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The $4 300 000 Claim History of its Origin
A historical outline of the $4 300 000 claim by the Cherokee nation against the United States. It traces origins to treaties of 1819 1833 1835 1866 and 1868 and the 1893 act, detailing land sales misallocations removal costs and fund misapplications. It notes unpaid balances 1819 1835 and 1866 plus the Choctaw loan issue and arbitration efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Congress of
R. F. Wyly
Cherokee Nations Council
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolinas
North Carolina
Tennessee
Madison County
Tennessee River
State of
Clinch River
Cumberland Mountain
Linse
Mate of
Citizens of
United
Mississippi River
Independence
Kansas
Court of Claims
Cherokee Nation
National Fund
Choctaws
James A. Slade
Joseph T. Bender
Committee On Indian Office
Harmon
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Cherokee National Council
Washington