The letter is requesting information about the Potawatomie's Indian tribe and their potential settlement with the Chicago lake front money. The writer is asking if the tribe will receive compensation before an airport is built and expresses concern about their living conditions. The letter is signed by Joe Simon from Mayetta, Kansas.

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Letter to Senator Thomas Requesting Information on Potawatomi Indian Tribe and Chicago Lake Front Funds

Identifier:
CAC_CC_053_12_10_53_0015
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Letter to Senator Thomas Requesting Information on Potawatomi Indian Tribe and Chicago Lake Front Funds
Date Created:
1935-01-01
EDTF:
1935-01-01
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/47
Description:
The letter is requesting information about the Potawatomie's Indian tribe and their potential settlement with the Chicago lake front money. The writer is asking if the tribe will receive compensation before an airport is built and expresses concern about their living conditions. The letter is signed by Joe Simon from Mayetta, Kansas.
Topic:
Indians of North America--Oklahoma
Congress:
74th (1935-1937)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_053_12_10_53_0000, Box 53, Folder 15, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page