Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting in response to Senate resolution of June 6, 1888, papers relating to certain claims of the Creek Indians. 50th Congress, 1st Session, Ex. Doc. No. 198. Senate
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No publisher, place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office, Washington DC: 1888. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. No wrappers. 22 pp. A report documenting claims made by Native Americans, members of the Creek tribe, seeking reimbursement for travel expenses and a year's support relating to their relocation to "Indian country west of the Mississippi." The document contains a list of names of Native Americans, names of their family members, sex, and some general remarks (indicating many emigrated from Alabama). The document also contains testimony from some Native Americans, testifying to the veracity of claims, and recalling in very brief terms, the emigrations. FAIR/GOOD condition. Very fragile, with text block now in two section and threatening to further come apart. Front page very tenuously attached. Minor toning. Some wear and creasing along the spine edge.
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