Dusty: Perhaps I used the term "Mississippi Choctaws" loosely. However, this is the way it was stated in the case files. By chance, do you know if the Mississippi Band issued a letter to possible members (for lack of a better word) inviting them to relocate to Oklahoma or remain in Mississippi? This letter thing has had me puzzled for years. Can you give me some direction on this? Thanks, Lori

Since there was no Mississippi Band until the 1940's they couldn't have issued a letter about the removals to Oklahoma in the previous century. The US government issued notifications and sent agents into Choctaw territory to inform everyone (they claimed), but the removals process with the Choctaws in Miss/Ala was so full of skullduggery and "selective" registration, that books have been written about it. i suggest you read "The Removal of the Choctaw Indians" by Arthur DeRosier, Jr. and Angi Debo's "And Still the Waters Run - The Betrayal of the Five Civilized Tribes". These books can give you more detail about what happened. Another good read is "The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic" by Debo. dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lori0602h@aol.com> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 5:28 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] Surnames Being Researched > Dusty: > > Perhaps I used the term "Mississippi Choctaws" loosely. However, this is the > way it was stated in the case files. > > By chance, do you know if the Mississippi Band issued a letter to possible > members (for lack of a better word) inviting them to relocate to Oklahoma or > remain in Mississippi? This letter thing has had me puzzled for years. Can > you give me some direction on this? > > Thanks, > Lori > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE.... > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes and spelled correctly. > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... >