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A 1902 bill passed by the Chickasaw Nation legislature asking the Federal government to pay a 1794 treaty debt with capitalization., 1898-1902

 Item — Folder: 1

Scope and Content

From the Collection: This collection contains two documents. Both are from the period after the Atoka agreement, which required all Chickasaw Nation legislation be approved by the President of the United States. The first document is a bill passed by the Chickasaw in 1898 to create the Chickasaw Citizenship Commission. On the back of the document, President William McKinley disapproved the bill. The second document is an act passed by the Chickasaw Nation legislature to have the Federal government deposit sixty-thousand dollars into the Nation's treasury. The figure comes from a 1794 treaty between the Chickasaw and the U.S. government in which the federal government agreed to pay the tribe three thousand dollars. The 1902 figure includes capitalization of the original sum. The document is stamped "disapproved" and signed by President Theodore Roosevelt.

Dates

  • 1898-1902

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Folder

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451