------ Original Message ----- From: Dusty Sent: Mon, Aug 5, 2002 2:20pm To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] Lawsuit against US government in 1919 Joe: There were MANY lawsuits filed in the early 1900's by groups of Choctaws who claimed reparation for misdeeds on the part of the US government during the removals. In a nutshell, they were all eventually thrown out of court. All these records are stored at the National Archives in Ft. Worth, Texas. I am told there are 17 linear feet of boxes of documents having to do with these actions. dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Lee <jlee@centex.net> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 5:39 PM Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] Lawsuit against US government in 1919 > My gggrandmother, Sarah Elmira Rogers Bryan , was a plantiff in a lawsuit aginst the US government in 1919, apparently on behalf of the Mississippii Choctaw Indians. The document I have has a title: > "The Mississippi Choctaw Investment Co. > " Claim Agent" > Apparently, the document is a receipt for clerical expenses re: a claim against The US Govmt for violation of Choctaw Indians Treaty of 1830. > The person who signed ( Im unable to make out the name but it looks like S. J. Cockwell), agreed to have the case prosecuted before US congress & other tribunals, if necessary, as a descendent of the Mississippi Choctaws. > Can anyone out there shed some light on this or direct me to where I can gain information. Thanks in advance, Joe Lee > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Try Rusty Lang's website at http://www.choctaw-web.com for censuses, genealogy lessons, articles, etc. > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== DON'T FORGET OUR ARCHIVES. Got a question? Looking for ancestor's name? Check our archives at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST