United States. Indian Claims Commission.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
A Bill for the Benefit of the Eastern and Western Cherokee and the Creek Tribe of Indians, 1866
Typed draft of US Congressional bill to refer all claims of the Cherokee Indians, whether as individuals or otherwise, to the Court of Claims, per the Treaty of 1866.
A Bill to Refer to the Court of Claims Certain Claims of the White Adopted Citizens of the Cherokee Nation, Undated
Typed draft with handwritten revisions of a Bill to refer to the Court of Claims certain claims of the white adopted citizens of the Cherokee Nation, and for other purposes.
Court of Claims Bill, 1921-01
Carbon copy typed bill prepared and presented by John M. Taylor before the Court of Claims regarding lands extending between Arkansas and New Mexico. Includes official seal of the Eastern Emigrant and Western Cherokees.
Indian Claims Commission papers, 1946-1978
Files of Commissioner (and Senator, Texas) John T. Vance. Includes some files from Commissioner Brantley Blue as well as full dockets for all cases which appeared before the Commission. Contains a large number of historical, anthropological and archeological reports on various tribes.