. Albert responds that payment will be delayed and provides information on the process, including payment to living enrolled members first and proof of heirship notices for deceased members. Hampton asks for clarification on the timeline and cost of proving heirship.
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_6_78_0000, Box, 6, 78, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages
